Walkers goal is to help students make the connection between a conceptual understanding of physics and the various skills necessary to solve quantitative problems. The pedagogy and approach are based on over 20 years of teaching and reflect the results of physics education research. Already one of the best-selling textbooks in algebra-based physics,The Fourth Edition strengthens both the conceptual foundations and the tools for problem solving to make the book even better suited to todays students.
Applications in the Text Preface: To the Instructor Preface: To the Student Guide to Features of the Text 1. Introduction to Physics I. MECHANICS 2. One-Dimensional Kinematics 3. Vectors in Physics 4. Two-Dimensional Kinematics 5. Newtons Laws of Motion 6. Applications of Newtons Laws 7. Work and Kinetic Energy 8. Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy 9. Linear Momentum and Collisions 10. Rotational Kinematics and Energy 11. Rotational Dynamics and Static Equilibrium 12. Gravity 13. Oscillations About Equilibrium 14. Waves and Sound 15. Fluids II. THERMAL PHYSICS 16. Temperature and Heat 17. Phases and Phase Changes 18. The Laws of Thermodynamics III. ELECTROMAGNETISM 19. Electric Charges, Forces, and Fields 20. Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy 21. Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits 22. Magnetism 23. Magnetic Flux and Faradays Law of Induction 24. Alternating-Current Circuits IV. LIGHT AND OPTICS 25. Electromagnetic Waves 26. Geometrical Optics 27. Optical Instruments 28. Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction V. MODERN PHYSICS 29. Relativity 30. Quantum Physics 31. Atomic Physics 32. Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Radiation Appendices