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Title:
Physics : calculus
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks Cole Pub., 2000
Physical Description:
1v + 1 CD-ROM (CP 1003)
ISBN:
9780534362706

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Steeped in 20th-century perspective and committed to providing a conceptual overview of the discipline, Hecht's PHYSICS: CALCULUS, Second Edition is a return to basics. Strong pedagogy, a descriptive focus, a knock-out art program, biological/medical applications, and help with the MCAT are some of the reasons why professors use this ground-breaking text. Hecht's passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter is apparent on every page. While Hecht covers a range of material from kinetics to quantum physics, he carefully limits the mathematics required to basic calculus and vector analysis, though you'll note an increased use of calculus in the Second Edition. He omits obscure, high-level topics, while focusing on helping students understand the fundamental concepts of modern-day physics. Calculus and vector analysis are both thoroughly developed as tools to illuminate the physics. Hecht deliberately goes slowly, justifying where each topic is going, stopping to take stock of where the students have been, and pausing along the way to let students discover for themselves the unity of the discipline as each piece begins to from the whole. A text-correlated problem-solving CD-ROM is included with each new copy of the text to help students with vital problem-solving skills. Historical materials include details of the lives of great scientists making these larger-than-life figures less intimidating and their work more approachable. In a similar vein, the book is responsive to significant contributions made by women in physics. Most important, the historical approach allows physics to unfold more clearly. Hecht motivates students to learn how physics directly affects their lives with answers to practical questions such as, How do we walk? Why do bones break? How does a speedometer work? Many photographs throughout the text depict commonplace phenomena that usually go unnoticed. A new feature called Exploring Physics on Your Own gives students experiment


Table of Contents

1 An Introduction To Physics
Law and Theory
The Modern Perspective
Length
Mass and Weight
Time
Significant Figures
Equations
Graphs and Functions
Approximations and Checks
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
2 Kinematics: Speed And Velocity
Average Speed
Constant Speed
Delta Notation: The Change in a Quantity
Instantaneous Speed
The Displacement Vector
Some Vector Algebra
Instantaneous Velocity
Components and Vector Addition
Velocity with Respect to
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions for Problem Solving
Problems
3 Kinematics: Acceleration
Average Acceleration
Instantaneous Acceleration: Second Derivatives
Constant Acceleration
The Mean Speed
The Equations of Constant Acceleration
Air Drag
Acceleration Due to Gravity
Straight Up & Down
Two-Dimensional Motion: Projectiles
Varying Acceleration: Integrals
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions for Problem Solving
Problems
4 Newton''s Three Laws: Momentum
The Law of Inertia
Force
The Second Law
Interaction: The Third Law
The Effects of Force: Newton''s Slaws
Weight: Gravitational Force
Coupled Motions
Friction
Translational Equilibrium: Statics
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
5 Centripetal Force And Gravity
Centripetal Acceleration
Center-Seeking Forces
The Law of Universal Gravitation
Terrestrial Gravity
The Laws of Planetary Motion
Satellite Orbits
Effectively Weightless
The Gravitational Field
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
6 Energy
Work
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Mechanical Energy
Applying Conservation of Energy
Power
Energy Conservation and Symmetry
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
7 Momentum & Collisions
Impulse and Momentum Change
Varying Force
Rockets
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions
Linear Momentum and Symmetry
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
8 Rotational Motion
Angular Displacement
Angular Velocity
Angular Acceleration
Equations of Constant Angular Acceleration
Torque
Second Condition Equilibrium
Extended Bodies & the Center-of-Gravity
Torque & Rotational Area
Rotational Kinetic Energy
Angular Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
9 Solids, Liquids, & Gases
Atomism
Density
The States of Matter
Hydrostatic Pressure
Pascal''s Principle
Buoyant Force
Fluid Flow
The Continuity Equation
Bernoulli''s Equation
Viscous Flow
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
10 Elasticity & Oscillations
Hooke''s Law
Stress and Strain
Strength
Elastic Moduli
Simple Harmonic Motion
Elastic Restoring Force
The Pendulum
Damping, Forcing, and Resonance
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
11 Waves & Sound
Wave Characteristics
Transverse Waves: Strings
Compression Waves
Acoustics: Sound Waves
Wavefronts & Intensity
The Speed of Sound in Air
Hearing Sound
Sound-Level
Sound Waves: Beats
Standing Waves
The Doppler Effect
Core Material & Study Guide
Discussion Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Suggestions on Problem Solving
Problems
12 Thermal Properties Of Matter
Thermodynamic Temperature & Absolute Zero
Linear Expansion
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