Conceptual physics - Hewitt, Paul G. ([s.n.] Harper Collins, 1989)
Table of Contents: Contents in Detail. To the Student. To the Instructor. Acknowledgments. -- 1. About Science -- Part 1. Mechanics: 2. Linear Motion -- 3. Nonlinear Motion -- 4. Newton's Laws of Motion -- 5. Momentum -- 6. Energy -- 7. Rotational Motion -- 8. Gravity -- 9. Satellite Motion -- Part 2. Properties of Matter: 10. Atomic Nature of Matter -- 11. Solids -- 12. Liquids -- 13. Gases and Plasmas -- Part 3. Heat: 14. Temperature, Heat, and Expansion -- 15. Heat Transfer -- 16. Change of State -- 17. Thermodynamics -- Part 4. Sound: 18. Vibrations and Waves -- 19. Sound -- 20. Musical Sounds -- Part 5. Electricity and Magnetism: 21. Electrostatics -- 22. Electric Current -- 23. Magnetism -- 24. Electromagnetic Induction -- Part 6. Light: 25. Properties of Light -- 26. Color -- 27. Reflection and Refraction -- 28. Light Waves -- 29. Light Emission -- 30. Light Quanta -- Part 7. Atomic and Nuclear Physics: 31. The Atom and the Quantum -- 32. Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity -- 33. Nuclear Fission and Fusion -- Part 8. Relativity: 34. Special Theory of Relativity -- 35. General Theory of Relativity. -- Epilogue. Appendix I. Systems of Measurement. Appendix II. More About Motion. Appendix III. More About Vectors -- Appendix IV. Exponential Growth and Doubling Time. Glossary. Index of Names. Index of Topics.
Includes index.
Keywords: Physics