The Physics of Everyday Phenomena 10th Edition by W. Thomas Griffith, ISBN-13: 978-1260718935

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The Physics of Everyday Phenomena 10th Edition by W. Thomas Griffith, ISBN-13: 978-1260718935

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• Publisher: ‎ McGraw Hill; 10th edition (January 8, 2021)
• Language: ‎ English
• 544 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 126071893X
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1260718935

The Physics of Everyday Phenomena introduces students to the basic concepts of physics, using examples of common occurrences in everyday life. Intended for use in a one-semester or two-semester course in conceptual physics, this book is written in a narrative style, frequently using questions designed to draw the reader into a dialogue about the ideas of physics. This inclusive style allows the book to be used by anyone interested in exploring the nature of physics and explanations of everyday physical phenomena.

Table of Contents:

Cover page

Title page

Copyright page

Brief Contents

About the Authors

Detailed Contents

Preface

Secrets to Success in Studying Physics

1 Physics, the Fundamental Science 1

1.1 What about Energy? 2

1.2 The Scientific Enterprise 5

Everyday Phenomenon Box 1.1

The Case of the Malfunctioning Coffeemaker 7

1.3 The Scope of Physics 8

1.4 The Role of Measurement and Mathematics in Physics 10

1.5 Physics and Everyday Phenomena 12

Everyday Phenomenon Box 1.2

Scaling a Recipe 11

Summary 13

Key Terms 14

Conceptual Questions 14

Exercises 15

Synthesis Problems 16

Home Experiments and Observations 16

Unit One The Newtonian Revolution 17

2 Describing Motion 18

2.1 Average and Instantaneous Speed 19

Everyday Phenomenon Box 2.1

Transitions in Traffic Flow 22

2.2 Velocity 23

2.3 Acceleration 24

2.4 Graphing Motion 27

Everyday Phenomenon Box 2.2

The 100-m Dash 30

2.5 Uniform Acceleration 31

Summary 33

Key Terms 33

Conceptual Questions 34

Exercises 36

Synthesis Problems 36

Home Experiments and Observations 37

3 Falling Objects and Projectile Motion 38

3.1 Acceleration Due to Gravity 39

3.2 Tracking a Falling Object 42

Everyday Phenomenon Box 3.1

Reaction Time 44

3.3 Beyond Free Fall: Throwing a Ball Upward 46

3.4 Projectile Motion 48

3.5 Hitting a Target 50

Everyday Phenomenon Box 3.2

Shooting a Basketball 52

Summary 54

Key Terms 55

Conceptual Questions 55

Exercises 57

Synthesis Problems 57

Home Experiments and Observations 58

4 Newton’s Laws: Explaining Motion 59

4.1 A Brief History 60

4.2 Newton’s First and Second Laws 62

Everyday Phenomenon Box 4.1

The Tablecloth Trick 65

4.3 Mass and Weight 66

4.4 Newton’s Third Law 68

Everyday Phenomenon Box 4.2

Riding an Elevator 70

4.5 Applications of Newton’s Laws 71

Summary 74

Key Terms 75

Conceptual Questions 75

Exercises 77

Synthesis Problems 78

Home Experiments and Observations 79

5 Circular Motion, the Planets, and Gravity 80

5.1 Centripetal Acceleration 81

5.2 Centripetal Forces 84

Everyday Phenomenon Box 5.1

Seat Belts, Air Bags, and Accident Dynamics 86

5.3 Planetary Motion 87

5.4 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation 91

5.5 The Moon and Other Satellites 94

Everyday Phenomenon Box 5.2

Explaining the Tides 96

Summary 97

Key Terms 98

Conceptual Questions 98

Exercises 99

Synthesis Problems 100

Home Experiments and Observations 101

6 Energy and Oscillations 102

6.1 Simple Machines, Work, and Power 103

6.2 Kinetic Energy 106

6.3 Potential Energy 108

6.4 Conservation of Energy 110

Everyday Phenomenon Box 6.1

Conservation of Energy 112

Everyday Phenomenon Box 6.2

Energy and the Pole Vault 114

6.5 Springs and Simple Harmonic Motion 115

Summary 118

Key Terms 119

Conceptual Questions 119

Exercises 121

Synthesis Problems 122

Home Experiments and Observations 123

7 Momentum 124

7.1 Momentum and Impulse 125

7.2 Conservation of Momentum 128

Everyday Phenomenon Box 7.1

The Egg Toss 129

7.3 Recoil 131

7.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 133

7.5 Collisions at an Angle 135

Everyday Phenomenon Box 7.2

An Automobile Collision 137

Summary 139

Key Terms 140

Conceptual Questions 140

Exercises 142

Synthesis Problems 143

Home Experiments and Observations 144

8 Rotational Motion of Solid Objects 145

8.1 What Is Rotational Motion? 146

8.2 Torque and Balance 149

8.3 Rotational Inertia and Newton’s Second Law 152

8.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum 155

8.5 Riding a Bicycle and Other Amazing Feats 158

Everyday Phenomenon Box 8.1

Achieving the State of Yo 159

Everyday Phenomenon Box 8.2

Bicycle Gears 162

Summary 163

Key Terms 163

Conceptual Questions 164

Exercises 165

Synthesis Problems 166

Home Experiments and Observations 167

Unit Two Fluids and Heat 169

9 The Behavior of Fluids 170

9.1 Pressure and Pascal’s Principle 171

9.2 Atmospheric Pressure and the Behavior of Gases 173

Everyday Phenomenon Box 9.1

Measuring Blood Pressure 175

9.3 Archimedes’ Principle 178

9.4 Fluids in Motion 181

9.5 Bernoulli’s Principle 184

Everyday Phenomenon Box 9.2

Throwing a Curveball 187

Summary 188

Key Terms 189

Conceptual Questions 189

Exercises 190

Synthesis Problems 191

Home Experiments and Observations 191

10 Temperature and Heat 192

10.1 Temperature and Its Measurement 193

10.2 Heat and Specific Heat Capacity 196

Everyday Phenomenon Box 10.1

Heat Packs 200

10.3 Joule’s Experiment and the First Law of Thermodynamics 201

10.4 Gas Behavior and the First Law 203

10.5 The Flow of Heat 206

Everyday Phenomenon Box 10.2

Solar Collectors, Greenhouses, and Global Warming 209

Summary 210

Key Terms 210

Conceptual Questions 211

Exercises 212

Synthesis Problems 213

Home Experiments and Observations 214

11 Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 215

11.1 Heat Engines 216

Everyday Phenomenon Box 11.1

Hybrid Automobile Engines 218

11.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics 220

11.3 Refrigerators, Heat Pumps, and Entropy 222

11.4 Thermal Power Plants and Energy Resources 225

11.5 Perpetual Motion and Energy Frauds 228

Everyday Phenomenon Box 11.2

A Productive Pond 230

Summary 231

Key Terms 232

Conceptual Questions 232

Exercises 234

Synthesis Problems 234

Home Experiments and Observations 235

Unit Three Electricity and Magnetism 237

12 Electrostatic Phenomena 238

12.1 Effects of Electric Charge 239

12.2 Conductors and Insulators 242

12.3 The Electrostatic Force: Coulomb’s Law 244

Everyday Phenomenon Box 12.1

Cleaning Up the Smoke 245

12.4 The Electric Field 248

12.5 Electric Potential 251

Everyday Phenomenon Box 12.2

Lightning 254

Summary 255

Key Terms 256

Conceptual Questions 256

Exercises 258

Synthesis Problems 258

Home Experiments and Observations 259

13 Electric Circuits 260

13.1 Electric Circuits and Electric Current 261

Everyday Phenomenon Box 13.1

Electrical Impulses in Nerve Cells 264

13.2 Ohm’s Law and Resistance 266

13.3 Series and Parallel Circuits 268

13.4 Electric Energy and Power 272

13.5 Alternating Current and Household Circuits 274

Everyday Phenomenon Box 13.2

The Hidden Switch in Your Toaster 275

Summary 278

Key Terms

Conceptual Questions 279

Exercises 281

Synthesis Problems 282

Home Experiments and Observations 283

14 Magnets and Electromagnetism 284

14.1 Magnets and the Magnetic Force 285

14.2 Magnetic Effects of Electric Currents 288

14.3 Magnetic Effects of Current Loops 291

Everyday Phenomenon Box 14.1

Direct-Current Motors 294

14.4 Faraday’s Law: Electromagnetic Induction 295

Everyday Phenomenon Box 14.2

Vehicle Sensors at Traffic Lights 298

14.5 Generators and Transformers 299

Summary 302

Key Terms

Conceptual Questions 303

Exercises 304

Synthesis Problems 305

Home Experiments and Observations 306

Unit Four Wave Motion and Optics 307

15 Making Waves 308

15.1 Wave Pulses and Periodic Waves 309

Everyday Phenomenon Box 15.1

Electric Power from Waves 310

15.2 Waves on a Rope 313

15.3 Interference and Standing Waves 315

15.4 Sound Waves 319

Everyday Phenomenon Box 15.2

A Moving Car Horn and the Doppler Effect 321

15.5 The Physics of Music 322

Summary 326

Key Terms

Conceptual Questions 327

Exercises 329

Synthesis Problems 329

Home Experiments and Observations 330

16 Light Waves and Color 331

16.1 Electromagnetic Waves 332

16.2 Wavelength and Color 336

16.3 Interference of Light Waves 338

Everyday Phenomenon Box 16.1

Why Is the Sky Blue? 339

Everyday Phenomenon Box 16.2

Antireflection Coatings on Eyeglasses 343

16.4 Diffraction and Gratings 343

16.5 Polarized Light 346

Summary 349

Key Terms 350

Conceptual Questions 350

Exercises 351

Synthesis Problems 352

Home Experiments and Observations 353

17 Light and Image Formation 354

17.1 Reflection and Image Formation 355

17.2 Refraction of Light 358

Everyday Phenomenon Box 17.1

Rainbows 362

17.3 Lenses and Image Formation 362

17.4 Focusing Light with Curved Mirrors 366

17.5 Eyeglasses, Microscopes, and Telescopes 369

Everyday Phenomenon Box 17.2

Laser Refractive Surgery 372

Summary 375

Key Terms 376

Conceptual Questions 376

Exercises 377

Synthesis Problems 378

Home Experiments and Observations 379

Unit Five The Atom and Its Nucleus 381

18 The Structure of the Atom 382

18.1 The Existence of Atoms: Evidence from Chemistry 383

Everyday Phenomenon Box 18.1

Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy 386

18.2 Cathode Rays, Electrons, and X-rays 389

Everyday Phenomenon Box 18.2

Television Development 390

18.3 Radioactivity and the Discovery of the Nucleus 393

18.4 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Model of the Atom 396

18.5 Particle Waves and Quantum Mechanics 400

Summary 404

Key Terms 404

Conceptual Questions 405

Exercises 406

Synthesis Problems 406

Home Experiments and Observations 407

19 The Nucleus and Nuclear Energy 408

19.1 The Structure of the Nucleus 409

19.2 Radioactive Decay 412

Everyday Phenomenon Box 19.1

Smoke Detectors 414

19.3 Nuclear Reactions and Nuclear Fission 417

19.4 Nuclear Reactors 420

Everyday Phenomenon Box 19.2

What Happened at Fukushima? 424

19.5 Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Fusion 425

Summary 428

Key Terms 429

Conceptual Questions 429

Exercises 430

Synthesis Problems 431

Home Experiments and Observations 431

Unit Six Relativity and Beyond 433

20 Relativity 434

20.1 Relative Motion in Classical Physics 435

20.2 The Speed of Light and Einstein’s Postulates 438

20.3 Time Dilation and Length Contraction 442

20.4 Newton’s Laws and Mass-Energy Equivalence 445

Everyday Phenomenon Box 20.1

The Twin Paradox 446

20.5 General Relativity 449

Summary 453

Key Terms 454

Conceptual Questions 454

Exercises 455

Synthesis Problems 455

Home Experiments and Observations 456

21 Looking Deeper into Everyday Phenomena 457

21.1 Quarks and Other Elementary Particles 458

21.2 Cosmology: Looking Out into the Universe 461

21.3 Semiconductors and Microelectronics 464

21.4 Superconductors and Other New Materials 468

Everyday Phenomenon Box 21.1

Holograms 471

Summary 473

Key Terms 473

Conceptual Questions 474

Exercises 474

Synthesis Problems 474

Home Experiments and Observations 475

Appendix A

Using Simple Algebra A- 1

Appendix B

Decimal Fractions, Percentages, and Scientific Notation A- 3

Appendix C

Vectors and Vector Addition A- 7

Appendix D

Answers to Selected Questions, Exercises, and Synthesis Problems A- 11

Appendix E

Conversion Factors and Periodic Table of the Elements A- 19

Glossary G- 1

Index I- 1

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