Physics: Concepts & Connections (4th Edition)

Description: About this productProduct InformationIn this briefer, streamlined revision, Art Hobson once again makesphysics relevant and interesting for the casual reader. He introducesmodern physics early on, maintaining the book's focus on the culturaland social context of physics. Updates and extensively reviseschapters on relativity. Provides a more modern, straightforwardtreatment of quantum physics. Includes new and updated societaltopics, such as nuclear terrorism. Adds new and revised How Do WeKnow subsections that emphasize the process of science. Areader-friendly reference for anyone interested in learning more aboutphysics and how it affects our lives.Product IdentifiersPublisherPrentice Hall PTRISBN-100131879464ISBN-139780131879461eBay Product ID (ePID)48246234Product Key FeaturesFormatPaperbackPublication Year2006LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight32.6 OzWidth6.8in.Height0.8in.Length9.3in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition22Table of ContentNot Yet Available., BRIEF CONTENTS PART 1Prelude: Of Stars and Atoms 1 CHAPTER 1 The Way of Science: Experience and Reason 2 CHAPTER 2 Atoms: The Nature of Things 29 PART 2The Newtonian Universe: A Clockwork Kingdom 51 CHAPTER 3 How Things Move: Galileo Asks the Right Questions 52 CHAPTER 4 Why Things Move as They Do 70 CHAPTER 5 Newton's Universe 90 PART 3Transition to the New Physics 115 CHAPTER 6 Conservation of Energy: You Can't Get Ahead 116 CHAPTER 7 Second Law of Thermodynamics: and You Can't Even Break Even 135 CHAPTER 8 Light and Electromagnetism 162 CHAPTER 9 Electromagnetic Radiation and Global Climate Change 190 PART 4The Post-Newtonian Universe: The Observer Intrudes 219 CHAPTER 10 The Special Theory of Relativity 220 CHAPTER 11 The General Theory of Relativity and the New Cosmology 248 CHAPTER 12 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 272 CHAPTER 13 The Quantum Idea 298 CHAPTER 14 The Quantum Universe 320 PART 5Within the Atom: Fire of the Nucleus, Fire of the Sun 353 CHAPTER 15 The Nucleus and Radioactivity: A New Force 354 CHAPTER 16 Fusion and Fission: and a New Energy 380 CHAPTER 17 The Energy Challenge 408 CHAPTER 18 Quantum Fields: Relativity Meets the Quantum 439 Epilogue: Summing Up 469 ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED CONCEPTUAL EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS A-1 GLOSSARY G-1 PHOTO CREDITS P-1 INDEX I-1 CONTENTS PREFACE xi ABOUT THE AUTHOR xvii PART 1 PRELUDE OF STARS AND ATOMS 1 CHAPTER 1The Way of Science: Experience and Reason 2 1.1 Stardust: An Invitation to Science 2 1.2* Observing the Night Sky 4 1.3* Ancient Greek Theories: An Earth-Centered Universe 8 1.4* Copernicus's Theory: A Sun-Centered Universe 14 1.5* Kepler's Theory: A Sun-Focused Universe 17 1.6* Science: A Dialogue Between Nature and Mind 19 1.7* The Copernican Revolution: Dawn of the Modern Age 23 Answers, concepts, review, exercises 26 CHAPTER 2 Atoms: The Nature of Things 29 2.1 The Greek Atom: The Smallest Pieces 29 2.2 Atoms and Molecules 32 2.3 The Atom's Explanatory Power: The Odor of Violets 34 2.4 Metric Distances and Powers of 10 37 2.5 The Incredible Smallness of Atoms 38 2.6 Atomic Materialism: Atoms and Empty Space 41 2.7 Three Atomic Models: Greek, Planetary, and Quantum 43 2.8 Chemistry and Life: What Did Atoms Ever Do for You? 44 Answers, concepts, review, exercises 47 PART 2 THE NEWTONIAN UNIVERSE: A CLOCKWORK KINGDOM 51 CHAPTER 3How Things Move: Galileo Asks the Right Questions 52 3.1 Aristotelian Physics: A Commonsense View 53 3.2 How Do We Know? Difficulties with Aristotelian Physics 53 3.3 The Law of Inertia: The Foundation of Newtonian Physics 56 3.4 Measuring Motion: Speed and Velocity 59 3.5 Measuring Motion: Acceleration 61 3.6* Falling 63 Answers, concepts, review, exercises, problems 66IllustratedYesDewey Decimal530Copyright Date2007AuthorArt HobsonEdition Number4Number of Pages528 PagesEdition DescriptionRevisedLc Classification NumberQc23.2.H64 2007Publication Date2006-02-13Lccn2005-036333

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