TY - BOOK AU - Giancoli, Douglas C. TI - Physics for scientists and engineers with modern physics SN - 0132273586 (alk. paper) U1 - 530 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Education KW - Physics KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction, measurement, estimating -- Mechanics -- Describing mot ion -- Kinematics in two or three dimensions -- Dynamics -- Using Newto n's laws -- Gravitation and Newton's synthesis -- Work and energy -- Co nservation of energy -- Linear momentum -- Rotational motion -- Angular momentum -- Static equilibrium -- Fluids, vibrations, waves, sound -- Fluids -- Oscillations -- Wave motion -- Sound -- Kinetic theory and th ermodynamics -- Temperature, thermal expansion, and the ideal gas law - - Kinetic theory of gases -- Heat and the first law of thermodynamics - - Second law of thermodynamics -- Electricity and magnetism -- Electric charge and electric field -- Gauss's law -- Electric potential -- Capa citance, dielectrics, electric energy storage -- Electric currents and resistance -- DC circuits -- Magnetism -- Sources of magnetic field -- Electromagnetic induction and faraday's Law -- Inductance, electromagne tic oscillations -- Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves -- Li ght -- Lenses and optical instruments -- The wave nature of light -- Di ffraction and polarization -- Modern physics -- Special theory of relat ivity -- Early quantum theory and models of the atom -- Quantum mechani cs -- Quantum mechanics of atoms -- Molecules and solids -- Nuclear phy sics and radioactivity -- Nuclear energy -- Elementary particles -- Ast rophysics and cosmology UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip075/2006 039431.html ER -