TY - BOOK AU - White,Harvey Elliott TI - Modern college physics U1 - 539 22 PY - 1966/// CY - New York, N.Y. PB - Van Nostrand Reinhold Company KW - Physics N1 - Contents; 1. Optical illusions 2. Units of measurement, speed, and velocity 3. Acceleration 4. Gravity and falling bodies 5. Newton's first and second laws of motion 6. Vector addition and composition 7. Newton's law of gravitation and the third law of motion 8. Friction and streamlining 9. Projectiles 10. Work, energy, and power 11. Conservation of energy 12. Conservation of momentum 13. Circular motion and Kepler's laws 14. Gravitational fields and orbiting satellites 15. Center of mass and rotational equilibrium 16. Kinematics and dynamics of rotation 17. Properties of gases, and fluids in motion 18. Properties of solids and liquids 19. Temperature, specific heat, and thermal expansion 20. Heat transfer and the atmosphere 21. Thermodynamics, and rocket engines 22. Vibrations and waves 23. Sound: It's transmission and detection 24. Resonance, beats, doppler effect, and interference 25. Sources of musical sounds 26. Electricity at rest 27. Electricity in motion 28. Kirchhoff's laws and electrical circuits 29. Electric fields, potential, and capacitance 30. Magnetism etc. ; Index : p. 755-765 ER -