Essential University Physics, Volume 2, Global Edition

Richard Wolfson is the Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury College, where he has taught since 1976. He did undergraduate work at MIT and Swarthmore College, and he holds an M.S. from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. from Dartmouth. His ongoing research on the Sun's corona and climate change has taken him to sabbaticals at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado; St. Andrews University in Scotland; and Stanford University. Rich is a committed and passionate teacher. This is reflected in his many publications for students and the general public, including the video series Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Nonscientists, Physics in Your Life, Physics and Our Universe: How It All Works, and Understanding Modern Electronics; books Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology, Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified, and Energy, Environment, and Climate; and articles for Scientific American and the World Book Encyclopedia.

• Volume 2 contains Chapters 20-39 Available for separate purchase is Volume 1 containing Chapters 1-19 20 Electric Charge, Force, and Field 21 Gauss’s Law 22 Electric Potential 23 Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors 24 Electric Current 25 Electric Circuits 26 Magnetism: Force and Field 27 Electromagnetic Induction 28 Alternating-current Circuits 29 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves 30 Reflection and Refraction 31 Images and Optical Instruments 32 Interference and Diffraction 33 Relativity 34 Particles and Waves 35 Quantum Mechanics 36 Atomic Physics 37 Molecules and Solids 38 Nuclear Physics 39 From Quarks to the Cosmos Download the detailed table of contents