Fundamentals of Physics

by Jearl Walker, Nguyễn Minh (Editor), David Halliday

1 Measurement
2 Motion along a straight Line
3 Vectors
4 Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
5 Force and Motion — I
6 Force and Motion — II
7 Kinetic Energy and Work
8 Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
9 Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
10 Rotation
11 Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum
PART 2
12 Equilibrium and Elasticity
13 Gravitation
14 Fluids
15 Oscillations
16 Waves — I
17 Waves — II
18 Temper a tur e, Hea t, a nd the Fir st La w of Thermodynamics
19 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
20 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
PART 3
21 Electric Charge
22 Electric Fields
23 Gauss’ Law
24 Electric Potential
25 Capacitance
26 Current and Resistance
27 Circuits
28 Magnetic Fields
29 Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
30 Induction and Inductance
31 Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
32 Maxwell’s Equations; Magnetism of Matter
PART 4
33 Electromagnetic Waves
34 Images
35 Interference
36 Diffraction
37 Relativity
PART 5
38 Photons and Matter Waves
39 More About Matter Waves
40 All About Atoms
41 Conduction of Electricity in Solids
42 Nuclear Physics
43 Energy from the Nucleus
44 Quarks, Leptons, and the Bi

Genres: Physics, Science, Reference

Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2016

About the author

Jearl Walker (born 1945 in Florida) is a physicist noted for his book Flying Circus of Physics, first published in 1975; the second edition was published in June 2006. He teaches physics at Cleveland State University.

Walker has also revised and edited the textbook Fundamentals of Physics with David Halliday and Robert Resnick.

Walker is a well known popularizer of physics, and appeared several times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Walker is known for his physics demonstrations, which have included sticking his hand in molten lead, walking barefoot over hot coals, lying on a bed of nails, and pouring freezing-cold liquid nitrogen in his mouth to demonstrate various principles of physics. Such demonstrations are included in his PBS series, Kinetic Karnival, produced by WVIZ in Cleveland, Ohio.

Walker authored The Amateur Scientist column in Scientific American magazine from 1978 to 1988. During the latter part of this period, he had been the Chairman of the Physics Department at Cleveland State University. He appeared regularly around this time on the long-running CBC radio science program Quirks and Quarks.

He is the first recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award from Cleveland State's College of Science. The College's Faculty Affairs Committee selected Walker as the first honoree based on his contributions to science education over the last 30 years. In future years, the award will be named "The Jearl Walker Outstanding Teaching Award". The award was presented in a ceremony on April 29, 2005.

Walker graduated with a degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1967. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 1973.

Reviews

[Sofiya · Rating 2 out of 5]

The way the content is structured and the way concepts are explained is not good. Definitions can make or break your understanding of a concept and the way the definitions are presented is very confusing (often hidden a paragraph of text with the key word bolded). Often times I have to use google to get better definitions to clarify concepts.

I have no comment on the quality of the physics problems in the book.

[Cosmic Explorer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the best for first exposure conceptual understanding but excellent for drilling