Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5
Written for the full year or three term Calculus-based University Physics course for science and engineering majors, the publication of the first edition of Physics in 1960 launched the modern era of Physics textbooks. It was a new paradigm at the time and continues to be the dominant model for all texts. Physics is the most realistic option for schools looking to teach a more demanding course.
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Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5
Written for the full year or three term Calculus-based University Physics course for science and engineering majors, the publication of the first edition of Physics in 1960 launched the modern era of Physics textbooks. It was a new paradigm at the time and continues to be the dominant model for all texts. Physics is the most realistic option for schools looking to teach a more demanding course.
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Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5

Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5

Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5

Physics, Volume 1 / Edition 5

Overview

Written for the full year or three term Calculus-based University Physics course for science and engineering majors, the publication of the first edition of Physics in 1960 launched the modern era of Physics textbooks. It was a new paradigm at the time and continues to be the dominant model for all texts. Physics is the most realistic option for schools looking to teach a more demanding course.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780471320579
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 04/05/2001
Edition description: 5th Volume 1 ed.
Pages: 624
Product dimensions: 8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Robert Resnick was a physics educator and author of physics textbooks. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 11, 1923 and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school in 1939. He received his B.A. in 1943 and his Ph.D. in 1949, both in physics from Johns Hopkins University.

David Halliday was an American physicist known for his physics textbooks, which have been in continuous use since 1960 and are available in more than 47 languages.

Table of Contents

Measurment.

Motion in on Dimension.

Force and Newton's Laws.

Motion in Two and Three Dimensions.

Application of Newton's Law.

Momentum.

Systems of Particles.

Rotational Kinematics.

Rotational Dynamics.

Angular Momentum.

Energy 1: Work Kinetic Energy.

Energy 2: Potential Energy.

Energy 3: Conservation of Energy.

Gravitation.

Fluid Statics.

Fluid Dynamics.

Oscillations.

Wave Motion.

Sound Waves.

The Special Theory of Relativity.

Temperature.

Molecular Properties of Gases.

The First Law of Thermodynamics.

Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Appendices.

Amswers to Odd Numbered Problems.

Photo Credits.

Index.
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