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Browne, Michael. Schaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science, Second Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Schaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science, Second Edition

Published:  September 2009

eISBN: 9780071614009 0071614001 | ISBN: 9780071613996
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1 Review of Mathematics
  • 1.1 Symbols, Scientific Notation, and Significant Figures
  • 1.2 Algebra
  • 1.3 Geometry and Trigonometry
  • 1.4 Vectors
  • 1.5 Series and Approximations
  • 1.6 Calculus
  • Chapter 2 Measurement and Physics
  • 2.1 Units
  • 2.2 Unit Conversion
  • 2.3 Order-of-Magnitude Estimates
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 3 Motion in One Dimension
  • 3.1 Displacement and Velocity
  • 3.2 Instantaneous Velocity and Acceleration
  • 3.3 Constant Acceleration
  • 3.4 Freely Falling Bodies
  • 3.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 4 Motion in a Plane
  • 4.1 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
  • 4.2 Constant Acceleration
  • 4.3 Projectiles
  • 4.4 Uniform Circular Motion
  • 4.5 Relative Motion
  • 4.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 5 Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • 5.1 Newton’s Third Law of Motion
  • 5.2 Newton’s First Law of Motion
  • 5.3 Newton’s Second Law of Motion
  • 5.4 Applications of Newton’s Laws
  • 5.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 6 Circular Motion
  • 6.1 Centripetal Force
  • 6.2 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 7 Work and Energy
  • 7.1 Work
  • 7.2 Kinetic Energy
  • 7.3 Power
  • 7.4 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
  • 8.1 Potential Energy
  • 8.2 Energy Conservation and Friction
  • 8.3 Potential Energy of a Spring
  • 8.4 Machines
  • 8.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 9 Linear Momentum and Collisions
  • 9.1 Linear Momentum
  • 9.2 Impulse
  • 9.3 Collisions in One Dimension
  • 9.4 The Center of Mass
  • 9.5 Rockets
  • 9.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 10 Rotational Motion
  • 10.1 Angular Variables
  • 10.2 Rotational Kinetic Energy
  • 10.3 Moment of Inertia Calculations
  • 10.4 Torque
  • 10.5 Rolling
  • 10.6 Rotational Work and Power
  • 10.7 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 11 Angular Momentum
  • 11.1 Angular Momentum and Torque
  • 11.2 Precession
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 12 Statics and Elasticity
  • 12.1 Rotational Equilibrium
  • 12.2 Elasticity
  • 12.3 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 13 Oscillations
  • 13.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
  • 13.2 Energy and SHM
  • 13.3 SHM and Circular Motion
  • 13.4 Pendulum
  • 13.5 Damped Oscillations and Forced Oscillations
  • 13.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 14 Gravity
  • 14.1 The Law of Gravity
  • 14.2 Gravitational Potential Energy
  • 14.3 The Motion of Planets
  • 14.4 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 15 Fluids
  • 15.1 Pressure in a Fluid
  • 15.2 Buoyancy
  • 15.3 Fluid Flow
  • 15.4 Bernoulli’s Equation
  • 15.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 16 Waves and Sounds
  • 16.1 Transverse Mechanical Waves
  • 16.2 Speed and Energy Transfer for String Waves
  • 16.3 Superposition of Waves
  • 16.4 Standing Waves
  • 16.5 Sound Waves
  • 16.6 Standing Sound Waves
  • 16.7 Beats
  • 16.8 The Doppler Effect
  • 16.9 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 17 Temperature, Heat, and Heat Transfer
  • 17.1 Temperature
  • 17.2 Thermal Expansion
  • 17.3 Heat and Thermal Energy
  • 17.4 Heat Capacity and Latent Heat
  • 17.5 Heat Transfer
  • 17.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 18 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • 18.1 The Ideal Gas Law
  • 18.2 Molecular Basis of Pressure and Temperature
  • 18.3 The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
  • 18.4 Molar Specific Heat and Adiabatic Processes
  • 18.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 19 The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
  • 19.1 The First Law of Thermodynamics
  • 19.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 19.3 The Carnot Engine
  • 19.4 The Gasoline Engine
  • 19.5 Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
  • 19.6 Entropy
  • 19.7 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 20 Electric Fields
  • 20.1 Properties of Electric Charge
  • 20.2 The Electric Field
  • 20.3 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Uniform Electric Field
  • 20.4 Electric Field of a Continuous Charge Distribution
  • 20.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 21 Gauss’ Law
  • 21.1 Electric Flux and Gauss’ Law
  • 21.2 Applications of Gauss’ Law
  • 21.3 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 22 Electric Potential
  • 22.1 Electric Potential and Potential Energy
  • 22.2 Electric Potential of a Point Charge
  • 22.3 Finding the Field from the Potential
  • 22.4 Potential of Continuous Charge Distributions
  • 22.5 Potential of a Charged Conductor
  • 22.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 23 Capacitance
  • 23.1 Calculation of Capacitance
  • 23.2 Combinations of Capacitors
  • 23.3 Energy Storage in Capacitors
  • 23.4 Dielectrics
  • 23.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 24 Current and Resistance
  • 24.1 Electric Current
  • 24.2 Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm’s Law
  • 24.3 Electric Power and Joule Heating
  • 24.4 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 25 Direct Current Circuits
  • 25.1 Resistors in Series and Parallel
  • 25.2 Multiloop Circuits
  • 25.3 RC Circuits
  • 25.4 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 26 Magnetic Fields
  • 26.1 The Magnetic Field
  • 26.2 Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field
  • 26.3 Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire
  • 26.4 Torque on a Current Loop
  • 26.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 27 Sources of the Magnetic Field
  • 27.1 Magnetic Fields due to Currents
  • 27.2 Ampere’s Law
  • 27.3 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 28 Electromagnetic Induction and Inductance
  • 28.1 Faraday’s Law
  • 28.2 Motional EMF
  • 28.3 Inductance
  • 28.4 Energy Storage in a Magnetic Field
  • 28.5 Magnetic Materials
  • 28.6 RLC Circuits
  • 28.7 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 29 Alternating Current Circuits
  • 29.1 Transformers
  • 29.2 Single Elements in ac Circuits
  • 29.3 The Series RLC Circuit and Phasors
  • 29.4 Power in ac Circuits
  • 29.5 Resonance in ac Circuits
  • 29.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 30 Electromagnetic Waves
  • 30.1 Maxwell’s Equations and the Wave Equation
  • 30.2 Energy and Radiation Pressure
  • 30.3 Polarization
  • 30.4 Reflection and Refraction of Light
  • 30.5 Total Internal Reflection
  • 30.6 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 31 Mirrors and Lenses
  • 31.1 Plane Mirrors
  • 31.2 Spherical Mirrors
  • 31.3 Thin Lenses
  • 31.4 Optical Instruments
  • 31.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 32 Interference
  • 32.1 Double Slit Interference
  • 32.2 Multiple Slit Interference and Phasors
  • 32.3 Interference in Thin Films
  • 32.4 The Michelson Interferometer
  • 32.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 33 Diffraction
  • 33.1 Single Slit Diffraction
  • 33.2 Resolution and Diffraction
  • 33.3 The Diffraction Grating
  • 33.4 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 34 Special Relativity
  • 34.1 The Basic Postulates
  • 34.2 Simultaneity
  • 34.3 The Lorentz Transformation Equations
  • 34.4 Time Dilation
  • 34.5 Length Contraction
  • 34.6 Relativistic Velocity Transformation
  • 34.7 Relativistic Momentum and Force
  • 34.8 Relativistic Energy
  • 34.9 The Doppler Effect for Light
  • 34.10 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 35 Atoms and Photons
  • 35.1 Atoms and Photons
  • 35.2 The Photoelectric Effect
  • 35.3 The Compton Effect
  • 35.4 Atomic Spectra and Bohr’s Model of the Atom
  • 35.5 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 36 Quantum Mechanics
  • 36.1 de Broglie Waves
  • 36.2 Electron Diffraction
  • 36.3 The Schrödinger Equation
  • 36.4 A Particle in a Box
  • 36.5 A Particle in a Finite Well and Tunneling
  • 36.6 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  • 36.7 Spin Angular Momentum
  • 36.8 The Quantum Theory of Hydrogen
  • 36.9 The Pauli Exclusion Principle
  • 36.10 The Periodic Table
  • 36.11 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Chapter 37 Nuclear Physics
  • 37.1 Properties of the Nucleus
  • 37.2 Nuclear Stability and Binding Energy
  • 37.3 Radioactivity
  • 37.4 Radioactive Decay Processes
  • 37.5 Nuclear Reactions
  • 37.6 Fission
  • 37.7 Nuclear Fusion
  • 37.8 Summary of Key Equations
  • Supplementary Problems
  • Appendix
  • Index