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Physics, 5/E
Arthur Beiser

ISBN-10: 0201168677
ISBN-13: 9780201168679

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 1991
Format: Cloth; 930 pp
Status: Out of Print

Suggested retail price: $192.20
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Year after year, edition after edition, this has been the introductory textbook of choice for hundreds of institutions nationwide. Throughout the text, sequential figures of complicated derivations help students visualize the abstract-providing them with the kind of logical continuity too often lacking in other introductory texts. Over 2600 end-of-chapter problems are included, arranged in groups and labeled by chapter and section for easy reference. Beiser is sensitive to the realities of student mathematical preparation and includes an appendix on useful mathematics. This text speaks directly and clearly to the students, giving them all the information they need in a way they can follow. This combination provides a text that is complete, clear, conversational, and logical.

  • Over 2600 end-of-chapter problems are included, arranged in groups and labeled by chapter and section for easy reference.
  • Beiser is sensitive to the realities of student mathematical preparation and includes an appendix on useful mathematics.
  • Beiser's friendly, conversational style will appeal to students and instructors alike.



 1. Describing Motion.


 2. Vectors.


 3. Force and Motion.


 4. Energy.


 5. Momentum.


 6. Circular Motion and Gravitation.


 7. Rotational Motion.


 8. Equilibrium.


 9. Mechanical Properties of Matter.


10. Fluids.


11. Harmonic Motion.


12. Waves.


13. Thermal Properties of Matter.


14. Heat.


15. Thermodynamics.


16. Electricity.


17. Electric Energy.


18. Electric Current.


19. Magnetism.


20. Electromagnetic Induction.


21. Alternating Current.


22. Light.


23. Lenses and Mirrors.


24. Physical Optics.


25. Relativity.


26. Particles and Waves.


27. The Atom.


28. Atoms in Combination.


29. The Nucleus.


30. Elementary Particles.


Appendix A: Useful Mathematics.


Appendix B: Powers of Ten and Logarithms.


Appendix C: Tables.


Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions and Exercises.


Photo Credits.


Index.

For Algebra-Based Physics


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