Inquiry into Physics (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card)
by Ostdiek, Vern J.; Bord, Donald J.Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-06-22
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary
This text emphasizes conceptual understanding within a problem-solving framework, using modern applications such as iPods, metal detectors, sundogs, kaleidoscopes, and smoke detectors to demonstrate the relevance of physics in our daily lives.
Table of Contents
| Prologue: Getting Started | |
| The Study of Motion | |
| Newton's Laws | |
| Energy and Conservation Laws | |
| Physics of Matter | |
| Temperature and Heat | |
| Waves and Sound | |
| Electricity | |
| Electromagnetism and EM Waves | |
| Optics | |
| Atomic Physics | |
| Nuclear Physics | |
| Special Relativity and Elementary Particles | |
| Epilogue | |
| Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics | |
| Math Review | |
| Answers | |
| Glossary of Key Terms and Laws | |
| Credits | |
| Index Table of Conversion Factors and Other Information | |
| Periodic Table | |
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