3rd edition. — New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. — 1216 p. — ISBN: 0073529117.
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MechanicsForce
Acceleration and Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Motion with Constant Acceleration
Circular Motion
Conservation of Energy
Linear Momentum
Torque and Angular Momentum
Fluids
Elasticity and Oscillations
Waves
Sound
Thermal PhysicsTemperature and Ideal Gas
Heat
Thermodynamics
ElectromagnetismElectric Forces and Fields
Electric Potential
Electric Current and Circuits
Magnetic Forces and Fields
Electromagnetic Induction
Alternating Current
Electromagnetic Waves and OpticsElectromagnetic Waves
Reflection and Refraction of Light
Optical Instruments
Interference and Diffraction
Quantum and Particle Physics and RelativityRelativity
Early Quantum Physics and the Photon
Quantum Physics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics