A brief course in general physics : experimental and applied /

Includes index.Physical forces and unity. The properties of matter. The mechanics of solids. Motion, velocity, and force -- Work and energy -- Gravitation and gravity -- Falling bodies -- The pendulum -- Machines -- Liquids. Molecular forces in liquids -- The mechanics of liquids -- Specific gravity -- Gases. Sound. Wave motion and velocity -- Interference, resonance, and music -- Vibration of strings, plates, and rods -- Heat. Temperature and its measurement -- Production and transmission of heat -- Expansion and vaporization -- Calorimetry -- Heat and work -- Magnetism. Electricity. Static electricity -- Current electricity -- The effects of the current -- Electrical measurements -- Induced currents and the dynamo -- The commercial application of electricity -- Light. Nature and intensity of light -- The reflection of light -- The refraction of light -- Dispersion and polarization -- Optical instruments -- Appendix. Additional laboratory work -- Answers to numerical problems -- Formulas -- Table of conversion factors -- Table of specific gravities -- Wire table.Mode of access: Internet