Inquiry into physics /
Ostdiek, Vern J.
Inquiry into physics / Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord. - Eight edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, c2018. - xiii, 508 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes appendixes, glossary and index.
Prologue: getting started -- The study of motion -- Newton's laws -- Energy and conservation laws -- Physics of matter -- Temperature and heat -- Waves and sound -- Electricity -- Electromagnetism and EM waves -- Optics -- Atomic physics -- Nuclear physics -- Relativity, particle physics, and cosmology.
What do iPods, GPS devices, airport metal detectors, LCD displays, and PET scans have to do with physics? The Eighth Edition of INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS answers these questions and many others, helping you understand fundamental concepts using a unique inquiry-based approach. The text integrates modern applications of physics such as plasma TVs and radar "guns" to demonstrate the relevance of physics in daily life.
9781305959422 (student edition) 9781337289641 (loose-leaf edition)
2016934469
Physics--Textbooks
QC23.2 / Os7 2018
Inquiry into physics / Vern J. Ostdiek, Donald J. Bord. - Eight edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, c2018. - xiii, 508 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes appendixes, glossary and index.
Prologue: getting started -- The study of motion -- Newton's laws -- Energy and conservation laws -- Physics of matter -- Temperature and heat -- Waves and sound -- Electricity -- Electromagnetism and EM waves -- Optics -- Atomic physics -- Nuclear physics -- Relativity, particle physics, and cosmology.
What do iPods, GPS devices, airport metal detectors, LCD displays, and PET scans have to do with physics? The Eighth Edition of INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS answers these questions and many others, helping you understand fundamental concepts using a unique inquiry-based approach. The text integrates modern applications of physics such as plasma TVs and radar "guns" to demonstrate the relevance of physics in daily life.
9781305959422 (student edition) 9781337289641 (loose-leaf edition)
2016934469
Physics--Textbooks
QC23.2 / Os7 2018