Description
Designed for the introductory calculus-based physics course, Physics for Engineers and Scientists is distinguished by its lucid exposition and accessible coverage of fundamental physical concepts. The text presents a modern view of classical mechanics and electromagnetism for today's science and engineering students, including coverage of optics and quantum physics and emphasizing the relationship between macroscopic and microscopic phenomena.
   Organized to address specific concepts and then build on them, this highly readable text divides each chapter into short, focused sections followed by review questions. Using real-world examples, the authors offer a glimpse of the practical applications of physics in science and engineering, developing a solid conceptual foundation before introducing mathematical results and derivations (a basic knowledge of derivatives and integrals is assumed).

Contents
Preface

Owner's Manual

Prelude: The World of Physics

PART I MOTION, FORCE, AND ENERGY

1.Space, Time, and Mass

2.Motion Along a Straight Line

3.Vectors

4.Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

5.Newton's Laws of Motion

6.Further Applications of Newton's Laws

7.Work and Energy

8.Conservation of Energy

9.Gravitation

10. Systems of Particles

11.Collisions

12.Rotation about a Fixed Axis

13.Dynamics of a Rigid Body

14.Statics of Rigid Bodies

PART II OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS

15.Oscillations

16.Waves

17.Sound

18.Fluid Mechanics

PART III TEMPERATURE, HEAT, AND THERMODYNAMICS

19.The Ideal Gas

20.Heat

21.Thermodynamics

PART IV ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

22.Electric Force and Electric Charge

23.The Electric Field

24.Gauss' Law

25.Electrostatic Potential and Energy

26.Capacitors and Dielectrics

27.Currents and Ohm's Law

28.Direct Current Circuits

29.Magnetic Force and Field

30.Charges and Currents in Magnetic Fields

31.Electromagnetic Induction

32.Alternating Current Circuits

PART V WAVES AND OPTICS

33.Energy of a Wave

34.Reflection, Refraction, and Optics

35.Interference and Diffraction

PART VI RELATIVITY, QUANTA, AND PARTICLES

36.The Theory of Special Relativity

37.Quanta of Light

38.Spectral Lines, Bohr's Theory, and Quantum Mechanics

39.Quantum Structure of Atoms, Molecules, and Solids

40.Nuclei

41.Elementary Particles and Cosmology

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Greek Alphabet

Appendix 2: Mathematics Review

Appendix 3: Geometry and Trigonometry Review

Appendix 4: Calculus Review

Appendix 5: Propagating Uncertainties

Appendix 6: The International System of Units (SI)

Appendix 7: Best Values of Fundamental Constants

Appendix 8: Conversion Factors

Appendix 9: The Periodic Table and Chemical Elements

Appendix 10: Formula Sheets

Appendix 11: Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems and Review Problems

Photo Credits

Index