Physics for EngineeringJuta and Company Ltd, 2000 - 429 σελίδες In this volume the fundamental knowledge and concepts of engineering science are introduced progressively throughout the text. It is designed as a one-year introductory physics course, using algebra and trigonometry. |
Περιεχόμενα
Preface Unit 1 Introduction to physics | 1 |
The SI metric system of units and measurements | 4 |
Unit conversion within the SI system | 9 |
Conversion betweeen different unit systems | 11 |
Using significant figures correctly | 12 |
Plotting interpreting and analysing graphs | 17 |
Summary | 24 |
Answers | 25 |
Work energy and power | 160 |
Part 1 Solidstate physics | 179 |
Part 2 Fluids | 197 |
Thermal properties and heat | 225 |
electric forces and the electric field | 248 |
energy | 272 |
Direct current circuits | 295 |
Magnetism and electromagnetic induction | 326 |
Part 1 Kinematics vectors and scalars | 28 |
Scalars speed as an example | 29 |
Vectors displacement as an example | 33 |
Graphical addition of vectors | 35 |
Algebraic addition of vectors component method 39 5 Algebraic addition of vectors component method 6 Solving vector problems | 42 |
Average and instantaneous velocity | 45 |
Instantaneous acceleration | 48 |
Summary 50 9 Summary | 50 |
Answers | 53 |
Part 2 Kinematics motion with constant acceleration | 55 |
Using the four equations of motion to solve motion problems in the horizontal plane | 58 |
Using the four equations of motion in free fall | 62 |
Projectile motion | 67 |
Summary | 76 |
Answers | 78 |
Newtons laws of motion | 79 |
Part 1 Application of Newtons laws | 101 |
Part 2 Rotational motion and torque | 134 |
Waves light and optics | 349 |
Wave optics | 385 |
The electromagnetic spectrum | 392 |
Summary | 393 |
Answers | 397 |
Introduction to nuclear physics | 401 |
The structure of the atom | 402 |
The structure of the nucleus | 404 |
The stability of the nucleus | 407 |
Nuclear binding energy and mass defect of the nucleus | 409 |
Radioactivity | 411 |
The mechanics of radioactivity | 413 |
Radioactive decay and activity | 417 |
Fission and fusion | 423 |
Summary | 425 |
Answers | 428 |
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Physics for Engineering Alphonso Hendricks,Loganathan Subramony,Charmaine Van Blerk Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2000 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
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