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Gebraucht, aber gut erhalten. - Uniform Motion - Nonuniform Motion-Average Velocity, Instantaneous - Velocity, and Acceleration - Uniformly Accelerated Motion - Freely Falling Objects - Nonuniform Motion-Circular Motion - CHAPTER - Newton's Formulation of Classical Mechanics - Newton's Description of Particle Motion - Newton's First Law and Force - Newton's Second Law-The Relationship Among Force, - Mass, and Acceleration - Newton's Third Law of Motion - Newton's Explanation of Gravitational Forces - Work and Kinetic Energy - Periodic Motions of Particles-Waves - CHAPTER - The Major thcentury Physics Theory- Electromagnetism - Electrostatics - Coulomb's Law - Current Electricity - Magnetism - Magnetism and Its Relationship to Electricity - Faraday's Law of Induction - Maxwell's Theory of Electromagnetism - Electromagnetic Radiation - Properties of Electromagnetic Waves - PART II THE MODERN ERA - CHAPTER - Characterizing Three Particles - The Changing Perspective - Millikan's Measurement of the Electric Charge - Quantum J. J. Thomson and the Measurement of Particle - Mass - Particle Accelerator Measurements of Particle Size Summary of Particle Properties - CHAPTER - Particles-A More Complete Description - The Evolution of the Particle Concept - Difficulties with the Particle Model - The Particle Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation - The Wave Nature of Particles - The Uncertainty Principle - CHAPTER - Conservation Laws - Simplifying Patterns in Particle Interactions Conservation of Momentum The Conservation of Energy Angular Momentum Conservation The Role of Conservation Laws in Experimental Physics - CHAPTER - Particle Interactions and Invariance Principles - The Four Interactions - The Strong Interaction - The Electromagnetic Interaction - Particle Lifetime and the Weak Interaction - The Gravitational Interaction - The Relative Strength of the Interactions - Invariance Principles - CHAPTER - The Theory of Relativity - Origins of Relativity Theory - Frames of Reference - The LorentzEinstein Transformation - The Relativity of Simultaneity - The Relativity of Time Interval and Length - The Relativity of Velocity - The Relativity of Mass - In the Name of Science - CHAPTER - Quantum Mechanics - A Semirevolution - Wave Mechanics-A More Complete Description of - Particle Motion - The Correspondence Principle Dirac's Formulation of Quantum Mechanics - PART III FOUR PHYSICS SUBFIELDS - CHAPTER - Elementary Particle Physics - The Subfields of Physics - The Opening of a New Frontier - The Tools of Exploration - Particle Classification Schemes - The Dynamics of Particle Interactions - Additional Conservation Laws Revealed by Particle - Interactions The Lepton Family The Meson Family The Baryon Family Theoretical Speculations - CHAPTER - Nuclear Structure - Characterizing Nuclei - Nuclear Binding Energy - Nuclear Structure and the Electromagnetic - Interaction Nuclear Transformations Caused by the Weak - Interaction - Natural Radioacitivity and Nuclear Clocks Nuclear Reactions Thermonuclear Reactions in Stars - CHAPTER - Atoms and Molecules - Characterizing Ordinary Matter - Electron Matter Waves for Hydrogen Atoms - Electron Transitions in the Hydrogen Atom - Multielectron Atoms - Magnetism and the Basic Particles - Abundance of the Elements - Molecules - Rotation and Vibration of Diatomic Molecules - Macromolecules - CHAPTER - Condensed Matter - History and Present Importance of SolidState Physics - - Simple Crystal Structures - Electromagnetic Bonding in Crystals - Metallic Crystals - The Band Theory of Solids - Crystal Defects - Electrical Coduction in Metals - Semiconductors - PART IV PHYSICS AND MAN - CHAPTER - Physics and Technology - The Interaction of Science and Technology - Electrostatic Precipitation-An Application of - Electrostatics - Electrical Machinery - Resistance and Ohm's Law - Transformers and Distribution of Electrical Power - Electronics - Optical Technology - Lasers - CHAPTER - Energy-Past, Present, and Future - Energy-A Basic Resource - The Efficiency of Heat Engines - Fuel Cells - Solar Energy - Nuclear Fission Energy Sources - CHAPTER - Physics and Society - Physics-A Creative Enterprise - The American Physics Community - What Can Physics Promise Society? - An Applied Physics Research Problem - Regulating Technology - - APPENDICES - A. The Powerof and Decimalpoint Notation - B. Useful Physical Constants - List of the Elements - Periodic Table of the Elements - Atomic Weights and Decay Modes of Selected - Isotopes - Reference Table for Physical Observables - Uniform Circular Motion - Sines, Cosines, and Tangents - (u.a.) ISBN 0023597003