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College Physics Essentials, Eighth Edition: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Waves (Volume One) book cover

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College Physics Essentials, Eighth Edition Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Waves (Volume One)

By Jerry D. Wilson, Anthony J. Buffa, Bo Lou Copyright 2020
408 Pages 77 Color & 379 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

406 Pages 77 Color & 379 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

406 Pages 77 Color & 379 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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This new edition of College Physics Essentials provides a streamlined update of a major textbook for algebra-based physics. The first volume covers topics such as mechanics, heat, and thermodynamics. The second volume covers electricity, atomic, nuclear, and quantum physics. The authors provide emphasis on worked examples together with expanded problem sets that build from conceptual... Read more

    1. Measurement and Problem Solving. 2. Kinematics: Description of Motion. 3. Motion in Two Dimensions. 4. Force and Motion. 5. Work and Energy. 6. Linear Momentum and Collisions. 7. Circular Motion and Gravitation. 8. Rotational Motion and Equilibrium. 9. Solids and Fluids. 10. Temperature and Kinetic Theory. 11. Heat. 12. Thermodynamics. 13. Vibrations and Waves. 14. Sound.

    Biography

    Jerry D. Wilson, PhD, is a professor emeritus of physics and former chair of the Division of Biological and Physical Sciences at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina.

    Anthony J. Buffa, PhD, is an emeritus professor of physics at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and has been a research associate with the Radioanalytical Facility of the Department of Physics since 1980.

    Bo Lou, PhD, is professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at Ferris State University.

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