Comparison
of chapters in various editions of Knight’s “Physics for Scientists and
Engineers: A Strategic Approach”
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Topics in
order covered: |
4th
Edition |
3rd
Edition |
2nd
Edition |
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Ph 211 in order of topic covered: |
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Concepts of Motion |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Kinematics in 1D |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Vectors and Coordinate Systems |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Kinematics in 2D |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Force and Motion |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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Dynamics I: Motion Along a Line |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Newton’s 3rd Law |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Dynamics II: Motion in a Plane |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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Work and Kinetic Energy |
9 |
11 |
11 |
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Interactions and Potential Energy |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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Impulse and Momentum |
11 |
9 |
9 |
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Ph 212 in order of topic
covered: |
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Newton’s Theory of Gravity |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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Rotation of a Rigid Body |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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Fluids and Elasticity |
14 |
15 |
15 |
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Oscillations |
15 |
14 |
14 |
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Traveling Waves |
16 |
20 |
20 |
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Superposition |
17 |
21 |
21 |
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Wave Optics |
33 |
22 |
22 |
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Ray Optics |
34 |
23 |
23 |
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Optical Instruments |
35 |
24 |
24 |
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Modern Optics and Matter Waves |
Will pass out old 25. |
Will pass out old 25. |
25 |
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Ph 213 in order of topic covered: |
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Electric Charges and Forces |
22 |
25 |
26 |
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The Electric Field |
23 |
26 |
27 |
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Gauss’s Law |
24 |
27 |
28 |
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The Electric Potential |
25 |
28 |
29 |
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Potential and Field |
26 |
29 |
30 |
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Current and Resistance |
27 |
30 |
31 |
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Fundamentals of Circuits |
28 |
31 |
32 |
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The Magnetic Field |
29 |
32 |
33 |
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Electromagnetic Induction |
30 |
33 |
34 |
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Electromagnetic Field and Waves |
31 |
34 |
35 |
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AC Circuits |
32 |
35 |
36 |
