Essential University Physics, 4th edition
- Richard Wolfson
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Essential University Physics is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics text that offers clear writing, great problems and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined approach. Author Richard Wolfson teaches sound problem-solving strategies and emphasizes conceptual understanding with annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies. Wolfson makes physics relevant and alive for you by sharing the latest physics applications in a succinct and captivating style.
The 4th Edition incorporates research to expand problem sets and build a consistent problem-solving strategy. A new problem type will help you to see patterns and connections between problems that can be solved using similar steps.
Published by Pearson (July 15th 2020) - Copyright © 2020
ISBN-13: 9780136874256
Subject: Physics
Category: Calculus-Based Physics
Essential University Physics, 4th Edition is available in 3 versions:
- Full Version, All Chapters: Chs 1-39
- Volume 1: Chs 1-19
- Volume 2: Chs 20-39
- Doing Physics
- 1.1 Realms of Physics
- 1.2 Measurements and Units
- 1.3 Working with Numbers
- 1.4 Strategies for Learning Physics
PART ONE: MECHANICS
- Motion in a Straight Line
- 2.1 Average Motion
- 2.2 Instantaneous Velocity
- 2.3 Acceleration
- 2.4 Constant Acceleration
- 2.5 The Acceleration of Gravity
- 2.6 When Acceleration Isn't Constant
- Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
- 3.1 Vectors
- 3.2 Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
- 3.3 Relative Motion
- 3.4 Constant Acceleration
- 3.5 Projectile Motion
- 3.6 Uniform Circular Motion
- Force and Motion
- 4.1 The Wrong Question
- 4.2 Newton's First and Second Laws
- 4.3 Forces
- 4.4 The Force of Gravity
- 4.5 Using Newton's Second Law
- 4.6 Newton's Third Law
- Using Newton's Laws
- 5.1 Using Newton's Second Law
- 5.2 Multiple Objects
- 5.3 Circular Motion
- 5.4 Friction
- 5.5 Drag Forces
- Energy, Work, and Power
- 6.1 Energy
- 6.2 Work
- 6.3 Forces That Vary
- 6.4 Kinetic Energy
- 6.5 Power
- Conservation of Energy
- 7.1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
- 7.2 Potential Energy
- 7.3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- 7.4 Nonconservative Forces
- 7.5 Conservation of Energy
- 7.6 Potential-Energy Curves
- Gravity
- 8.1 Toward a Law of Gravity
- 8.2 Universal Gravitation
- 8.3 Orbital Motion
- 8.4 Gravitational Energy
- 8.5 The Gravitational Field
- Systems of Particles
- 9.1 Center of Mass
- 9.2 Momentum
- 9.3 Kinetic Energy of a System
- 9.4 Collisions
- 9.5 Totally Inelastic Collisions
- 9.6 Elastic Collisions
- Rotational Motion
- 10.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration
- 10.2 Torque
- 10.3 Rotational Inertia and the Analog of Newton's Law
- 10.4 Rotational Energy
- 10.5 Rolling Motion
- Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum
- 11.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
- 11.2 Torque and the Vector Cross Product
- 11.3 Angular Momentum
- 11.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 11.5 Gyroscopes and Precession
- Static Equilibrium
- 12.1 Conditions for Equilibrium
- 12.2 Center of Gravity
- 12.3 Examples of Static Equilibrium
- 12.4 Stability
PART TWO: OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS
- Oscillatory Motion
- 13.1 Describing Oscillatory Motion
- 13.2 Simple Harmonic Motion
- 13.3 Applications of Simple Harmonic Motion
- 13.4 Circular Motion and Harmonic Motion
- 13.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
- 13.6 Damped Harmonic Motion
- 13.7 Driven Oscillations and Resonance
- 14. Wave Motion
- 14.1 Waves and Their Properties
- 14.2 Wave Math
- 14.3 Waves on a String
- 14.4 Wave Energy
- 14.5 Sound Waves
- 14.6 Interference
- 14.7 Reflection and Refraction
- 14.8 Standing Waves
- 14.9 The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
- Fluid Motion
- 15.1 Density and Pressure
- 15.2 Hydrostatic Equilibrium
- 15.3 Archimedes' Principle and Buoyancy
- 15.4 Fluid Dynamics
- 15.5 Applications of Fluid Dynamics
- 15.6 Viscosity and Turbulence
PART THREE: THERMODYNAMICS
- Temperature and Heat
- 16.1 Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium
- 16.2 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
- 16.3 Heat Transfer
- 16.4 Thermal-Energy Balance
- The Thermal Behavior of Matter
- 17.1 Gases
- 17.2 Phase Changes
- 17.3 Thermal Expansion
- Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 18.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 18.2 Thermodynamic Processes
- 18.3 Specific Heats of an Ideal Gas
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 19.1 Reversibility and Irreversibility
- 19.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 19.3 Applications of the Second Law
- 19.4 Entropy and Energy Quality
PART FOUR: ELECTROMAGNETISM
- Electric Charge, Force, and Field
- 20.1 Electric Charge
- 20.2 Coulomb's Law
- 20.3 The Electric Field
- 20.4 Fields of Charge Distributions
- 20.5 Matter in Electric Fields
- Gauss's Law
- 21.1 Electric Field Lines
- 21.2 Electric Field and Electric Flux
- 21.3 Gauss's Law
- 21.4 Using Gauss's Law
- 21.5 Fields of Arbitrary Charge Distributions
- 21.6 Gauss's Law and Conductors
- Electric Potential
- 22.1 Electric Potential Difference
- 22.2 Calculating Potential Difference
- 22.3 Potential Difference and the Electric Field
- 22.4 Charged Conductors
- Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors
- 23.1 Electrostatic Energy
- 23.2 Capacitors
- 23.3 Using Capacitors
- 23.4 Energy in the Electric Field
- Electric Current
- 24.1 Electric Current
- 24.2 Conduction Mechanisms
- 24.3 Resistance and Ohm's Law
- 24.4 Electric Power
- 24.5 Electrical Safety
- Electric Circuits
- 25.1 Circuits, Symbols, and Electromotive Force
- 25.2 Series and Parallel Resistors
- 25.3 Kirchhoff's Laws and Multiloop Circuits
- 25.4 Electrical Measurements
- 25.5 Capacitors in Circuits
- Magnetism: Force and Field
- 26.1 What Is Magnetism?
- 26.2 Magnetic Force and Field
- 26.3 Charged Particles in Magnetic Fields
- 26.4 The Magnetic Force on a Current
- 26.5 Origin of the Magnetic Field
- 26.6 Magnetic Dipoles
- 26.7 Magnetic Matter
- 26.8 Ampère's Law
- Electromagnetic Induction
- 27.1 Induced Currents
- 27.2 Faraday's Law
- 27.3 Induction and Energy
- 27.4 Inductance
- 27.5 Magnetic Energy
- 27.6 Induced Electric Fields
- Alternating-Current Circuits
- 28.1 Alternating Current
- 28.2 Circuit Elements in AC Circuits
- 28.3 LC Circuits
- 28.4 Driven RLC Circuits and Resonance
- 28.5 Power in AC Circuits
- 28.6 Transformers and Power Supplies
- Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves
- 29.1 The Four Laws of Electromagnetism
- 29.2 Ambiguity in Ampère's Law
- 29.3 Maxwell's Equations
- 29.4 Electromagnetic Waves
- 29.5 Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
- 29.6 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 29.7 Producing Electromagnetic Waves
- 29.8 Energy and Momentum in Electromagnetic Waves
PART FIVE: OPTICS
- Reflection and Refraction
- 30.1 Reflection
- 30.2 Refraction
- 30.3 Total Internal Reflection
- 30.4 Dispersion
- Images and Optical Instruments
- 31.1 Images with Mirrors
- 31.2 Images with Lenses
- 31.3 Refraction in Lenses: The Details
- 31.4 Optical Instruments
- Interference and Diffraction
- 32.1 Coherence and Interference
- 32.2 Double-Slit Interference
- 32.3 Multiple-Slit Interference and Diffraction Gratings
- 32.4 Interferometry
- 32.5 Huygens' Principle and Diffraction
- 32.6 The Diffraction Limit
PART SIX: MODERN PHYSICS
- Relativity
- 33.1 Speed c Relative to What?
- 33.2 Matter, Motion, and the Ether
- 33.3 Special Relativity
- 33.4 Space and Time in Relativity
- 33.5 Simultaneity Is Relative
- 33.6 The Lorentz Transformations
- 33.7 Energy and Momentum in Relativity
- 33.8 Electromagnetism and Relativity
- 33.9 General Relativity
- Particles and Waves
- 34.1 Toward Quantum Theory
- 34.2 Blackbody Radiation
- 34.3 Photons
- 34.4 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Atom
- 34.5 Matter Waves
- 34.6 The Uncertainty Principle
- 34.7 Complementarity
- Quantum Mechanics
- 35.1 Particles, Waves, and Probability
- 35.2 The Schrödinger Equation
- 35.3 Particles and Potentials
- 35.4 Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions
- 35.5 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
- Atomic Physics
- 36.1 The Hydrogen Atom
- 36.2 Electron Spin
- 36.3 The Exclusion Principle
- 36.4 Multielectron Atoms and the Periodic Table
- 36.5 Transitions and Atomic Spectra
- Molecules and Solids
- 37.1 Molecular Bonding
- 37.2 Molecular Energy Levels
- 37.3 Solids
- 37.4 Superconductivity
- Nuclear Physics
- 38.1 Elements, Isotopes, and Nuclear Structure
- 38.2 Radioactivity
- 38.3 Binding Energy and Nucleosynthesis
- 38.4 Nuclear Fission
- 38.5 Nuclear Fusion
- From Quarks to the Cosmos
- 39.1 Particles and Forces
- 39.2 Particles and More Particles
- 39.3 Quarks and the Standard Model
- 39.4 Unification
- 39.5 The Evolving Universe
APPENDICES
- A. Mathematics
- B. The International System of Units (SI)
- C. Conversion Factors
- D. The Elements
- E. Astrophysical Data
- Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
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