Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Part 1 - Mechanics
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1 - Physics and Measurement
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2 - Motion in One Dimension
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3 - Vectors
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4 - Motion in Two Dimensions
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5 - The Laws of Motion
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6 - Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton’s Laws
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7 - Energy and Energy Transfer
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8 - Potential Energy
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9 - Linear Momentum and Collisions
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10 - Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis
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11 - Angular Momentum
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12 - Static Equilibrium and Elasticity
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13 - Universal Gravitation
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14 - Fluid Mechanics
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Part 2 - Oscillations and Mechanical Waves
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15 - Oscillatory Motion
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16 - Wave Motion
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17 - Sound Waves
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18 - Superposition and Standing Waves
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Part 3 - Thermodynamics
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19 - Temperature
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20 - Heat and the First Law of Thermodynamics
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21 - The Kinetic Theory of Gases
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22 - Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
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Part 4 - Electricity and Magnetism 
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23 - Electric Fields
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24 - Gauss’s Law
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25 - Electric Potential
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26 - Capacitance and Dielectrics
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27 - Current and Resistance
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28 - Direct Current Circuits
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29 - Magnetic Fields
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30 - Sources of the Magnetic Field
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31 - Faraday’s Law
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32 - Inductance
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33 - Alternating Current Circuits
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34 - Electromagnetic Waves
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Part 5 - Light and Optics
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35 - The Nature of Light and the Laws of Geometric Optics
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36 - Image Formation
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37 - Interference of Light Waves
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38 - Diffraction Patterns and Polarization 
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Part 6 - Modern Physics
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39 - Relativity
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Appendix A - Tables
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Appendix B - Mathematics Review
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Appendix C - Periodic Table of the Elements
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Appendix D - SI Units
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Appendix E - Nobel Prizes
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Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
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Credits
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Index
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Extra tables and charts
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