Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics plus Pearson Mastering Physics with Pearson eText, Global Edition

Randy Knight taught introductory physics for thirty-two years at Ohio State University and California Polytechnic State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Physics. Professor Knight received a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at Ohio State University. A growing awareness of the importance of research in physics education led first to Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach and later College Physics: A Strategic Approach. Professor Knight's research interests are in the fields of laser spectroscopy and environmental science. When he's not in front of a computer, you can find Randy hiking, traveling, playing the piano, or spending time with his wife Sally and their five cats.

• PART I: Newton's Laws Concepts of MotionKinematics in One DimensionVectors and Coordinate SystemsKinematics in Two DimensionsForce and MotionDynamics I: Motion Along a LineNewton's Third LawDynamics II: Motion in a PlanePART II: Conservation Laws Work and Kinetic EnergyInteractions and Potential EnergyImpulse and MomentumPART III: Applications of Newtonian Mechanics Rotation of a Rigid BodyNewton's Theory of GravityFluids and ElasticityPART IV: Oscillations and Waves OscillationsTraveling WavesSuperpositionPART V: Thermodynamics A Macroscopic Description of MatterWork, Heat, and the First Law of ThermodynamicsThe Micro/Macro ConnectionHeat Engines and RefrigeratorsPART VI: Electricity and Magnetism Electric Charges and ForcesThe Electric FieldGauss's LawThe Electric PotentialPotential and FieldCurrent and ResistanceFundamentals of CircuitsThe Magnetic FieldElectromagnetic InductionElectromagnetic Fields and WavesAC CircuitsPART VII: Optics Wave OpticsRay OpticsOptical InstrumentsPART VIII: Relativity and Quantum Physics RelativityThe Foundations of Modern PhysicsQuantizationWave Functions and UncertaintyOne-Dimensional Quantum MechanicsAtomic PhysicsNuclear Physics APPENDIX A Mathematics ReviewAPPENDIX B Periodic Table of ElementsAPPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear DataANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMSCREDITSINDEX