Schaum's Outline of College Physics

More than 500,000 students have purchased previous editions of this book! That's because this powerful study tool offers clear explanations and constant reinforcements, so that students quickly grasp this potentially difficult subject matter. It takes students from vectors to thermodynamics to applied nuclear physics, teaching effective problem-solving skills. The numerous, valuable appendixes make often-needed, basic information easy to find quickly, so this book is also an excellent reference. The new edition of this best-selling book gives users a solid grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a large number of carefully selected problems. The Ninth Edition features a new order of presentation that reflects the current physics curriculum and textbooks. Existing problems have been updated, and new problems have been added that deal with more realistic and practical situations, including those in the life sciences.

Introduction to Vectors.Uniformly Accelerated Motion.Newton's Laws.Equilibirum Under the Action of Concurrent Forces.Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces.Work, Energy, and Power.Simple Machines.Impulse and Momentum.Angular Motion in a Plane.Rigid-Body Rotation.Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs.Density.Elasticity.Fluids at Rest.Fluids in Motion.Thermal Expansion.Ideal Gases.Kinetic Theory.Heat Quantities.Transfer of Heat Energy.First Law of Thermodynamics.Entropy and the Second Law.Wave Motion.Sound.Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields.Potential.Capacitance.Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law.Electrical Power.Equivalent Resistance.Simple Circuits.Kirchhoff's Laws.Forces in Magnetic Fields.Sources of Magnetic Fields.Induced EMF.Magnetic Flux.Electric Generators and Motors.Inductance.R-C and R-L Time Constants.Alternnating Current.Reflection of Light.Refraction of Light.Thin Lenses.Optical Instruments.Interference and Diffraction of Light.Relativity.Quantum Physics and Wave Mechanics.The Hydrogen Atom.Multielectron Atoms.Nuclei and Radioactivity.Applied Nuclear Physics.