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Fundamentals of physics /

Halliday, David, 1916-2010.

Fundamentals of physics / - 3rd extended ed. - New York : Wiley, 1988. - xxii, 1149 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Measurement. 2. Motion in a straight line. 3. Vectors. 4. Motion in a plane. 5. Forces and motion -- I. 6. Forces and motion -- II. 7. Work and energy. 8. The conversation of energy. 9. Systems of particles. 10. Collisions. 11. Rotational motion. 12. Rolling, torque, and angular momentum. 13. Equilibrium and elasticity. 14. Oscillations. 15. Gravity. 16. Fluids. 17. Waves -- I. 18. Waves -- II. 19. Temperature. 20. Heat and the first law of thermodynamics. 21. The kinetic theory of gases. 22. The second law of thermodynamics -- 23. Electric charge. 24. The electric field. 25. Gauss' law. 26. Electric potential. 27. Capacitance. 28. Current and resistance. 29. Electromotive force and circuits. 30. The magnetic field. 31. Ampere's law. 32. Faraday's law of induction. 33. Inductance. 34. Magnetism and matter. 35. Electromagnetic oscillations. 36. Alternating currents. 37. Maxwell's equations. 38. Electromagnetic waves. 39. Geometrical optics. 40. Interference. 41. Diffraction. 42. Relativity. 43. Quantum physics -- I. 44. Quantum physics -- II. 45. All about atoms. 46. Conduction of electricity in solids. 47. Nuclear physics. 48. Energy from the nucleus. 49. Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang. Appendices. Answers to odd-numbered exercises and problems. Photo credits. Index.

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