By: Douglas C. Giancoli
Edition: 7th
Year: 2014
Giancoli’s text is a trusted classic, known for its elegant writing, clear presentation, and quality of content. Using concrete observations and experiences students can relate to, the text features an approach that reflects how science is actually practiced: it starts with the specifics, then moves to the great generalizations and the more formal aspects of a topic to show students why we believe what we believe.
Written with the goal of giving students a thorough understanding of the basic concepts of physics in all its aspects, the text uses interesting applications to biology, medicine, architecture, and digital technology to show students how useful physics is in their own everyday lives and in their future professions.
Chapter 1: Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
1.1 The Nature of Science
1.2 Physics and its Relation to Other Fields
1.3 Models, Theories, and Laws
1.4 Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures
1.5 Units, Standards, and the SI System
1.6 Converting Units
1.7 Order of Magnitude: Rapid Estimating
1.8 *Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 2: Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
2.1 Reference Frames and Displacement
2.2 Average Velocity
2.3 Instantaneous Velocity
2.4 Acceleration
2.5 Motion at Constant Acceleration
2.6 Solving Problems
2.7 Freely Falling Objects
2.8 Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion
Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
3.1 Vectors and Scalars
3.2 Addition of Vectors.-Graphical Methods
3.3 Subtraction of Vectors, and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
3.4 Adding Vectors by Components
3.5 Projectile Motion
3.6 Solving Projectile Motion Problems
3.7 *Projectile Motion Is Parabolic
3.8 Relative Velocity
Chapter 4: Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
4.1 Force
4.2 Newton's First Law of Motion
4.3 Mass
4.4 Newton's Second Law of Motion
4.5 Newton's Third Law of Motion
4.6 Weight—the Force of Gravity; and the Normal Force
4.7 Solving Problems with Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams
4.8 Problems Involving Friction, Inclines Friction
Chapter 5 Circular Motion; Gravitation
5.1 Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
5.2 Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion
5.3 Highway Curves: Banked and Unbanked
5.4 *Nonuniform Circular Motion
5.5 Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
5.6 Gravity Near the Earth's Surface
5.7 Satellites and “Weightlessness”
5.8 Planets, Kepler's Laws, and Newton's Synthesis
5.9 Moon Rises an Hour Later Each Day
5.10 Types of Forces in Nature
Chapter 6: Work and Energy
6.1 Work Done by a Constant Force
6.2 *Work Done by a Varying Force
6.3 Kinetic Energy, and the Work-Energy Principle
6.4 Potential Energy
6.5 Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
6.6 Mechanical Energy and Its Conservation
6.7 Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy
6.8 Other Forms of Energy and Energy Transformations; The Law of Conservation of Energy
6.9 Energy Conservation with Dissipative Forces: Solving Problems
6.10 Power
Chapter 7: Linear Momentum
7.1 Momentum and Its Relation to Force
7.2 Conservation of Momentum
7.3 Collisions and Impulse
7.4 Conservation of Energy and Momentum in Collisions
7.5 Elastic Collisions in One Dimension
7.6 Inelastic Collisions
7.7 *Collisions in Two Dimensions
7.8 Center of Mass (CM)
7.9 *CM for the Human Body
7.10 *CM and Translational Motion
Chapter 8: Rotational Motion
8.1 Angular Quantities
8.2 Constant Angular Acceleration
8.3 Rolling Motion (Without Slipping)
8.4 Torque
8.5 Rotational Dynamics; Torque and Rotational Inertia
8.6 Solving Problems in Rotational Dynamics
8.7 Rotational Kinetic Energy
8.8 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
8.9 *Vector Nature of Angular Quantities
Chapter 9: Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture
9.1 The Conditions for Equilibrium
9.2 Solving Statics Problems
9.3 Applications to Muscles and Joints
9.4 Stability and Balance
9.5 Elasticity; Stress and Strain
9.6 Fracture
9.7 *Spanning a Space: Arches and Domes
Chapter 10: Fluids
10.1 Phases of Matter
10.2 Density and Specific Gravity
10.3 Pressure in Fluids
10.4 Atmospheric Pressure and Gauge Pressure
10.5 Pascal's Principle
10.6 Measurement of Pressure; Gauges and the Barometer
10.7 Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
10.8 Fluids in Motion; Flow Rate and the Equation of Continuity
10.9 Bernoulli's Equation
10.10 Applications of Bernoulli's Principle: Torricelli, Airplanes, Baseballs, Blood Flow
10.11 *Viscosity
10.12 *Flow in Tubes: Poiseuille's Equation, Blood Flow
10.13 *Surface Tension and Capillarity
10.14 *Pumps, and the Heart
Chapter 11: Oscillations and Waves
11.1 Simple Harmonic Motion—Spring Oscillations
11.2 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
11.3 The Period and Sinusoidal Nature of SHM
11.4 The Simple Pendulum
11.5 Damped Harmonic Motion
11.6 Forced Oscillations; Resonance
11.7 Wave Motion
11.8 Types of Waves and Their Speeds: Transverse and Longitudinal
11.9 Energy Transported by Waves
11.10 Reflection and Transmission of Waves
11.11 Interference; Principle of Superposition
11.12 Standing Waves; Resonance
11.13 *Refraction†
11.14 *Diffraction
11.15 *Mathematical Representation of a Traveling Wave
Chapter 12: Sound
12.1 Characteristics of Sound
12.2 Intensity of Sound: Decibels
12.3 *The Ear and Its Response; Loudness
12.4 Sources of Sound: Vibrating Strings and Air Columns
12.5 *Quality of Sound, and Noise; Superposition
12.6 Interference of Sound Waves; Beats
12.7 Doppler Effect
12.8 *Shock Waves and the Sonic Boom
12.9 *Applications: Sonar, Ultrasound, and Medical Imaging
Chapter 13: Temperature and Kinetic Theory
13.1 Atomic Theory of Matter
13.2 Temperature and Thermometers
13.3 Thermal Equilibrium and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
13.4 Thermal Expansion
13.5 The Gas Laws and Absolute Temperature
13.6 The Ideal Gas Law
13.7 Problem Solving with the Ideal Gas Law
13.8 Ideal Gas Law in Terms of Molecules: Avogadro's Number
13.9 Kinetic Theory and the Molecular Interpretation of Temperature
13.10 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
13.11 Real Gases and Changes of Phase
13.12 Vapor Pressure and Humidity
13.13 *Diffusion
Chapter 14: Heat
14.1 Heat as Energy Transfer
14.2 Internal Energy
14.3 Specific Heat
14.4 Calorimetry—Solving Problems
14.5 Latent Heat
14.6 Heat Transfer: Conduction
14.7 Heat Transfer: Convection
14.8 Heat Transfer: Radiation
Chapter 15: The Laws of Thermodynamics
15.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
15.2 Thermodynamic Processes and the First Law
15.3 *Human Metabolism and the First Law
15.4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics—Introduction
15.5 Heat Engines
15.6 Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, and Heat Pumps
15.7 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
15.8 Order to Disorder
15.9 Unavailability of Energy; Heat Death
15.10 *Statistical Interpretation of Entropy and the Second Law
15.11 *Thermal Pollution, Global Warming, and Energy Resources
Chapter 16: Electric Charge and Electric Field
16.1 Static Electricity; Electric Charge and Its Conservation
16.2 Electric Charge in the Atom
16.3 Insulators and Conductors
16.4 Induced Charge; the Electroscope
16.5 Coulomb's Law
16.6 Solving Problems Involving Coulomb's Law and Vectors
16.7 The Electric Field
16.8 Electric Field Lines
16.9 Electric Fields and Conductors
16.10 *Electric Forces in Molecular Biology: DNA Structure and Replication
16.11 *Photocopy Machines and Computer Printers Use Electrostatics
16.12 *Gauss's Law
Chapter 17: Electric Potential
17.1 Electric Potential Energy and Potential Difference
17.2 Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field
17.3 Equipotential Lines and Surfaces
17.4 The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy
17.5 Electric Potential Due to Point Charges
17.6 *Potential Due to Electric Dipole; Dipole Moment
17.7 Capacitance
17.8 Dielectrics
17.9 Storage of Electric Energy
17.10 Digital; Binary Numbers; Signal Voltage
17.11 *TV and Computer Monitors: CRTs, Flat Screens
17.12 *Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Chapter 18: Electric Currents
18.1 The Electric Battery
18.2 Electric Current
18.3 Ohm's Law: Resistance and Resistors
18.4 Resistivity
18.5 Electric Power
18.6 Power in Household Circuits
18.7 Alternating Current
18.8 *Microscopic View of Electric Current
18.9 *Superconductivity
18.10 *Electrical Conduction in the Human Nervous System
Chapter 19: DC Circuits
19.1 EMF and Terminal Voltage
19.2 Resistors in Series and in Parallel
19.3 Kirchhoff's Rules
19.4 EMFs in Series and in Parallel; Charging a Battery
19.5 Circuits Containing Capacitors in Series and in Parallel
19.6 RC Circuits—Resistor and Capacitor in Series
19.7 Electric Hazards
19.8 Ammeters and Voltmeters—Measurement Affects the Quantity Being Measured
Chapter 20: Magnetism
20.1 Magnets and Magnetic Fields
20.2 Electric Currents Produce Magnetic Fields
20.3 Force on an Electric Current in a Magnetic Field; Definition of B
20.4 Force on an Electric Charge Moving in a Magnetic Field
20.5 Magnetic Field Due to a Long Straight Wire
20.6 Force between Two Parallel Wires
20.7 Solenoids and Electromagnets
20.8 Ampère's Law
20.9 Torque on a Current Loop; Magnetic Moment
20.10 Applications: Motors, Loudspeakers, Galvanometers
20.11 *Mass Spectrometer
20.12 Ferromagnetism: Domains and Hysteresis
Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law
21.1 Induced EMF
21.2 Faraday's Law of Induction; Lenz's Law
21.3 EMF Induced in a Moving Conductor
21.4 Changing Magnetic Flux Produces an Electric Field
21.5 Electric Generators
21.6 Back EMF and Counter Torque; Eddy Currents
21.7 Transformers and Transmission of Power
21-8 *Information Storage: Magnetic and Semiconductor; Tape, Hard Drive, RAM
21.9 *Applications of Induction: Microphone; Seismograph; GFCI
21.10 *Inductance
21.11 *Energy Stored in a Magnetic Field
21.12 *LR Circuit
21.13 *AC Circuits and Reactance
21.14 *LRC Series AC Circuit
21.15 *Resonance in AC Circuits
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Waves
22.1 Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations
22.2 Production of Electromagnetic Waves
22.3 Light as an Electromagnetic Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
22.4 Measuring the Speed of Light
22.5 Energy in EM Waves
22.6 Momentum Transfer and Radiation Pressure
22.7 Radio and Television; Wireless Communication
Chapter 23 Light: Geometric Optics
23.1 The Ray Model of Light
23.2 Reflection; Image Formation by a Plane Mirror
23.3 Formation of Images by Spherical Mirrors
23.4 Index of Refraction
23.5 Refraction: Snell's Law
23.6 Total Internal Reflection; Fiber Optics
23.7 Thin Lenses; Ray Tracing
23.8 The Thin Lens Equation
23.9 *Combinations of Lenses
23.10 *Lensmaker's Equation
Chapter 24: The Wave Nature of Light
24.1 Waves vs. Particles; Huygens' Principle and Diffraction
24.2 *Huygens' Principle and the Law of Refraction
24.3 Interference—Young's Double-Slit Experiment
24.4 The Visible Spectrum and Dispersion
24.5 Diffraction by a Single Slit or Disk
24.6 Diffraction Grating
24.7 The Spectrometer and Spectroscopy
24.8 Interference in Thin Films
24.9 *Michelson Interferometer
24.10 Polarization
24.11 *Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD)
24.12 *Scattering of Light by the Atmosphere
Chapter 25: Optical Instruments
25.1 Cameras: Film and Digital
25.2 The Human Eye; Corrective Lenses
25.3 Magnifying Glass
25.4 Telescopes
25.5 Compound Microscope
25.6 Aberrations of Lenses and Mirrors
25.7 Limits of Resolution; Circular Apertures
25.8 Resolution of Telescopes and Microscopes; the lambda Limit
25.9 Resolution of the Human Eye and Useful Magnification
25.10 *Specialty Microscopes and Contrast
25.11 X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction
25.12 *X-Ray Imaging and Computed Tomography (CT Scan)
Chapter 26: The Special Theory of Relativity
26.1 Galilean.Newtonian Relativity
26.2 Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity
26.3 Simultaneity
26.4 Time Dilation and the Twin Paradox
26.5 Length Contraction
26.6 Four-Dimensional Space.Time
26.7 Relativistic Momentum
26.8 The Ultimate Speed
26.9 E = mc2; Mass and Energy
26.10 Relativistic Addition of Velocities
26.11 The Impact of Special Relativity
Chapter 27: Early Quantum Theory and Models of the Atom
27.1 Discovery and Properties of the Electron
27.2 Blackbody Radiation; Planck's Quantum Hypothesis
27.3 Photon Theory of Light and the Photoelectric Effect
27.4 Energy, Mass, and Momentum of a Photon
27.5 *Compton Effect
27.6 Photon Interactions; Pair Production
27.7 Wave-Particle Duality; the Principle of Complementarity
27.8 Wave Nature of Matter
27.9 Electron Microscopes
27.10 Early Models of the Atom
27.11 Atomic Spectra: Key to the Structure of the Atom
27.12 The Bohr Model
27.13 de Broglie's Hypothesis Applied to Atoms
Chapter 28: Quantum Mechanics of Atoms
28.1 Quantum Mechanics—A New Theory
28.2 The Wave Function and Its Interpretation; the Double-Slit Experiment
28.3 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
28.4 Philosophic Implications; Probability versus Determinism
28.5 Quantum-Mechanical View of Atoms
28.6 Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom; Quantum Numbers
28.7 Multielectron Atoms; the Exclusion Principle
28.8 The Periodic Table of Elements
28.9 *X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Number
28.10 *Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
28.11 Lasers
28.12 *Holography
Chapter 29: Molecules and Solids
29.1 *Bonding in Molecules
29.2 *Potential-Energy Diagrams for Molecules
29.3 *Weak (van der Waals) Bonds
29.4 *Molecular Spectra
29.5 *Bonding in Solids
29.6 *Free-Electron Theory of Metals; Fermi Energy
29.7 *Band Theory of Solids
29.8 *Semiconductors and Doping
29.9 *Semiconductor Diodes, LEDs, OLEDs
29.10 *Transistors: Bipolar and MOSFETs
29.11 *Integrated Circuits, 22-nm Technology
Chapter 30: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
30.1 Structure and Properties of the Nucleus
30.2 Binding Energy and Nuclear Forces
30.3 Radioactivity
30.4 Alpha Decay
30.5 Beta Decay
30.6 Gamma Decay
30.7 Conservation of Nucleon Number and Other Conservation Laws
30.8 Half-Life and Rate of Decay
30.9 Calculations Involving Decay Rates and Half-Life
30.10 Decay Series
30.11 Radioactive Dating
30.12 *Stability and Tunneling
30.13 Detection of Particles
Chapter 31: Nuclear Energy; Effects and Uses of Radiation
31.1 Nuclear Reactions and the Transmutation of Elements
31.2 Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Reactors
31.3 Nuclear Fusion
31.4 Passage of Radiation Through Matter; Biological Damage
31.5 Measurement of Radiation—Dosimetry
31.6 *Radiation Therapy
31.7 *Tracers in Research and Medicine
31.8 *Emission Tomography: PET and SPECT
31.9 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Chapter 32: Elementary Particles
32.1 High-Energy Particles and Accelerators
32.2 Beginnings of Elementary Particle Physics—Particle Exchange
32.3 Particles and Antiparticles
32.4 Particle Interactions and Conservation Laws
32.5 Neutrinos
32.6 Particle Classification
32.7 Particle Stability and Resonances
32.8 Strangeness? Charm? Towards a New Model
32.9 Quarks
32.10 The Standard Model: QCD and Electroweak Theory
32.11 Grand Unified Theories
32.12 Strings and Supersymmetry
Chapter 33: Astrophysics and Cosmology
33.1 Stars and Galaxies
33.2 Stellar Evolution: Birth and Death of Stars, Nucleosynthesis
33.3 Distance Measurements
33.4 General Relativity: Gravity and the Curvature of Space
33.5 The Expanding Universe: Redshift and Hubble's Law
33.6 The Big Bang and the Cosmic Microwave Background
33.7 The Standard Cosmological Model: Early History of the Universe
33.8 Inflation: Explaining Flatness, Uniformity, and Structure
33.9 Dark Matter and Dark Energy
33.10 Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
33.11 Finally...
