Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Chapters 1-37)

For the calculus-based General Physics course primarily taken by engineers and science majors (including physics majors). This long-awaited and extensive revision maintains Giancoli's reputation for creating carefully crafted, highly accurate and precise physics texts. Physics for Scientists and Engineers 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. 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. 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.

ISBN 0132275597   Part volume Chapters 1-37 ISBN13 9780132275590 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Pearson Education (US)   Weight (grammes) 2430 Imprint Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc   Published in New Jersey Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780130179753 Publication date 10 Dec 2007   Height (mm) 276 DEWEY 530   Width (mm) 216 DEWEY edition DC22   Spine width (mm) 39 Pages 1104   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 APPLICATIONS LIST xii PREFACE xiv AVAILABLE SUPPLEMENTS AND MEDIA xxii NOTES TO STUDENTS (AND INSTRUCTORS) ON THE FORMAT xxiv COLOR USE: VECTORS, FIELDS, AND SYMBOLS xxv CHAPTER1: INTRODUCTION, MEASUREMENT, ESTIMATING 1--1 The Nature of Science 1--2 Models, Theories, and Laws 1--3 Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures 1--4 Units, Standards, and the SI System 1--5 Converting Units 1--6 Order of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating *1--7 Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 2: DESCRIBING MOTION: KINEMATICS IN ONE DIMENSION 2--1 Reference Frames and Displacement 2--2 Average Velocity 2--3 Instantaneous Velocity 2--4 Acceleration 2--5 Motion at Constant Acceleration 2--6 Solving Problems 2--7 Freely Falling Objects *2--8 Variable Acceleration; Integral Calculus *2--9 Graphical Analysis and Numerical Integration SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 3: KINEMATICS IN TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONS; VECTORS 3--1 Vectors and Scalars 3--2 Addition of Vectors--Graphical Methods 3--3 Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar 3--4 Adding Vectors by Components 3--5 Unit Vectors 3--6 Vector Kinematics 3--7 Projectile Motion 3--8 Solving Problems Involving Projectile Motion 3--9 Relative Velocity SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 4: DYNAMICS: NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION 4--1 Force 4--2 Newton's First Law of Motion 4--3 Mass 4--4 Newton's Second Law of Motion 4--5 Newton's Third Law of Motion 4--6 Weight--the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force 4--7 Solving Problems with Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams 4--8 Problem Solving--A General Approach SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 5: USING NEWTON'S LAWS: FRICTION, CIRCULAR MOTION, DRAG FORCES 5--1 Applications of Newton's Laws Involving Friction 5--2 Uniform Circular Motion--Kinematics 5--3 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion 5--4 Highway Curves: Banked and Unbanked *5--5 Nonuniform Circular Motion *5--6 Velocity-Dependent Forces: Drag and Terminal Velocity SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 6: GRAVITATION AND NEWTON'S6 SYNTHESIS 6--1 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation 6--2 Vector Form of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation 6--3 Gravity Near the Earth's Surface; Geophysical Applications 6--4 Satellites and "Weightlessness" 6--5 Kepler's Laws and Newton's Synthesis *6--6 Gravitational Field 6--7 Types of Forces in Nature *6--8 Principle of Equivalence; Curvature of Space; Black Holes SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 7: WORK AND ENERGY 7--1 Work Done by a Constant Force 7--2 Scalar Product of Two Vectors 7--3 Work Done by a Varying Force 7--4 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Principle SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 8: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY 8--1 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces 8--2 Potential Energy 8--3 Mechanical Energy and Its Conservation 8--4 Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy 8--5 The Law of Conservation of Energy 8--6 Energy Conservation with Dissipative Forces: Solving Problems 8--7 Gravitational Potential Energy and Escape Velocity 8--8 Power *8--9 Potential Energy Diagrams; Stable and Unstable Equilibrium SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 9: LINEAR MOMENTUM 9--1 Momentum and Its Relation to Force 9--2 Conservation of Momentum 9--3 Collisions and Impulse 9--4 Conservation of Energy and Momentum in Collisions 9--5 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension 9--6 Inelastic Collisions 9--7 Collisions in Two or Three Dimensions 9--8 Center of Mass (CM) 9--9 Center of Mass and Translational Motion *9--10 Systems of Variable Mass; Rocket Propulsion SUMMARY QUESTIONS PROBLEMS GENERAL PROBLEMS CHAPTER 10: ROTATIONAL MOTION 10--1 Angular Quantities 10--2 Vector Nature of Angular Quantities 10--3 Constant Angular Acceleration 10--4 Torque 10--5 Rotati

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