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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, Global Edition

• Front End Paper


• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• About the Author


• Preface to the Instructor


• Acknowledgments


• Preface to the Student


• Contents


• Part I: Newton?s Laws


• Overview: Why Things Change


• Chapter 1: Concepts of Motion


• 1.1. Motion Diagrams


• 1.2. Models and Modeling


• 1.3. Position, Time, and Displacement


• 1.4. Velocity


• 1.5. Linear Acceleration


• 1.6. Motion in One Dimension


• 1.7. Solving Problems in Physics


• 1.8. Unit and Significant Figures


• Summary


• Questions and Problems


• Chapter 2: Kinematics in One Dimension


• 2.1. Uniform Motion


• 2.2. Instantaneous Velocity


• 2.3. Finding Position from Velocity


• 2.4. Motion with Constant Acceleration


• 2.5. Free Fall


• 2.6. Motion on an Inclined Plane


• 2.7. Advanced Topic: Instantaneous Acceleration


• Summary


• Questions and Problems


• Chapter 3: Vectors and Coordinate Systems


• 3.1. Scalars and Vectors


• 3.2. Using Vectors


• 3.3. Coordinate Systems and Vector Components


• 3.4. Unit Vectors and Vector Algebra


• Summary


• Questions and Problems


• Chapter 4: Kinematics in Two Dimensions


• 4.1. Motion in Two Dimensions


• 4.2. Projectile Motion


• 4.3. Relative Motion


• 4.4. Uniform Circular Motion


• 4.5. Centripetal Acceleration


• 4.6. Nonuniform Circular Motion


• Summary


• Questions and Problems


• Chapter 5: Force and Motion


• 5.1. Force


• 5.2. A Short Catalog of Forces


• 5.3. Identifying Forces


• 5.4. What Do Forces Do?