University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences
Volume IIFirst Edition| ©2012 Philip R. Kesten; David L. Tauck
Available for Fall 2012 classes.
Authors Philip R. Kesten and David L. Tauck take a fresh and innovative approach to the university physics (calculus-based) course. They combine their experience teaching physics (Kesten) and biology (Tauck) to create a text that engages stud...
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Authors Philip R. Kesten and David L. Tauck take a fresh and innovative approach to the university physics (calculus-based) course. They combine their experience teaching physics (Kesten) and biology (Tauck) to create a text that engages students by using biological and medical applications and examples to illustrate key concepts.
University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences teaches the fundamentals of introductory physics, while weaving in formative physiology, biomedical, and life science topics to help students connect physics to living systems. The authors help life science and pre-med students develop a deeper appreciation for why physics is important to their future work and daily lives. With its thorough coverage of concepts and problem-solving strategies, University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences can also be used as a novel approach to teaching physics to engineers and scientists or for a more rigorous approach to teaching the college physics (algebra-based) course.
University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences utilizes six key features to help students learn the principle concepts of university physics: • A seamless blend of physics and physiology with interesting examples of physics in students lives,
• A strong focus on developing problem-solving skills (Set Up, Solve, and Reflect problem-solving strategy).
• Conceptual questions (Got the Concept) built into the flow of the text,
• "Estimate It!" problems that allow students to practice important estimation skills
• Special attention to common misconceptions that often plague students, and
• Detailed artwork designed to promote visual learning
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Available for Fall 2012 classes.
Authors Philip R. Kesten and David L. Tauck take a fresh and innovative approach to the university physics (calculus-based) course. They combine their experience teaching physics (Kesten) and biology (Tauck) to create a text that engages students by using biological and medical applications and examples to illustrate key concepts.
University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences teaches the fundamentals of introductory physics, while weaving in formative physiology, biomedical, and life science topics to help students connect physics to living systems. The authors help life science and pre-med students develop a deeper appreciation for why physics is important to their future work and daily lives. With its thorough coverage of concepts and problem-solving strategies, University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences can also be used as a novel approach to teaching physics to engineers and scientists or for a more rigorous approach to teaching the college physics (algebra-based) course.
University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences utilizes six key features to help students learn the principle concepts of university physics: • A seamless blend of physics and physiology with interesting examples of physics in students lives,
• A strong focus on developing problem-solving skills (Set Up, Solve, and Reflect problem-solving strategy).
• Conceptual questions (Got the Concept) built into the flow of the text,
• "Estimate It!" problems that allow students to practice important estimation skills
• Special attention to common misconceptions that often plague students, and
• Detailed artwork designed to promote visual learning
Features
Seamless integration of physics and physiology
Physiology and biomedical topics are woven throughout University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences. The authors’ aim is to instill in students a deeper appreciation of physics by showing them how it determines many characteristics of living systems. Biological applications are called out in the table of contents and marked in the end of chapter problems. A biology appendix includes key biology topics referenced throughout the chapters’ biology margin notes.
A focus on developing problem-solving skills
Too many students would rather memorize equations than comprehend the underlying physics, a mistake that some textbooks encourage in the way they present material. This is compounded by the fact that students sometimes look for shortcuts in doing – and therefore learning – physics. This text models problem-solving skills by applying several common steps to all worked example problems. This procedure, summarized by the key phrases “Set Up,” “Solve,” and “Reflect,” mirrors the approach scientists take in attacking problems:
Set Up. The first step in each problem is to determine an overall approach and to gather together the necessary pieces of information needed to solve it. These might include sketches, equations related to the physics, and concepts.
Solve. Rather than simply summarizing the mathematical manipulations required to move from first principles to the final answer, Kesten and Tauck show many intermediate steps in working out solutions to the sample problems. Authors too often omit these intermediate steps, either as “an exercise for the student” or perhaps because they appear obvious. Students often do not find these missing steps obvious and, as a result, simply pass over what might otherwise be a valuable learning experience.
Reflect. An important part of the process of solving a problem is to reflect on the meaning, implications, and validity of the answer. Is it physically reasonable? Do the units make sense? Is there a deeper or wider understanding that can be drawn from the result? Kesten and Tauck take care to address these and related questions when appropriate.
Conceptual problems built into the flow of the text
Many calculus-based introductory physics texts include conceptual questions at the end of chapters, but few include them as part of the flow of the text. Health Science and biological sciences students, however, are used to a conceptual approach to both problem-solving and learning in general. In University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences approximately one-third of all online problems in each chapter are conceptual. These Got the Concept? questions rarely require numeric calculations. Instead, students are encouraged to think through the implications or connections of a physics concept.
Estimation problems, in which students are asked to undertake “On the Napkin” calculations to better understand a given topic
Scientists often quickly estimate relationships and ideas by doing calculations on whatever scrap of paper is at hand – often a napkin or the back of an envelope. Computing a rough estimation can be a powerful tool in doing science, especially when just starting a new problem. The authors want to instill the use of estimations into students by modeling the behavior for them, and will encourage them to exploit the habit as they study physics and think about the world around them.
Special attention to common misconceptions that often plague students
Having taught physics and physiology for many years, both authors know which topics are often difficult for students. For example, physics students are often puzzled by a perception that mirrors reverse images horizontally but not vertically. Physiology students usually have a hard time grasping the idea that the velocity of blood flow is related to the total cross-sectional area of the vessels rather than the blood pressure. The authors hope that tackling these misconceptions directly through the Watch Out feature will draw the students into a deeper understanding of the physics as well as the physiology.
Detailed artwork designed to promote visual learning
In many textbooks figures contribute little to helping students learn the material. Kesten and Tauck use artwork as a teaching tool whenever possible, including as much information as is practical directly in the figures. The result is an annotated figure that reinforces the physics presented in the flow of the text. Moreover, the figures themselves are simple, colorful, and approachable, inviting students to explore them rather than intimidating students into ignoring them.
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University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences
First Edition| 2012
Philip R. Kesten; David L. Tauck
Table of Contents
1 Physics: An Introduction
1. Speaking Physics
2. Physical Quantities and Units
3. Prefixes and Conversions
4. Significant Figures
5. Solving Problems
6. Dimensional Analysis
2 Linear Motion
1. Constant Velocity Motion
2. Acceleration
3. Motion under Constant Acceleration
4. Gravity at the Surface of Earth
3 Motion in Two Dimensions
1. Horizontal and Vertical Motions are Independent
2. Vectors
3. Vector Components: Adding Vectors, Analyzing by Component
4. Projectile Motion
5. Uniform Circular Motion
4 Newton’s Laws of Motion
1. Newton’s First Law
2. Newton’s Second Law
3. Mass and Weight
4. Free Body Diagrams
5. Newton’s Third Law
6. Force, Acceleration, Motion
5 Applications of Newton’s Laws
1. Static Friction
2. Kinetic Friction
3. Working with Friction
4. Drag Force
5. Forces and Uniform Circular Motion
6 Work And Energy
1. Work
2. The Work – Energy Theorem
3. Applications of the Work – Energy Theorem
4. Work Done by a Variable Force
5. Potential Energy
6. Conservation of Energy
7. Nonconservative Forces
8. Using Energy Conservation
7 Linear Momentum
1. Linear Momentum
2. Conservation of Momentum
3. Inelastic Collisions
4. Contact Time
5. Elastic Collisions
6. Center of Mass
8 Rotational Motion
1. Rotational Kinetic Energy
2. Moment of Inertia
3. The Parallel-Axis Theorem
4. Conservation of Energy Revisited
5. Rotational Kinematics
6. Torque
7. Angular Momentum
8. The Vector Nature of Rotational Quantities
9 Elasticity and Fracture
1. Tensile Stress and Strain
2. Volume Stress and Strain
3. Shear Stress and Strain
4. Elasticity and Fracture
10 Gravitation
1. Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
2. The Shell Theorem
3. Gravitational Potential Energy
4. Kepler’s Laws
11 Fluids
1. Density
2. Pressure
3. Pressure versus Depth in a Fluid
4. Atmospheric Pressure and Common Pressure Units
5. Pressure Difference and Net Force
6. Pascal’s Principle
7. Buoyancy – Archimedes’ Principle
8. Fluids in Motion and Equation of Continuity
9. Fluid Flow – Bernoulli’s Equation
10. Viscous Fluid Flow
12 Oscillations
1. Simple Harmonic Motion
2. Oscillations Described
3. Energy Considerations
4. The Simple Pendulum
5. Physical Oscillators
6. The Physical Pendulum
7. The Damped Oscillator
8. The Forced Oscillator
13 Waves
1. Types of Waves
2. Mathematical Description of a Wave
3. Wave Speed
4. Superposition and Interference
5. Transverse Standing Waves
6 Longitudinal Standing Waves
7. Beats
8. Volume, Intensity, and Sound Level
9. Moving Sources and Observers of Waves
14 Thermodynamics I
1. Temperature
2. A Molecular View of Temperature
3. Mean Free Path
4. Thermal Expansion
5. Heat
6. Latent Heat
7. Heat Transfer: Radiation, Convection, Conduction
15 Thermodynamics II
1. The First Law of Thermodynamics
2. Thermodynamic Processes
3. The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
4. Gases
5. Entropy
VOLUME II
16 Electrostatics I
1. Electric Charge
2. Coulomb’s Law
3. Conductors and Insulators
4. Electric Field
5. Electric Field for some Objects
6. Gauss’s Law
7. Applications of Gauss’s Law
17 Electrostatics II
1. Electric Potential
2. Equipotential Surfaces
3. Electrical Potential due to Certain Charge Distributions
4. Capacitance
5. Energy Stored in a Capacitor
6. Capacitors in Series and Parallel
7. Dielectrics
18 Moving Charge
1. Current
2. Resistance and Resistivity
3. Physical and Physiological Resistors
4. Direct Current Circuits
5. Resistors in Series and Parallel
6. Power
7. Series RC Circuits
8. Bioelectricity
1. Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field
2. Magnetic Force on a Current
3. Magnetic Field and Current –the Biot-Savart Law
4. Magnetic Field and Current–Ampère’s Law
5. Magnetic Force between Current-Carrying Wires
20 Magnetic Induction
1. Faraday’s Law of Induction
2. Lenz’s Law
3. Applications of Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws
4. Inductance
5. LC Circuits
6. LR Circuits
21 AC Circuits
1. Alternating Current
2. Transformers
3. The Series LRC Circuit
4. L, R, C Separately With AC
5. L, R, C In Series With AC
6. Applications of a Series LRC Circuit
22 Electromagnetic Waves
1. Electromagnetic Waves
2. Maxwell’s Equations
23 Wave Properties of Light
1. Refraction
2. Total Internal Reflection
3. Dispersion
4. Polarization
5. Thin Film Interference
6. Diffraction
7. Circular Apertures
24 Geometrical Optics
1. Plane Mirrors
2. Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
3. Spherical Concave Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
4. Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Qualitative Look
5. Spherical Convex Mirrors, a Quantitative Look
6. Lenses, a Qualitative Look
7. Lenses, a Quantitative Look
25 Relativity
1. Newtonian Relativity
2. The Michelson and Morley Experiment
3, Special Relativity, Time Dilation
4. The Lorentz Transformation, Length Contraction
5. Lorentz Velocity Transformation
6. Relativistic Momentum and Energy
7. General Relativity
26 Modern and Atomic Physics
1. Blackbody Radiation
2. Photoelectric Effect
3. Compton Effect
4. Wave Nature of Particles
5. The Atom: Rutherford and Bohr
6. The Atom: Energy Levels and Spectra
27 Nuclear Physics
1. The Nucleus
2. Binding Energy
3. Fission
4. Fusion
5. Nuclear radiation
28 Particle Physics
1. The Standard Model: Particles
2. The Standard Model: Forces
3. Matter, Antimatter, Dark Matter
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Philip R. Kesten
Dr. Philip Kesten, Associate Professor of Physics and Associate Provost for Residential Learning Communities at Santa Clara University, holds a B.S. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in high energy particle physics from the University of Michigan. Since joining the Santa Clara faculty in 1990, Dr. Kesten has also served as Chair of Physics, Faculty Director of the ATOM and da Vinci Residential Learning Communities, and Director of the Ricard Memorial Observatory. He has received awards for teaching excellence and curriculum innovation, was Santa Claras Faculty Development Professor for 2004-2005, and was named the California Professor of the Year in 2005 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education. Dr. Kesten is co-founder of Docutek, (A SirsiDynix Company), an Internet software company, and has served as the Senior Editor for Modern Dad, a newsstand magazine.
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