College Physics, 11th edition

Published by Pearson (July 15, 2020) © 2020

  • Hugh D. Young Carnegie Mellon University
  • Philip W. Adams Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge

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ISBN-13: 9780136874300 (2020 update)
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Sears and Zemansky's College Physics has provided the most reliable foundation of physics education around the world for more than 5 decades.

With the 11th Edition, author Phil Adams incorporates data from thousands of students detailing their use of worked examples and just-in-time remediation. New Example Variation Problems help you to see patterns, make connections and recognize when to use similar steps to solve the same problem type. Expanded problem types and scaffolded support help build conceptual understanding, quantitative-reasoning skills and problem-solving confidence or better exam performance.

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MECHANICS

  1. Models, Measurements, and Vectors
  2. Motion Along a Straight Line
  3. Motion in a Plane
  4. Newton's Laws of Motion
  5. Applications of Newton's Laws
  6. Circular Motion and Gravitation
  7. Work and Energy
  8. Momentum
  9. Rotational Motion
  10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion

PERIODIC MOTION, WAVES, AND FLUIDS

  1. Elasticity and Periodic Motion
  2. Mechanical Waves and Sound
  3. Fluid Mechanics

THERMODYNAMICS

  1. Temperature and Heat
  2. Thermal Properties of Matter
  3. The Second Law of Thermodynamics

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

  1. Electric Charge and Electric Field
  2. Electric Potential and Capacitance
  3. Current, Resistance, and Direct-Current Circuits
  4. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces
  5. Electromagnetic Induction
  6. Alternating Current
  7. Electromagnetic Waves

LIGHT AND OPTICS

  1. Geometric Optics
  2. Optical Instruments
  3. Interference and Diffraction

MODERN PHYSICS

  1. Relativity
  2. Photons, Electrons, and Atoms
  3. Atoms, Molecules, and Solids
  4. Nulear and High-Energy Physics

APPENDICES

  • A. The International System of Units
  • B. The Greek Alphabet
  • C. Periodic Table of the Elements
  • D. Unit Conversion Factors
  • E. Numerical Constants
  • Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

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