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This textbook is intended for a course in introductory physics for students majoring in science or engineering ... The mathematical background of the student taking this course should ideally include one semester of calculus ... This introductory physics textbook has two main objectives: to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of the concepts and principles through a broad range of ... applications to the real world.

[Volum] 2, chapters 15-22. Includes index.

Oscillatrions and mechanical waves: Oscillatory motion; Wave motion; Sound waves; Superposition and standing waves -- Thermodynamics: Temperature; Heat and the first law of thermodynamics; Kinetic theory of gases; Heat engines, entropy, and the second law of thermodynamics.