Physics demystified
(2011)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
530/GIBILISCO,S

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Adult Nonfiction 530/GIBILISCO,S Due: 4/30/2024

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, [2011]
©2011
EDITION
Second edition
DESCRIPTION

xiv, 557 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
0071744509 (alk. paper), 9780071744508 (alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

pt. 1. Classical physics -- Review of scientific notation -- Units and constants -- Mass, force, and motion -- Momentum, work, energy, and power -- Particles of matter -- Basic states of matter -- Temperature, pressure, and changes of state -- pt. 2. Electricity, magnetism, and electronics -- Direct current -- Alternating current -- Magnetism -- More about alternating current -- Semiconductors -- pt. 3. Waves, particles, space, and time -- Wave phenomena -- Forms of radiation -- Optics -- Relativity theory

An easy-to-follow introduction to advanced physics that covers key topics, concepts and applications and uses simple explanations to help students grasp the field's foundations