The physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics /
W. Thomas Griffith (Pacific University), Juliet W. Brosing (Pacific University).
- Ninth edition.
- xviii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 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.