The physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics.
Griffith, W. Thomas,
The physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics. - Eighth edition / W. Thomas Griffith, Pacific University, Juliet W. Brosing, Pacific University. - xix, 477 pages, 41 unnumbered pages: illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Physics, the fundamental science -- Describing motion -- Falling objects and projectile motion -- Newton's laws : explaining motion -- Circular motion, the planets, and gravity -- Energy and oscillations -- Momentum and impulse -- Rotational motion of solid objects -- The behavior of fluids -- Temperature and heat -- Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics -- Electrostatic phenomena -- Electric circuits -- Magnets and electromagnetism -- Making waves -- Light waves and color -- Light and image formation -- The structure of the atom -- The nucleus and nuclear energy -- Relativity -- Looking deeper into everyday phenomena.
9780073513904 (hardback : alk. paper) RM808.18 0073513903 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781259094859 1259094855
Physics--Textbooks.
The physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics. - Eighth edition / W. Thomas Griffith, Pacific University, Juliet W. Brosing, Pacific University. - xix, 477 pages, 41 unnumbered pages: illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Physics, the fundamental science -- Describing motion -- Falling objects and projectile motion -- Newton's laws : explaining motion -- Circular motion, the planets, and gravity -- Energy and oscillations -- Momentum and impulse -- Rotational motion of solid objects -- The behavior of fluids -- Temperature and heat -- Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics -- Electrostatic phenomena -- Electric circuits -- Magnets and electromagnetism -- Making waves -- Light waves and color -- Light and image formation -- The structure of the atom -- The nucleus and nuclear energy -- Relativity -- Looking deeper into everyday phenomena.
9780073513904 (hardback : alk. paper) RM808.18 0073513903 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781259094859 1259094855
Physics--Textbooks.