<p><strong>For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors).</strong></p><p>This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. <em>Physics for Scientists and Engineers</em> combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the student into the physics. The new edition also features an unrivaled suite of media and on-line resources that enhance the understanding of physics.</p><p>This book is written for students. It aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach students by anticipating their needs and difficulties without oversimplifying.</p><p>Physics is a description of reality, and thus each topic begins with concrete observations and experiences that students can directly relate to. We then move on to the generalizations and more formal treatment of the topic. Not only does this make the material more interesting and easier to understand, but it is closer to the way physics is actually practiced.</p> 

<p>CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>APPLICATIONS LIST xii</p><p>PREFACE xiv</p><p>AVAILABLE SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDIA xxii</p><p>NOTES TO STUDENTS (AND INSTRUCTORS) ON THE FORMAT xxiv</p><p>COLOR USE: VECTORS, FIELDS, AND SYMBOLS xxv</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION, MEASUREMENT, ESTIMATING</p><p>1&#8212;1 The Nature of Science</p><p>1&#8212;2 Models, Theories, and Laws</p><p>1&#8212;3 Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures</p><p>1&#8212;4 Units, Standards, and the SI System</p><p>1&#8212;5 Converting Units</p><p>1&#8212;6 Order of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating</p><p>*1&#8212;7 Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis</p><p>SUMMARY</p><p>QUESTIONS</p><p>PROBLEMS</p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 2: DESCRIBING MOTION: KINEMATICS IN ONE DIMENSION</p><p>2&#8212;1 Reference Frames and Displacement</p><p>2&#8212;2 Average Velocity</p><p>2&#8212;3 Instantaneous Velocity</p><p>2&#8212;4 Acceleration</p><p>2&#8212;5 Motion at Constant Acceleration</p><p>2&#8212;6 Solving Problems</p><p>2&#8212;7 Freely Falling Objects</p><p>*2&#8212;8 Variable Acceleration; Integral Calculus</p><p>*2&#8212;9 Graphical Analysis and Numerical Integration</p><p>SUMMARY</p><p>QUESTIONS</p><p>PROBLEMS</p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 3: KINEMATICS IN TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONS; VECTORS</p><p>3&#8212;1 Vectors and Scalars</p><p>3&#8212;2 Addition of Vectors&#8211;Graphical Methods</p><p>3&#8212;3 Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar </p><p>3&#8212;4 Adding Vectors by Components </p><p>3&#8212;5 Unit Vectors </p><p>3&#8212;6 Vector Kinematics </p><p>3&#8212;7 Projectile Motion </p><p>3&#8212;8 Solving Problems Involving Projectile Motion </p><p>3&#8212;9 Relative Velocity </p><p>SUMMARY </p><p>QUESTIONS </p><p>PROBLEMS </p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 4: DYNAMICS: NEWTON&#8217;S LAWS OF MOTION </p><p>4&#8212;1 Force </p><p>4&#8212;2 Newton&#8217;s First Law of Motion </p><p>4&#8212;3 Mass </p><p>4&#8212;4 Newton&#8217;s Second Law of Motion </p><p>4&#8212;5 Newton&#8217;s Third Law of Motion </p><p>4&#8212;6 Weight&#8211;the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force </p><p>4&#8212;7 Solving Problems with Newton&#8217;s Laws: Free-Body Diagrams </p><p>4&#8212;8 Problem Solving&#8211;A General Approach </p><p>SUMMARY </p><p>QUESTIONS </p><p>PROBLEMS </p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 5: USING NEWTON&#8217;S LAWS: FRICTION, CIRCULAR MOTION, DRAG FORCES </p><p>5&#8212;1 Applications of Newton&#8217;s Laws Involving Friction </p><p>5&#8212;2 Uniform Circular Motion&#8211;Kinematics </p><p>5&#8212;3 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion </p><p>5&#8212;4 Highway Curves: Banked and Unbanked </p><p>*5&#8212;5 Nonuniform Circular Motion </p><p>*5&#8212;6 Velocity-Dependent Forces: Drag and Terminal Velocity </p><p>SUMMARY </p><p>QUESTIONS </p><p>PROBLEMS </p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 6: GRAVITATION AND NEWTON&#8217;S6 SYNTHESIS </p><p>6&#8212;1 Newton&#8217;s Law of Universal Gravitation </p><p>6&#8212;2 Vector Form of Newton&#8217;s Law of Universal Gravitation </p><p>6&#8212;3 Gravity Near the Earth&#8217;s Surface; Geophysical Applications </p><p>6&#8212;4 Satellites and &#8220;Weightlessness&#8221; </p><p>6&#8212;5 Kepler&#8217;s Laws and Newton&#8217;s Synthesis </p><p>*6&#8212;6 Gravitational Field </p><p>6&#8212;7 Types of Forces in Nature </p><p>*6&#8212;8 Principle of Equivalence; Curvature of Space; Black Holes </p><p>SUMMARY </p><p>QUESTIONS </p><p>PROBLEMS </p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 7: WORK AND ENERGY </p><p>7&#8212;1 Work Done by a Constant Force </p><p>7&#8212;2 Scalar Product of Two Vectors </p><p>7&#8212;3 Work Done by a Varying Force </p><p>7&#8212;4 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Principle </p><p>SUMMARY </p><p>QUESTIONS </p><p>PROBLEMS </p><p>GENERAL PROBLEMS </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CHAPTER 8: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY </p><p>8&#8212;1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces</p><p>8&#8212;2 Potential E

<p><strong>For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors).</strong></p><p>This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. <strong>Physics for Scientists and Engineers </strong>combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the student into the physics. The new edition also features an unrivaled suite of media and online resources that enhance the understanding of physics.</p><p>This book is written for students. It aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach students by anticipating their needs and difficulties without oversimplifying.</p><p>Physics is a description of reality, and thus each topic begins with concrete observations and experiences that students can directly relate to. We then move on to the generalizations and more formal treatment of the topic. Not only does this make the material more interesting and easier to understand, but it is closer to the way physics is actually practiced.</p>

<ul>
    <li>CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION, MEASUREMENT, ESTIMATING </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 2: DESCRIBING MOTION: KINEMATICS IN ONE DIMENSION </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 3: KINEMATICS IN TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONS; VECTORS </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 4: DYNAMICS: NEWTON&rsquo;S LAWS OF MOTION </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 5: USING NEWTON&rsquo;S LAWS: FRICTION, CIRCULAR MOTION, DRAG FORCES </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 6: GRAVITATION AND NEWTON&rsquo;S6 SYNTHESIS </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 7: WORK AND ENERGY </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 8: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 9: LINEAR MOMENTUM </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 10: ROTATIONAL MOTION </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 11: ANGULAR MOMENTUM; GENERAL ROTATION </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 12: STATIC EQUILIBRIUM; ELASTICITY AND FRACTURE </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 13: FLUIDS </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 14: OSCILLATIONS </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 15: WAVE MOTION </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 16: SOUND </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 17: TEMPERATURE, THERMAL EXPANSION, AND THE IDEAL GAS LAW&nbsp; </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 18: KINETIC THEORY OF GASES </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 19: HEAT AND THE FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS </li>
    <li>CHAPTER 20: SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS </li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors).</strong></p><p>This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. <strong><em>Physics for Scientists and Engineers</em> </strong>combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the student into the physics. The new edition also features an unrivaled suite of media and online resources that enhance the understanding of physics.</p><p>This book is written for students. It aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach students by anticipating their needs and difficulties without oversimplifying.</p><p>Physics is a description of reality, and thus each topic begins with concrete observations and experiences that students can directly relate to. We then move on to the generalisations and more formal treatment of the topic. Not only does this make the material more interesting and easier to understand, but it is closer to the way physics is actually practiced.</p>

For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors). <br/>
<br/>
This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. <em><strong>Physics for Scientists and Engineers</strong></em> combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the student into the physics. The new edition also features an unrivaled suite of media and on-line resources that enhance the understanding of physics. <br/>
<br/>
This book is written for students. It aims to explain physics in a readable and interesting manner that is accessible and clear, and to teach students by anticipating their needs and difficulties without oversimplifying. <br/>
<br/>
Physics is a description of reality, and thus each topic begins with concrete observations and experiences that students can directly relate to. We then move on to the generalizations and more formal treatment of the topic. Not only does this make the material more interesting and easier to understand, but it is closer to the way physics is actually practiced.
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