Knight R.D. Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics

3rd Edition. — Pearson Education, 2013. — 1373 p.
As the most widely adopted new physics book in more than 50 years, Knight’s Physics for Scientists and Engineers was published to widespread critical acclaim from professors and students. In the Third Edition, Knight builds on the research-proven instructional techniques he introduced in the first and second editions, as well as national data of student performance, to take student learning even further. Knight’s unparalleled insight into student learning difficulties, and his impeccably skillful crafting of text and figures at every level—from macro to micro—to address these difficulties, results in a uniquely effective and accessible book, leading students to a deeper and better-connected understanding of the concepts and more proficient problem-solving skills. For the Third Edition, Knight continues to apply the best results from educational research, and to refine and tailor them for this course and its students. New pedagogical features (Chapter Previews, Challenge Examples, and Data-based Examples), end-of-chapter problem sets enhanced through analysis of national student metadata, and fine-tuned and streamlined content take the hallmarks of the previous editions—exceptionally effective conceptual explanation and problem-solving instruction—to a new level.Contents
Newton's Laws
Concepts of Motion
Kinematics in One Dimension
Vectors and Coordinate Systems
Kinematics in Two Dimensions
Force and Motion
Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line
Newton's Third Law
Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane
Conservation Laws
Impulse and Momentum
Energy
Work
Applications of Newtonian Mechanics
Rotation of a Rigid Body
Newton’s Theory of Gravity
Oscillations
Fluids and Elasticity
Thermodynamics
A Macroscopic Description of Matter
Work, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
The Micro/Macro Connection
Heat Engines and Refrigerators
Waves and Optics
Traveling Waves
Superposition
Wave Optics
Ray Optics
Optical Instruments
Electricity and Magnetism
Electric Charges and Forces
The Electric Field
Gauss’s Law
The Electric Potential
Potential and Field
Current and Resistance
Fundamentals of Circuits
The Magnetic Field
Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
AC Circuits
Relativity and Quantum Physics
Relativity
The Foundations of Modern Physics
Quantization
Wave Functions and Uncertainty
One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
Atomic Physics
Nuclear Physics