ABSTRACT

Get Up to Speed on PhysicsUpdated and expanded with new topics, The Physics Companion, 2nd Edition offers a unique and educational approach to learning physics at a level suitable for first-year science students. This new edition expands the presentation to include senior topics, such as statistical mechanics, quantum physics, and nuclear physics.

part |1 pages

Part 1 - Mechanics

chapter 1|8 pages

1 Scalars and Vectors

chapter 1|7 pages

2 Statics

chapter 1|6 pages

3 Moment of Inertia

chapter 1|6 pages

4 Linear Motion

chapter 1|11 pages

5 Forces

chapter 1|6 pages

6 Rotational Motion

chapter 1|11 pages

7 Rotation

chapter 1|9 pages

8 Work and Energy

chapter 1|7 pages

9 Impulse and Momentum

part |1 pages

Part 2 - Thermal Physics

chapter 2|6 pages

1 Temperature

chapter 2|7 pages

2 Heat and Solids

chapter 2|15 pages

3 Heat Transfer

chapter 2|6 pages

4 Gases

chapter 2|5 pages

5 Work and Thermodynamics

chapter 2|5 pages

6 Gas Processes

chapter 2|8 pages

7 Heat Engines

chapter 2|10 pages

8 Entropy

chapter 2|10 pages

9 Kinetic Theory of Gases

chapter 2|8 pages

10 Statistical Mechanics

chapter 2|9 pages

11 Statistical Entropy

chapter 2|12 pages

12 The Partition Function

part |1 pages

Part 3 - Waves & Optics

chapter 3|5 pages

1 Periodic Motion

chapter 3|11 pages

2 Waves

chapter 3|18 pages

3 Superposition

chapter 3|7 pages

4 Light

chapter 3|5 pages

5 Mirrors

chapter 3|13 pages

6 Lenses

chapter 3|6 pages

7 Optical Instruments

chapter 3|7 pages

8 Interference

chapter 3|9 pages

9 Diffraction

chapter 3|6 pages

10 Polarisation

part |1 pages

Part 4 - Electricity

chapter 4|19 pages

1 Electricity

chapter 4|15 pages

2 Magnetism

chapter 4|10 pages

3 Induction

chapter 4|6 pages

4 Magnetic Circuits

chapter 4|10 pages

5R-C & R-L Circuits

chapter 4|16 pages

6 AC Circuits

chapter 4|13 pages

7 Electromagnetic Waves

part |1 pages

Part 5 - Properties of Matter

chapter 5|10 pages

1 Solids

chapter 5|15 pages

2 Fluids

part |1 pages

Part 6 - Atomic Physics

chapter 6|8 pages

1 The Atom

chapter 6|12 pages

2 The Bohr Atom

chapter 6|13 pages

3 Black Body Radiation

chapter 6|8 pages

4X-Rays

chapter 6|13 pages

5 Quantum Mechanics

chapter 6|7 pages

6 Solids

part |1 pages

Part 7 - The Nucleus

chapter 7|9 pages

1 The Nucleus

chapter 7|12 pages

2 Nuclear Reactions

part |1 pages

Part 8 - Relativity

chapter 8|9 pages

1 Absolute Rest

chapter 8|18 pages

2 Special Relativity

chapter 8|12 pages

3 General Relativity

part |1 pages

Part 9 - Universe

chapter 9|16 pages

1 Solar System

chapter 9|9 pages

2 Universe