Modern college physics / Harvey E. White.

By: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, c1966Edition: 5th editionDescription: x, 765 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 539 WHI
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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.

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