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.

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