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Preface Acknowledgments Unit 1 The Newtonian Revolution 1 Physics, the Fundamental Science 2 Describing Motion 3 Falling Objects and Projectile Motion 4 Newton's Laws: Explaining Motion 5 Circular Motion, the Planets, and Gravity 6 Energy and Oscillations 7 Momentum and Impulse 8 Rotational Motion of Solid Objects Unit 2 Fluids and Heat 9 The Behavior of Fluids 10 Temperature and Heat 11 Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Unit 3 Electricity and Magnetism 12 Electrostatic Phenomena 13 Electric Circuits 14 Magnets and Electromagnetism Unit 4 Wave Motion and Optics 15 Making Waves 16 Light and Image Formation Unit 5 The Atom and Its Nucleus 17 The Structure of the Atom 18 The Nucleus and Nuclear Energy Unit 6 Relativity and Beyond 19 Relativity 20 Beyond Everyday Phenomena Appendix A Using Simple Algebra Appendix B Decimal Fraction, Percentages, and Scientific Notation Appendix C Vectors and Vector Addition Appendix D Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises and Challenge Problems Photo Credits Glossary IndexW. Thomas Griffith is the author of 'Physics of Everyday Phenomena with E-Text Version 2 and PowerWeb', published 2001 under ISBN 9780072513776 and ISBN 0072513772.
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