Fundamentals of Physics, 12th Edition guides students through the process of learning how to effectively read scientific material, identify fundamental concepts, reason through scientific questions, and solve quantitative problems.

The 12th edition includes a renewed focus on several contemporary areas of research to help challenge students to recognize how scientific and engineering applications are fundamental to the world’s clockwork.

A wide array of tools will support students’ active learning as they work through and engage in this course. Fundamentals of Physics, 12e is built to be a learning center with practice opportunities, interactive challenges, activities, simulations, and videos. Practice and assessment questions are available with immediate feedback and detailed solutions, to ensure that students understand the problem-solving processes behind key concepts and understand their mistakes while working through problems.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Measurement

Chapter 2: Motion Along a Straight Line

Chapter 3: Vectors

Chapter 4: Motion in Two and Three Dimensions

Chapter 5: Force and Motion- I

Chapter 6: Force and Motion- II

Chapter 7: Kinetic Energy and Work

Chapter 8: Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy

Chapter 9: Center of Mass and Linear Momentum

Chapter 10: Rotation

Chapter 11: Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum

Chapter 12: Equilibrium and Elasticity

Chapter 13: Gravitation

Chapter 14: Fluids

Chapter 15: Oscillations

Chapter 16: Waves- I

Chapter 17: Waves- II

Chapter 18: Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics

Chapter 19: The Kinetic Theory of Gases

Chapter 20: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics