This updated Eleventh Edition of COLLEGE PHYSICS helps students master physical concepts, improve their problem-solving skills, and enrich their understanding of the world around them. Serway/Vuille provides a consistent problem-solving strategy and an unparalleled array of worked examples to help students develop a true understanding of physics. Supported by WebAssign, Interactive Video Vignettes, learning tools, and applications, this edition is enhanced by a streamlined presentation, new conceptual questions, new techniques, and hundreds of new and revised problems.
Part 1: Mechanics
Topic 1: Units, Trigonometry, And Vectors
Topic 2: Motion In One Dimension
Topic 3: Motion In Two Dimensions
Topic 4: Newton’s Laws Of Motion
Topic 5: Energy
Topic 6: Momentum, Impulse, And Collisions
Topic 7: Rotational Motion And Gravitation
Topic 8: Rotational Equilibrium And Dynamics
Topic 9: Fluids And Solids
Part 2: Thermodynamics
Topic 10: Thermal Physics
Topic 11: Energy In Thermal Processes
Topic 12: The Laws Of Thermodynamics
Part 3: Vibrations And Waves
Topic 13: Vibrations And Waves
Topic 14: Sound
Part 4: Electricity And Magnetism
Topic 15: Electric Forces And Fields
Topic 16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance
Topic 17: Current And Resistance
Topic 18 Direct-Current Circuits
Topic 19: Magnetism
Topic 20: Induced Voltages And Inductance
Topic 21: Alternating-Current Circuits And Electromagnetic Waves
Part 5: Light And Optics
Topic 22: Reflection And Refraction Of Light
Topic 23: Mirrors And Lenses
Topic 24: Wave Optics
Topic 25: Optical Instruments
Part 6 Modern Physics
Topic 26: Relativity
Topic 27: Quantum Physics
Topic 28: Atomic Physics
Topic 29: Nuclear Physics
Topic 30: Nuclear Energy And Elementary Particles
Appendix A: Mathematics Review
Appendix B: An Abbreviated Table of Isotopes
Appendix C: Some Useful Tables
Appendix D: SI Units
