Essential University Physics (3rd Editi...3rd EditionRichard Wolfson Publisher: PEARSONISBN: 9780134202709
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Problem 1FTD:
Explain why measurement standards based on laboratory procedures are preferable to those based on...Problem 4FTD:
To raise a power of 10 to another power, you multiply the exponent by the power. Explain why this...Problem 6FTD:
How would you determine the length of a curved line?Problem 7FTD:
Write 1/x as x to some power.Problem 8FTD:
Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel combustion are often expressed in gigatonnes per year,...Problem 9FTD:
In Chapter 3, youll learn that the range of a projectile launched over level ground is given by...Problem 10FTD:
What is meant by an explicit-constant definition of a unit?Problem 11FTD:
Youre asked to make a rough estimate of the total mass of all the students in your university. You...Problem 12E:
The power output of a typical large power plant is 1000 megawatts (MW). Express this result in (a)...Problem 13E:
The diameter of a hydrogen atom is about 0.1 nm, and the diameter of a proton is about 1 fm. How...Problem 15E:
In nanoseconds, how long is the period of the cesium-133 radiation used to define the second?Problem 16E:
Lake Baikal in Siberia holds the worlds largest quantity of fresh water, about 14 Eg. How many...Problem 17E:
A hydrogen atom is about 0.1 nm in diameter. How many hydrogen atoms lined up side by side would...Problem 18E:
How long a piece of wire would you need to form a circular are subtending an angle of 1.4 rad, if...Problem 19E:
Making a turn, a jetliner flies 2.1 km on a circular path of radius 3.4 km. Through what angle does...Problem 21E:
You have postage for a 1-oz letter but only a metric scale. Whats the maximum mass your letter can...Problem 23E:
How many cubic centimeters are in a cubic meter?Problem 26E:
Highways in Canada have speed limits of 100 km/h. How does this compare with the 65 mi/h speed limit...Problem 27E:
One m/s is how many km/h?Problem 29E:
A radian is how many degrees?Problem 30E:
Convert the following to SI units: (a) 55 mi/h: (b) 40.0 km/h; (c) 1 week (take that 1 as an exact...Problem 31E:
The distance to the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest large neighbor galaxy of our Milky Way, is about...Problem 32E:
Add 3.63105 m and 2.13103 km.Problem 34E:
Add 5.131022 cm and 6.83103 mm. and multiply the result by 1.83104 N (N is the SI unit of force).Problem 35E:
Find the cube root of 6.4 1019 without a calculator.Problem 36E:
Add 1.46 m and 2.3 cm.Problem 39P:
To see why its important to carry more digits in intermediate calculations, determine (3)3 to three...Problem 40P:
Youve been hired as an environmental watchdog for a big-city newspaper. Youre asked to estimate the...Problem 41P:
The average dairy cow produces about 104 kg of milk per year. Estimate the number of dairy cows...Problem 42P:
How many Earths would fit inside the Sun?Problem 43P:
The average American uses electrical energy at the rate of about 1.5 kilowatts (kW). Solar energy...Problem 44P:
Youre writing a biography of the physicist Enrico Fermi, who was fond of estimation problems. Heres...Problem 45P:
(a) Estimate the volume of water going over Niagara Falls each second, (b) The falls provides the...Problem 49P:
Bubble gums density is about 1 g/cm3. You blow an 8-g wad of gum into a bubble 10 cm in diameter....Problem 50P:
The Moon barely covers the Sun during a solar eclipse. Given that Moon and Sun are. respectively. 4 ...Problem 51P:
The semiconductor chip at the heart of a personal computer is a square 4 mm on a side and contains...Problem 53P:
When we write the number 3.6 as typical of a number with two significant figures, were saying that...Problem 54P:
Continental drift occurs at about the rate your fingernails grow. Estimate the age of the Atlantic...Problem 55P:
Youre driving into Canada and trying to decide whether to fill your gas tank before or after...Problem 56P:
In the 1908 London Olympics, the intended 26-mile marathon was extended 385 yards to put the end in...Problem 57P:
An environmental group is lobbying to shut down a coal-burning power plant that produces electrical...Problem 58P:
If youre working from the print version of this book, estimate the thickness of each page.Problem 59P:
Estimate the area of skin on your body.Problem 61P:
Express the following with appropriate units and significant figures: (a) 1.0 in plus 1 mm, (b) 1.0...Problem 63P:
Caf Milagro sells coffee online. A half-kilogram bag of coffee costs 8.95, excluding shipping. If...Problem 64P:
The world consumes energy at the rate of about 500 EJ per year, where the joule (J) is the SI energy...Problem 65P:
The volume of a sphere is given by V=43r3, where r is the spheres radius. For solid spheres with the...Problem 66PP:
The human body contains about 1014 cells, and the diameter of a typical cell is about 10 m Like all...Problem 67PP:
The human body contains about 1014 cells, and the diameter of a typical cell is about 10 m Like all...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - Doing PhysicsChapter 1.2 - Measurements And UnitsChapter 1.3 - Working With NumbersChapter 2 - Motion In A Straight LineChapter 2.1 - Average MotionChapter 2.2 - Instantaneous VelocityChapter 2.3 - AccelerationChapter 2.5 - The Acceleration Of GravityChapter 2.6 - When Acceleration Isn't ConstantChapter 3 - Motion In Two And Three Dimensions
Chapter 3.1 - VectorsChapter 3.2 - Velocity And Accelerations VectorsChapter 3.3 - Relative MotionChapter 3.4 - Constant AccelerationChapter 3.5 - Projectile MotionChapter 3.6 - Uniform Circular MotionChapter 4 - Force And MotionChapter 4.2 - Newton's First And Second LawsChapter 4.4 - The Force Of GravityChapter 4.5 - Using Newton's Second LawChapter 4.6 - Newton's Third LawChapter 5 - Using Newton's LawsChapter 5.1 - Using Newton's Second LawChapter 5.2 - Multiple ObjectsChapter 5.3 - Circular MotionChapter 5.4 - FrictionChapter 6 - Energy, Work, And PowerChapter 6.2 - Working With NumbersChapter 6.3 - Forces That VaryChapter 6.4 - Kinetic EnergyChapter 6.5 - PowerChapter 7 - Conservation Of EnergyChapter 7.1 - Conservative And Nonconservative ForcesChapter 7.2 - Potential EnergyChapter 7.3 - Conservation Of Mechanical EnergyChapter 7.4 - Nonconservative ForcesChapter 7.5 - Conservation Of EnergyChapter 7.6 - Potential-energy CurvesChapter 8 - GravityChapter 8.2 - Universal GravitationChapter 8.3 - Orbital MotionChapter 8.4 - Gravitational EnergyChapter 9 - Systems Of ParticlesChapter 9.1 - Center Of MassChapter 9.2 - MomentumChapter 9.3 - Kinetic Energy Of A SystemChapter 9.4 - CollisionsChapter 9.5 - Totally Inelastic CollisionsChapter 9.6 - Elastic CollisionsChapter 10 - Rotational MotionChapter 10.1 - Angular Velocity And AccelerationChapter 10.2 - TorqueChapter 10.3 - Rotational Inertia And The Analog Of Newton's LawChapter 10.4 - Rotational EnergyChapter 10.5 - Rolling MotionChapter 11 - Rotational Vectors And Angular MomentumChapter 11.1 - Angular Velocity And Acceleration VectorsChapter 11.2 - Torque And Vector Cross ProductChapter 11.3 - Angular MomentumChapter 11.4 - Conservation Of Angular MomentumChapter 11.5 - Gyroscopes And PrecessionChapter 12 - Static EquilibriumChapter 12.1 - Conditions For EquilibriumChapter 12.2 - Center Of GravityChapter 12.3 - Examples Of Static EquilibriumChapter 12.4 - StabilityChapter 13 - Oscillatory MotionChapter 13.1 - Describing Oscillatory MotionChapter 13.2 - Simple Harmonic MotionChapter 13.3 - Applications Of Simple Harmonic MotionsChapter 13.4 - Circular Motion And Harmonic MotionChapter 13.5 - Energy In Simple Harmonic MotionChapter 13.6 - Damped Harmonic MotionChapter 13.7 - Driven Oscillations And ResonanceChapter 14 - Wave MotionChapter 14.1 - Waves And Their PropertiesChapter 14.2 - Wave MathChapter 14.3 - Waves On A StringChapter 14.4 - Sound WavesChapter 14.5 - InterferenceChapter 14.6 - Reflection And RefractionChapter 14.7 - Standing WavesChapter 14.8 - The Doppler Effect And Shock WavesChapter 15 - Fluid MotionChapter 15.1 - Desnsity And PressureChapter 15.2 - Hydrostatic EquilibriumChapter 15.3 - Archimedes' Principle And BuoyancyChapter 15.4 - Fluid DynamicsChapter 15.5 - Applications Of Fluid DynamicsChapter 16 - Temperature And HeatChapter 16.1 - Heat, Temperature, And Thermodynamic EquilibriumChapter 16.2 - Heat Capacity And Specific HeatChapter 16.3 - Heat TransferChapter 16.4 - Themal-energy BalanceChapter 17 - The Thermal Behavior Of MatterChapter 17.1 - GasesChapter 17.2 - Phase ChangesChapter 17.3 - Thermal ExpansionChapter 18 - Heat, Work, And The First Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 18.2 - Thermodynamic ProcessesChapter 18.3 - Specific Heats Of An Ideal GasChapter 19 - The Second Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 19.1 - Reversibility And IrreversibilityChapter 19.2 - The Second Law Of ThermodynamicsChapter 19.3 - Applications Of The Second LawChapter 19.4 - Entropy And Energy QualityChapter 20 - Electric Charge, Force, And FieldChapter 20.1 - Electric ChargeChapter 20.2 - Coulomb's LawChapter 20.3 - The Electric FieldChapter 20.4 - Fields Of Charge DistributionsChapter 20.5 - Matter In Electric FieldsChapter 21 - Gauss's LawChapter 21.1 - Electric Field LinesChapter 21.2 - Electric Field And Electric FluxChapter 21.3 - Gauss's LawChapter 21.4 - Using Gauss's LawChapter 21.5 - Fields Of Arbitrary Charge DistributionsChapter 21.6 - Gauss's Law And ConductorsChapter 22 - Electric PotentialChapter 22.1 - Electric Potential DifferenceChapter 22.2 - Calculating Potential DifferenceChapter 22.3 - Potential Difference And The Electric FieldChapter 23 - Electrostatic Energy And CapacitorsChapter 23.1 - Electrostatic EnergyChapter 23.2 - CapacitorsChapter 23.3 - Using CapacitorsChapter 23.4 - Energy In The Electric FieldChapter 24 - Electric CurrentChapter 24.1 - Electric CurrentChapter 24.2 - Conduction MechanismsChapter 24.3 - Resistance And Ohm's LawChapter 24.4 - Electric PowerChapter 24.5 - Electrical SafetyChapter 25 - Electric CircuitsChapter 25.1 - Circuits, Symbols, And Electromative ForceChapter 25.2 - Series And Parallel ResistorsChapter 25.3 - Kirchhoff's Laws And Multiloop CircuitsChapter 25.4 - Electrical MeasurmentsChapter 25.5 - Capacitors In CircuitsChapter 26 - Magnetism: Force And FieldChapter 26.2 - Magnetic Force And FieldChapter 26.3 - Charged Particles In Magnetic FieldsChapter 26.4 - The Magnetic Force On A CurrentChapter 26.5 - Origin Of The Magnetic FieldChapter 26.6 - Magnetic DipolesChapter 26.7 - Magnetic MatterChapter 26.8 - Ampere's LawChapter 27 - Electromagnetic InductionChapter 27.3 - Induction And EnergyChapter 27.5 - Magnetic EnegryChapter 27.6 - Induced Electric FieldsChapter 28 - Alternating-current CircuitsChapter 28.1 - Alternating CurrentChapter 28.2 - Circuit Elements In Ac CircuitsChapter 28.3 - Lc CicuitsChapter 28.4 - Driven Rlc Circuits And ResonanceChapter 28.5 - Power In Ac CircuitsChapter 28.6 - Transformers And Power SuppliesChapter 29 - Maxwell's Equations And Electromagnetic WavesChapter 29.2 - Ambiguity In Ampere's LawChapter 29.5 - Properties Of Electromagnetic WavesChapter 29.6 - The Electromagentic SpectrumChapter 29.7 - Producing Electromagnetic WavesChapter 29.8 - Energy And Momentum In Electromagnetic WavesChapter 30 - Reflection And RefractionChapter 30.1 - ReflectionChapter 30.2 - RefractionChapter 30.3 - Total Internal ReflectionChapter 30.4 - DispersionChapter 31 - Images And Optical InstrumentsChapter 31.1 - Images With MirrorsChapter 31.2 - Images With LensesChapter 31.3 - Refraction In Lenses: The DetailsChapter 31.4 - Optical InstrumentsChapter 32 - Interference And DiffractionChapter 32.1 - Coherence And InterferenceChapter 32.2 - Double-slit InterferenceChapter 32.4 - InterferometryChapter 32.5 - Huygen's Principle And DiffractionChapter 32.6 - The Diffraction LimitChapter 33 - RelativityChapter 33.2 - Matter, Motion, And The EtherChapter 33.4 - Space And Time In RelativityChapter 33.5 - Simultaneity Is RelativeChapter 33.7 - Energy And Momentum In RelativityChapter 34 - Particles And WavesChapter 34.2 - Blackbody RadiationChapter 34.3 - PhotonsChapter 34.4 - Atomic Spectra And Bohr AtomChapter 34.5 - Matter WavesChapter 34.6 - The Uncertainty PrincipleChapter 35 - Quantum MechanicsChapter 35.1 - Particles, Waves, And ProbabilityChapter 35.2 - The Schrodinger EquationChapter 35.3 - Particles And PotentialsChapter 35.4 - Quantum Mechanics In Three DimensionsChapter 36 - Atomic PhysicsChapter 36.1 - The Hydrogen AtomChapter 36.2 - Electron SpinChapter 36.3 - The Exclusion PrincipleChapter 36.4 - Multielectron Atoms And The Periodic TableChapter 36.5 - Transitions And Atomic SpectraChapter 37 - Molecules And SolidsChapter 37.1 - Molecular BondingChapter 37.2 - Molecular Energy LevelsChapter 37.3 - SolidsChapter 38 - Nuclear PhysicsChapter 38.1 - Elements, Isotopes, And Nuclear StructureChapter 38.2 - RadioactivityChapter 38.3 - Binding Energy And NucleosynthesisChapter 38.4 - Nuclear FissionChapter 38.5 - Nuclear FusionChapter 39 - From Quarks To The Cosmos
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Just the Essentials Richard Wolfson's Essential University Physics, Third Edition is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. Essential University Physics teaches sound problem-solving skills, emphasizes conceptual understanding, and makes connections to the real world. Features such as annotated figures and step-by-step problem-solving strategies help students master concepts and solve problems with confidence.
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Chapter 10, Problem 1FTDChapter 11, Problem 1FTDChapter 12, Problem 1FTDChapter 13, Problem 1FTDChapter 14, Problem 1FTDChapter 15, Problem 1FTDChapter 16, Problem 1FTDIdeal gases are those which obey the gas laws exactly. There are no interactions between the...The first law of thermodynamics states that the change in internal energy of a system depends on the...Chapter 19, Problem 1FTDChapter 20, Problem 1FTDChapter 21, Problem 1FTDChapter 22, Problem 1FTDChapter 23, Problem 1FTDChapter 24, Problem 1FTDChapter 25, Problem 1FTDChapter 26, Problem 1FTDChapter 27, Problem 1FTDChapter 28, Problem 1FTDChapter 29, Problem 1FTDFor a low frequency sound wave it would have longer wavelength. In the case of objects those are...Chapter 31, Problem 1FTDChapter 32, Problem 1FTDChapter 33, Problem 1FTDAccording the classical physics the electrons are accelerating around the atom. Since electron is a...If the ground state-state energy of a particle that confined to a finite region is zero, then it...Particle in a box is a quantum mechanical treatment for finding the energy levels of atoms and...Chapter 37, Problem 1FTDThe neutrons and protons constitute the nuclear structure. Protons are positively charged particles...Initially, Yukawa assumed that strong force is also mediated by some particles similar to case of...
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