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 1 contains Chapters 1–19.Volume 2 contains Chapters 20–39.  1. Doing Physics  I. MECHANICS2. Motion in a Straight Line3. Motion in Two and Three Dimensions4. Force and Motion5. Using Newton’s Laws6. Work, Energy, and Power7. Conservation of Energy8. Gravity9. Systems of Particles10. Rotational Motion11. Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum12. Static Equilibrium  II. OSCILLATIONS, WAVES, AND FLUIDS13. Oscillatory Motion14. Wave Motion15. Fluid Motion  III. THERMODYNAMICS16. Temperature and Heat17. The Thermal Behavior of Matter18. Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics19. The Second Law of Thermodynamics  IV. ELECTROMAGNETISM20. Electric Charge, Force, and Field21. Gauss’s Law22. Electric Potential23. Electrostatic Energy and Capacitors24. Electric Current25. Electric Circuits26. Magnetism: Force and Field27. Electromagnetic Induction28. Alternating-Current Circuits29. Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Waves  V. OPTICS30. Reflection and Refraction31. Images and Optical Instruments32. Interference and Diffraction  VI. MODERN PHYSICS33. Relativity34. Particles and Waves35. Quantum Mechanics36. Atomic Physics37. Molecules and Solids38. Nuclear Physics39. From Quarks to the Cosmos  APPENDICESAppendix A MathematicsAppendix B The International System of Units (SI)Appendix C Conversion FactorsAppendix D The ElementsAppendix E Astrophysical Data