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Conceptual Physics, 10/e


Conceptual Physics, 10/e
Author(s)  Paul G. Hewitt
ISBN  9788131715536
Imprint  Pearson Education
Copyright  2007
Pages  824
Binding  Paperback
List Price  Rs. 869.00
  
 
 

"Conceptual Physics, Tenth Edition" helps readers connect physics to their everyday experiences and the world around them with additional help on solving more mathematical problems. Hewitt's text is famous for engaging readers with analogies and imagery from real-world situations that build a strong conceptual understanding of physical principles ranging from classical mechanics to modern physics.
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Paul G. Hewitt was a Silver Medalist flyweight Boxing Champion for New England States at the age of 17. He was then a cartoonist, sign painter, and uranium prospector before beginning his physics studies.
Conceptual Physics was first published in 1971, while Hewitt was teaching at City College of San Francisco. He has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Santa Cruz, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Hewitt returned to San Francisco to teach at the City College and the well-known science museum, The Exploratorium. He retired from full-time teaching in 2000, and currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.
 

  1. About Science

PART I: MECHANICS
  1. Newton's First Law of Motion: Inertia
  2. Linear Motion
  3. Newton's Second Law of Motion: Force and Acceleration
  4. Newton's Third Law of Motion: Action and Reaction
  5. Momentum
  6. Energy
  7. Rotational Motion
  8. Gravity
  9. Projectile and Satellite Motion

PART II: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
  1. Atomic Nature of Matter
  2. Solids
  3. Liquids
  4. Gases and Plasmas

PART III: HEAT
  1. Temperature, Heat and Expansion
  2. Heat Transfer
  3. Change of Phase
  4. Thermodynamics

PART IV: SOUND
  1. Vibrations and Waves
  2. Sound
  3. Musical Sounds

PART V: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
  1. Electrostatics
  2. Electric Current
  3. Magnetism
  4. Electromagnetic Induction

PART VI: LIGHT
  1. Properties of Light
  2. Color
  3. Reflection and Refraction
  4. Light Waves
  5. Light Emission
  6. Light Quanta

PART VII: ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
  1. The Atom and the Quantum
  2. Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
  3. Nuclear Fission and Fusion

PART VIII: RELATIVITY
  1. Special Theory of Relativity
  2. General Theory of Relativity
 

  • An extensive full-color line art and photo program
  • Critically acclaimed exercises and questions refined
  • Problem sets have been expanded and revised
  • Media icons in the text direct the student to targeted activities on The Physics Place website
  • Check Yourself and Check Your Answer boxes embedded within the text help students gauge their level of understanding of the material just covered.
  • Practicing Physics boxes allow students to work a problem or experiment based on the material covered in each chapter.
 
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