Conceptual physical science
By: Hewitt, Paul G.
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TextPublisher: 2017Edition: 6. ed.ISBN: 9780321516954.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'Conceptual Physical Science' takes learning physical science to a new level by combining Hewitt's leading conceptual approach with a friendly writing style, stronger integration of the sciences, more quantitative coverage, and a wealth of media resources to help professors in class, and students out of class.
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Prologue: About Science
- Part 1 Physics
- 1 Equilibrium and Linear Motion
- 2 Newton's Laws of Motion
- 3 Momentum and Energy
- 4 Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites
- 5 Projectile and Satellite Motion
- 6 Temperature, Heat, and Thermodynamics
- 7 Heat Transfer and Change of Phase
- 8 Electrostatics and Electric Current
- 9 Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
- 10 Waves and Sound
- 11 Light
- Part 2 Chemistry
- 12 Atoms and the Periodic Table
- 13 The Atomic Nucleus
- 14 Elements of Chemistry
- 15 How Atoms Bond and Molecules Attract
- 16 Mixtures
- 17 How Chemicals React
- 18 Two Types of Chemical Reactions
- 19 Organic Compounds
- Part 3 Earth Science
- 20 Rocks and Minerals
- 21 Geologic Time-Reading the Rock Record
- 22 Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior
- 23 Shaping Earth's Surface
- 24 The Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climatic Effects
- 25 Driving Forces of Weather
- Part 4 Astronomy
- 26 The Solar System
- 27 The Stars
- 28 Cosmology