Student Workbook for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach

by Randall Knight

Overview

For courses in introductory calculus-based physics.

A research-driven approach to physics

Physics for Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and cognitive science best practices that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skill acquisition, and visualization. Knight stresses qualitative reasoning through physics principles before formalizing physics mathematically, developing student problem-solving skills with a systematic, scaffolded approach. The text presents a finely tuned, practical introduction to physics with problems that relate physics to everyday life and includes models, modeling, and advanced topics.

With the 5^th Edition, new and expanded media and assessments in Mastering and the Pearson eText provide fully integrated print and digital resources for both the active and traditional classroom. New content includes key topics such as Entropy quantitatively, Viscosity and Poiseuille’s Equation, and Carnot Efficiency details.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780137585489
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	08/10/2021
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

About our author

Randy Knight taught introductory physics for thirty-two years at Ohio State University and California Polytechnic State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Physics. Professor Knight received a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at Ohio State University. A growing awareness of the importance of research in physics education led first to Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach and later College Physics: A Strategic Approach. Professor Knight’s research interests are in the fields of laser spectroscopy and environmental science. When he’s not in front of a computer, you can find Randy hiking, traveling, playing the piano, or spending time with his wife Sally and their five cats.

Table of Contents

Complete version: Chapters 1-42 includes 6 chapters of modern physics. This title is also available as 3 separate volumes:

•Volume 1: Chapters 1-21
•Volume 2: Chapters 22-36
•Volume 3: Chapters 36-42

I. NEWTON'S LAWS

•Concepts of Motion
•Kinematics in One Dimension
•Vectors and Coordinate Systems
•Kinematics in Two Dimensions
•Force and Motion
•Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
•Newton's Third Law
•Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane

II. CONSERVATION LAWS

•Work and Kinetic Energy
•Interactions and Potential Energy
•Impulse and Momentum

III. APPLICATIONS OF NEWTONIAN MECHANICS

•Rotation of a Rigid Body
•Newton's Theory of Gravity
•Fluids and Elasticity

IV. OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

•Oscillations
•Traveling Waves
•Superposition

V. THERMODYNAMICS

•A Macroscopic Description of Matter
•Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
•The Micro/Macro Connection
•Heat Engines and Refrigerators

VI. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

•Electric Charges and Forces
•The Electric Field
•Gauss's Law
•The Electric Potential
•Potential and Field
•Current and Resistance
•Fundamentals of Circuits
•The Magnetic Field
•Electromagnetic Induction
•Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
•AC Circuits

VII. OPTICS

•Wave Optics
•Ray Optics
•Optical Instruments

VIII. RELATIVITY AND QUANTUM PHYSICS

•Relativity
•The Foundations of Modern Physics
•Quantization
•Wave Functions and Uncertainty
•One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
•Atomic Physics
•Nuclear Physics

APPENDICES

•A. Mathematics Review
•B. Periodic Table of Elements
•C. Atomic and Nuclear Data

Answers to Stop to Think Questions and Odd-Numbered Problems