Introduction to Physics

Introduction to Physics

Cutnell, John D.
Johnson, Kenneth W.

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Cutnell and Johnson has been the Number one text in thealgebra–based physics market for over 20 years. Over 250,000students have used the book as the equipment they need to buildtheir problem–solving confidence, push their limits, and besuccessful. The tenth edition continues to offer material to help thedevelopment of conceptual understanding, and show the relevance ofphysics to readers lives and future careers. Helps the reader to first identify the physics concepts, thenassociate the appropriate mathematical equations, and finally towork out an algebraic solution INDICE: 1 Introduction and Mathematical Concepts 1.1 The Nature of Physics1.2 Units1.3 The Role of Units in Problem Solving1.4 Trigonometry1.5 Scalars and Vectors1.6 Vector Addition and Subtraction1.7 The Components of a Vector1.8 Addition of Vectors by Means of Components2 Kinematics in One Dimension 2.1 Displacement2.2 Speed and Velocity2.3 Acceleration2.4 Equations of Kinematics for Constant Acceleration2.5 Applications of the Equations of Kinematics2.6 Freely Falling Bodies2.7 Graphical Analysis of Velocity and Acceleration3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions 3.1 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration3.2 Equations of Kinematics in Two Dimensions3.3 Projectile Motion3.4 Relative Velocity4 Forces and Newton s Laws of Motion 4.1 The Concepts of Force and Mass4.2 Newton s First Law of Motion4.3 Newton s Second Law of Motion4.4 The Vector Nature of Newton s Second Law of Motion4.5 Newton s Third Law of Motion4.6 Types of Forces: An Overview4.7 The Gravitational Force4.8 The Normal Force4.9 Static and Kinetic Frictional Forces4.10 The Tension Force4.11 Equilibrium Applications of Newton s Laws ofMotion4.12 Nonequilibrium Applications of Newton s Laws ofMotion5 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion 5.1 Uniform Circular Motion5.2 Centripetal Acceleration5.3 Centripetal Force5.4 Banked Curves5.5 Satellites in Circular Orbits5.6 Apparent Weightlessness and Artifi cial Gravity5.7 Vertical Circular Motion6 Work and Energy 6.1 Work Done by a Constant Force6.2 The Work Energy Theorem and Kinetic Energy6.3 Gravitational Potential Energy6.4 Conservative Versus Nonconservative Forces6.5 The Conservation of Mechanical Energy6.6 Nonconservative Forces and the Work Energy Theorem6.7 Power6.8 Other Forms of Energy and the Conservation of Energy6.9 Work Done by a Variable Force7 Impulse and Momentum 7.1 The Impulse Momentum Theorem7.2 The Principle of Conservation of Linear Momentum7.3 Collisions in One Dimension7.4 Collisions in Two Dimensions7.5 Center of Mass8 Rotational Kinematics 8.1 Rotational Motion and Angular Displacement8.2 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration8.3 The Equations of Rotational Kinematics8.4 Angular Variables and Tangential Variables8.5 Centripetal Acceleration and Tangential Acceleration8.6 Rolling Motion8.7 The Vector Nature of Angular Variables9 Rotational Dynamics 9.1 The Action of Forces and Torques on Rigid Objects9.2 Rigid Objects in Equilibrium9.3 Center of Gravity9.4 Newton s Second Law for Rotational Motion About a FixedAxis9.5 Rotational Work and Energy9.6 Angular Momentum10 Simple Harmonic Motion and Elasticity10.1 The Ideal Spring and Simple Harmonic Motion10.2 Simple Harmonic Motion and the Reference Circle10.3 Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion10.4 The Pendulum10.5 Damped Harmonic Motion10.6 Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance10.7 Elastic Deformation10.8 Stress, Strain, and Hooke s Law11 Fluids 11.1 Mass Density11.2 Pressure11.3 Pressure and Depth in a Static Fluid11.4 Pressure Gauges11.5 Pascal s Principle11.6 Archimedes Principle11.7 Fluids in Motion11.8 The Equation of Continuity11.9 Bernoulli s Equation11.10 Applications of Bernoulli s Equation11.11 Viscous Flow 12 Temperature and Heat 12.1 Common Temperature Scales12.2 The Kelvin Temperature Scale12.3 Thermometers12.4 Linear Thermal Expansion12.5 Volume Thermal Expansion12.6 Heat and Internal Energy12.7 Heat and Temperature Change: Specific Heat Capacity12.8 Heat and Phase Change: Latent Heat12.9 Equilibrium Between Phases of Matter12.10 Humidity13 The Transfer of Heat 13.1 Convection13.2 Conduction13.3 Radiation13.4 Applications14 The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory 14.1 Molecular Mass, the Mole, and Avogadro sNumber14.2 The Ideal Gas Law14.3 Kinetic Theory of Gases14.4 Diffusion15 Thermodynamics 15.1 Thermodynamic Systems and Their Surroundings15.2 The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics15.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics15.4 Thermal Processes15.5 Thermal Processes Using an Ideal Gas15.6 Specifi c Heat Capacities15.7 The Second Law of Thermodynamics15.8 Heat Engines15.9 Carnot s Principle and the Carnot Engine15.10 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps15.11 Entropy15.12 The Third Law of Thermodynamics16 Waves and Sound 16.1 The Nature of Waves16.2 Periodic Waves16.3 The Speed of a Wave on a String16.4 The Mathematical Description of a Wave16.5 The Nature of Sound16.6 The Speed of Sound16.7 Sound Intensity16.8 Decibels16.9 The Doppler Effect16.10 Applications of Sound in Medicine16.11 The Sensitivity of the Human Ear17 The Principle of Linear Superposition and InterferencePhenomena 17.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition17.2 Constructive and Destructive Interference of Sound Waves17.3 Diffraction17.4 Beats17.5 Transverse Standing Waves17.6 Longitudinal Standing Waves17.7 Complex Sound Waves18 Electric Forces and Electric Fields 18.1 The Origin of Electricity18.2 Charged Objects and the Electric Force18.3 Conductors and Insulators18.4 Charging by Contact and by Induction18.5 Coulomb s Law18.6 The Electric Field18.7 Electric Field Lines18.8 The Electric Field Inside a Conductor: Shielding18.9 Gauss Law18.10 Copiers and Computer Printers19 Electric Potential Energy and the ElectricPotential 19.1 Potential Energy19.2 The Electric Potential Difference19.3 The Electric Potential Difference Created by PointCharges19.4 Equipotential Surfaces and Their Relation to the ElectricField19.5 Capacitors and Dielectrics19.6 Biomedical Applications of Electric Potential Differences20 Electric Circuits 20.1 Electromotive Force and Current20.2 Ohm s Law20.3 Resistance and Resistivity20.4 Electric Power20.5 Alternating Current20.6 Series Wiring20.7 Parallel Wiring20.8 Circuits Wired Partially in Series and Partially inParallel20.9 Internal Resistance20.10 Kirchhoff s Rules20.11 The Measurement of Current and Voltage20.12 Capacitors in Series and in Parallel20.13 RC Circuits20.14 Safety and the Physiological Effects of Current21 Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields21.1 Magnetic Fields21.2 The Force That a Magnetic Field Exerts on a MovingCharge21.3 The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field21.4 The Mass Spectrometer21.5 The Force on a Current in a Magnetic Field21.6 The Torque on a Current–Carrying Coil21.7 Magnetic Fields Produced by Currents21.8 Ampère s Law21.9 Magnetic Materials22 Electromagnetic Induction 22.1 Induced Emf and Induced Current22.2 Motional Emf22.3 Magnetic Flux22.4 Faraday s Law of Electromagnetic Induction22.5 Lenz s Law22.6 Applications of Electromagnetic Induction to the Reproductionof Sound22.7 The Electric Generator22.8 Mutual Inductance and Self–Inductance22.9 Transformers 23 Alternating Current Circuits 23.1 Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance23.2 Inductors and Inductive Reactance23.3 Circuits Containing Resistance, Capacitance, andInductance23.4 Resonance in Electric Circuits23.5 Semiconductor Devices24 Electromagnetic Waves 24.1 The Nature of Electromagnetic Waves24.2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum24.3 The Speed of Light24.4 The Energy Carried by Electromagnetic Waves24.5 The Doppler Effect and Electromagnetic Waves24.6 Polarization25 The Refl ection of Light: Mirrors 25.1 Wave Fronts and Rays25.2 The Refl ection of Light25.3 The Formation of Images by a Plane Mirror25.4 Spherical Mirrors25.5 The Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors25.6 The Mirror Equation and the Magnification Equation26 The Refraction of Light: Lenses and OpticalInstruments 26.1 The Index of Refraction26.2 Snell s Law and the Refraction of Light 26.3 Total Internal Refl ection26.4 Polarization and the Refl ection and Refraction of Light26.5 The Dispersion of Light: Prisms and Rainbows26.6 Lenses26.7 The Formation of Images by Lenses26.8 The Thin–Lens Equation and the Magnification Equation26.9 Lenses in Combination26.10 The Human Eye26.11 Angular Magnifi cation and the Magnifying Glass26.12 The Compound Microscope26.13 The Telescope26.14 Lens Aberrations27 Interference and the Wave Nature of Light27.1 The Principle of Linear Superposition27.2 Young s Double–Slit Experiment27.3 Thin–Film Interference27.4 The Michelson Interferometer27.5 Diffraction27.6 Resolving Power27.7 The Diffraction Grating27.8 Compact Discs, Digital Video Discs, and the Use ofInterference27.9 X–Ray Diffraction28 Special Relativity 28.1 Events and Inertial Reference Frames28.2 The Postulates of Special Relativity28.3 The Relativity of Time: Time Dilation28.4 The Relativity of Length: Length Contraction28.5 Relativistic Momentum28.6 The Equivalence of Mass and Energy28.7 The Relativistic Addition of Velocities29 Particles and Waves 29.1 The Wave Particle Duality29.2 Blackbody Radiation and Planck s Constant29.3 Photons and the Photoelectric Effect29.4 The Momentum of a Photon and the Compton Effect29.5 The De Broglie Wavelength and the Wave Nature of Matter29.6 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle30 The Nature of the Atom 30.1 Rutherford Scattering and the Nuclear Atom30.2 Line Spectra30.3 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom30.4 De Broglie s Explanation of Bohr s AssumptionAbout Angular Momentum30.5 The Quantum Mechanical Picture of the Hydrogen Atom30.6 The Pauli Exclusion Principle and the Periodic Table of theElements30.7 X–Rays30.8 The Laser30.9 Medical Applications of the Laser30.10 Holography31 Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity 31.1 Nuclear Structure31.2 The Strong Nuclear Force and the Stability of theNucleus31.3 The Mass Defect of the Nucleus and Nuclear BindingEnergy31.4 Radioactivity31.5 The Neutrino31.6 Radioactive Decay and Activity31.7 Radioactive Dating31.8 Radioactive Decay Series31.9 Radiation Detectors32 Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and ElementaryParticles 32.1 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation32.2 Induced Nuclear Reactions32.3 Nuclear Fission32.4 Nuclear Reactors32.5 Nuclear Fusion32.6 Elementary Particles32.7 CosmologyAppendices Appendix A Powers of Ten and Scientifi c NotationAppendix B Significant FiguresAppendix C AlgebraAppendix D Exponents and LogarithmsAppendix E Geometry and TrigonometryAppendix F Selected IsotopesAnswers to Check Your UnderstandingAnswers to Odd–Numbered ProblemsIndex

  • ISBN: 978-1-118-65152-0
  • Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 1088
  • Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2015
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