Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, Global Edition

For courses in introductory calculus-based physics.

A research-driven approach to physics


Physics for Scientists and Engineers incorporates Physics Education Research and cognitive science best practices that encourage conceptual development, problem-solving skill acquisition, and visualization. Knight stresses qualitative reasoning through physics principles before formalizing physics mathematically, developing student problem-solving skills with a systematic, scaffolded approach. The text presents a finely tuned, practical introduction to physics with problems that relate physics to everyday life and includes models, modeling, and advanced topics.

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1. Concepts of Motion
2. Kinematics in One Dimension
3. Vectors and Coordinate Systems
4. Kinematics in Two Dimensions
5. Force and Motion
6. Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
7. Newton' s Third Law
8. Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane

1. Work and Kinetic Energy
2. Interactions and Potential Energy
3. Impulse and Momentum

1. Rotation of a Rigid Body
2. Newton' s Theory of Gravity
3. Fluids and Elasticity

1. Oscillations
2. Traveling Waves
3. Superposition

1. A Macroscopic Description of Matter
2. Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
3. The Micro/Macro Connection
4. Heat Engines and Refrigerators

1. Electric Charges and Forces
2. The Electric Field
3. Gauss' s Law
4. The Electric Potential
5. Potential and Field
6. Current and Resistance
7. Fundamentals of Circuits
8. The Magnetic Field
9. Electromagnetic Induction
10. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
11. AC Circuits

1. Wave Optics
2. Ray Optics
3. Optical Instruments

1. Relativity
2. The Foundations of Modern Physics
3. Quantization
4. Wave Functions and Uncertainty
5. One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
6. Atomic Physics
7. Nuclear Physics

• APPENDIX A Mathematics Review
• APPENDIX B Periodic Table of Elements
• APPENDIX C Atomic and Nuclear Data
• ANSWERS TO STOP TO THINK QUESTIONS AND ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES AND PROBLEMS
• CREDITS
• INDEX