Essential University Physics: Volume 1, Global Edition

Focus on the fundamentals and help students see connections between problem types
Richard Wolfson's Essential University Physics is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. The book teaches sound problem-solving strategies and emphasizes conceptual understanding, using features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies. Realizing students have changed a great deal over time while the fundamentals of physics have changed very little, Wolfson makes physics relevant and alive for students by sharing the latest physics applications in a succinct and captivating style.

The 4th Edition, Global Edition, incorporates research from instructors, reviewers, and thousands of students to expand the book's problem sets and consistent problem-solving strategy. A new problem type guides students to see patterns, make connections between problems that can be solved using similar steps, and apply those steps when working problems on homework and exams. New digital tools and the interactive Pearson eText increase student interactivity to help them develop confidence in solving problems, deepen their conceptual understanding, and strengthen quantitative-reasoning skills.

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Sommario

Volume 1 contains Chapters 1—19
Volume 2 contains Chapters 20—39
 
1 Doing Physics 
1.1    Realms of Physics 
1.2    Measurements and Units 
1.3    Working with Numbers 
1.4    Strategies for Learning Physics 
Part One
Mechanics 
2 Motion in a Straight Line 
2.1    Average Motion 
2.2    Instantaneous Velocity 
2.3    Acceleration 
2.4    Constant Acceleration 
2.5    The Acceleration of Gravity 
2.6    When Acceleration Isn’t Constant 
Chapter 3 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions 
3.1    Vectors 
3.2    Velocity and Acceleration Vectors 
3.3    Relative Motion 
3.4    Constant Acceleration 
3.5    Projectile Motion 
3.6    Uniform Circular Motion 
4 Force and Motion 
4.1    The Wrong Question 
4.2    Newton’s First and Second Laws 
4.3    Forces 
4.4    The Force of Gravity 
4.5    Using Newton’s Second Law 
4.6    Newton’s Third Law 
5 Using Newton’s Laws 
5.1    Using Newton’s Second Law 
5.2    Multiple Objects 
5.3    Circular Motion 
5.4    Friction 
5.5    Drag Forces 
6 Energy, Work, and Power 
6.1    Energy 
6.2    Work 
6.3    Forces That Vary 
6.4    Kinetic Energy 
6.5    Power 
7 Conservation of Energy 
7.1    Conservative and Nonconservative Forces 
7.2    Potential Energy 
7.3    Conservation of Mechanical Energy 
7.4    Nonconservative Forces 
7.5    Conservation of Energy 
7.6    Potential-Energy Curves 
8 Gravity 
8.1    Toward a Law of Gravity 
8.2    Universal Gravitation 
8.3    Orbital Motion 
8.4    Gravitational Energy 
8.5    The Gravitational Field 
9 Systems of Particles 
9.1    Center of Mass 
9.2    Momentum 
9.3    Kinetic Energy of a System 
9.4    Collisions 
9.5    Totally Inelastic Collisions 
9.6    Elastic Collisions 
10 Rotational Motion 
10.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration 
10.2 Torque 
10.3 Rotational Inertia and the Analog of Newton’s Law 
10.4 Rotational Energy 
10.5 Rolling Motion 
11 Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum 
11.1 Angular Velocity and Acceleration Vectors 
11.2 Torque and the Vector Cross Product 
11.3 Angular Momentum 
11.4 Conservation of Angular Mom

Riassunto

Focus on the fundamentals and help students see connections between problem types
Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. The book teaches sound problem-solving strategies and emphasises conceptual understanding, using features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies. Realising students have changed a great deal over time while the fundamentals of physics have changed very little, Wolfson makes physics relevant and alive for students by sharing the latest physics applications in a succinct and captivating style.
The 4th Edition, Global Edition, incorporates research from instructors, reviewers, and thousands of students to expand the book’s problem sets and consistent problem-solving strategy. A new problem type guides students to see patterns, make connections between problems that can be solved using similar steps, and apply those steps when working problems on homework and exams.
Volume 1 contains Chapters 1—19
Available for separate purchase is Volume 2 containing Chapters 20—39

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Wolfson
• Editore: Pearson Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781292350141
• ISBN: 978-1-292-35014-1
• Pagine: 432
• Dimensioni: 216 mm x 274 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 900 g
• Serie: Pearson
• Categorie: Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Astronomia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia