Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, 2008,560 pages
This text emphasizes conceptual understanding within a problem-solving framework, using mode applications such as iPods, metal detectors, sundogs, kaleidoscopes, and smoke detectors to demonstrate the relevance of physics in our daily lives.
The Study of Motion
Newton’s Laws
Energy and Conservation Laws
Physics of Matter
Temperature and Heat
Waves and Sound
Electricity
Electromagnetism and EM Waves
Optics
Atomic Physics
Nuclear Physics
Special Relativity and Elementary Particles
This text emphasizes conceptual understanding within a problem-solving framework, using mode applications such as iPods, metal detectors, sundogs, kaleidoscopes, and smoke detectors to demonstrate the relevance of physics in our daily lives.
The Study of Motion
Newton’s Laws
Energy and Conservation Laws
Physics of Matter
Temperature and Heat
Waves and Sound
Electricity
Electromagnetism and EM Waves
Optics
Atomic Physics
Nuclear Physics
Special Relativity and Elementary Particles