The Physics of everyday phenomena : a conceptual introduction to physics /
W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet W. Brosing.
- Eighth edition International edition
- New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, c2015
- xix, 477 pages, 41 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Physics, the fundamental science -- Unit One The Newtonian revolution – Describing motion -- Falling objects and projectile motion -- Newton's laws : explaining motion -- Circular motion, the planets, and gravity -- Energy and oscillations -- Momentum and impulse -- Rotational motion of solid objects -- Unit Two Fluids and heat -- The behavior of fluids -- Temperature and heat -- Heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics -- Unit Three Electricity and magnetism -- Electrostatic phenomena -- Electric circuits -- Magnets and electromagnetism -- Unit Four Wave motion and optics -- Making waves -- Light waves and color -- Light and image formation -- Unit Five The Atom and its nucleus -- The structure of the atom -- The nucleus and nuclear energy -- Unit Six Relativity and beyond -- Relativity -- Looking deeper into everyday phenomena.