Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, Global Edition -- Mastering Physics with Pearson eText

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.

PART 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

PART II: Conservation Laws

Work and Kinetic Energy
Interactions and Potential Energy
Impulse and Momentum

PART III: Applications of Newtonian Mechanics

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

PART IV: Oscillations and Waves

Oscillations
Traveling Waves
Superposition

PART V: Thermodynamics

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

PART 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

PART VII: Optics

Wave Optics
Ray Optics
Optical Instruments

PART VIII: Relativity and Quantum Physics

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



APPENDIX A Mathematics Review
APPENDIX B Periodic Table of Elements
APPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear Data
ANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
CREDITS
INDEX