Sears and Zemansky's university physics

Front cover......Page 1
Brief contents......Page 4
Problem-solving strategies......Page 5
To the student......Page 8
To the instructor......Page 10
Table of contents......Page 16
1 - Units, Physical Quantities and Vectors......Page 22
2 - Motion Along a Straight Line......Page 57
3 - Motion in Two or Three Dimensions......Page 92
4 - Newton's Laws of Motion......Page 128
5 - Applying Newton's Laws......Page 157
6 - Work and Kinetic Energy......Page 202
7 - Potential Energy and Energy Conservation......Page 234
8 - Momentum, Impulse and Collisions......Page 268
9 - Rotation of Rigid Bodies......Page 306
10 - Dynamics of Rotational Motion......Page 337
11 - Equilibrium and Elasticity......Page 375
12 - Gravitation ......Page 404
13 - Periodic Motion......Page 440
14 - Fluid Mechanics......Page 477
15 - Mechanical Waves......Page 508
16 - Sound and Hearing......Page 548
17 - Temperature and Heat......Page 591
18 - Thermal Properties of Matter......Page 631
19 - The First Law of Thermodynamics......Page 667
20 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics......Page 694
21 - Electric Charge and Electric Field ......Page 730
22 - Gauss's Law......Page 771
23 - Electric Potential......Page 801
24 - Capacitance and Dielectrics......Page 836
25 - Current, Resistance and Electromotive Force......Page 867
26 - Direct-Current Circuits......Page 902
27 - Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces......Page 937
28 - Sources of Magnetic Field......Page 978
29 - Electromagnetic Induction......Page 1014
30 - Inductance......Page 1051
31 - Alternating Current......Page 1082
32 - Electromagnetic Waves......Page 1113
33 - The Nature and Propagation of Light......Page 1142
34 - Geometric Optics and Optical Instruments......Page 1178
35 - Interference......Page 1228
36 - Diffraction......Page 1255
37 - Relativity......Page 1289
38 - Photons, Electrons and Atoms......Page 1328
39 - The Wave Nature of Particles......Page 1370
40 - Quantum Mechanics......Page 1396
41 - Atomic Structure......Page 1422
42 - Molecules and Condensed Matter......Page 1454
43 - Nuclear Physics......Page 1489
44 - Particle Physics and Cosmology......Page 1530
A - SI - The International System of Units......Page 1573
B - Useful Mathematical Relations......Page 1575
C - The Greek Alphabet......Page 1576
D - Periodic Table of the Elements......Page 1577
E - Unit Conversion Factors......Page 1578
F - Numerical Constants......Page 1579
Answers to Odd-numbered Problems......Page 1581
Index......Page 1596