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Classical Physics

A Two-Semester Coursebook

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  • Ideal choice for science, engineering, and medical students on a two-semester calculus-based physics course
  • Coverage of all core topics of classical physics
  • Wealth of solved examples, problems, and MCQs

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
  2. Units and Vectors

    • Bekir Karaoglu
    Pages 1-21
  3. Motion in a Straight Line

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    Pages 23-37
  4. Two-Dimensional Motion

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    Pages 39-54
  5. Newton’s Laws of Motion

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    Pages 55-75
  6. Work and Energy

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    Pages 77-94
  7. Impulse and Momentum

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    Pages 95-112
  8. Rotational Motion

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    Pages 113-134
  9. Static Equilibrium

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    Pages 135-141
  10. Harmonic Motion

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    Pages 143-159
  11. Waves

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    Pages 161-178
  12. Fluids

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    Pages 179-198
  13. Temperature and Heat

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    Pages 199-215
  14. The Laws of Thermodynamics

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    Pages 217-237
  15. The Electric Field

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    Pages 239-255
  16. Gauss’s Law

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    Pages 257-267
  17. Electric Potential

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    Pages 269-282
  18. Capacitors and Dielectrics

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    Pages 283-299
  19. Current, Resistance and Circuits

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    Pages 301-317
  20. Magnetic Field

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    Pages 319-330

About this book

This textbook is specifically designed to meet the needs of students taking the two-semester calculus-based introductory physics courses now favored in many countries around the world. Accordingly, it is more concise than the extremely long standard textbooks, but offers the same modern approach and format. All core topics in classical physics are covered using straightforward language, including mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and optics. The necessary mathematics is developed along the way, rigorously and clearly.

The book also features a wealth of solved examples, which will deepen readers’ conceptual comprehension and hone their problem-solving skills. In addition, some 430 problems and 400 multiple-choice questions serve to review key concepts and assess readers’ progress. The material in the book has been successfully employed in classroom teaching for the past decade, during which time it has been successively refined. Given its scope, format and approach, the book is the ideal choice for all science, engineering, and medical students embarking on an introductory physics course.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Istanbul, Turkey

    Bekir Karaoglu

About the author

Professor Bekir Karaoglu is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics. With 38 years of experience teaching physics in Turkey and Oman, he has written five physics textbooks in Turkish and has translated three physics textbooks into Turkish.  

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eBook USD 54.99
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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