Giancoli Physik. Gymnasiale Oberstufe

The ideal companion for high school students and teachers in the subject of Physics! Physics continues to be regarded as the most important foundation for a wide range of sciences, from natural sciences to technology and engineering. Giancoli Physics, the classic textbook on physics, is aimed at students who have chosen physics in a basic or advanced course in high school. This is a condensed version of the textbook, which has been established in teaching worldwide for many years and is renowned for its clarity and engaging presentation of the material. This edition for high school retains these features and provides a comprehensive overview of physics, with a focus on the key topics relevant to high school and with reduced mathematical complexity. Each chapter offers numerous worked examples, additional problems and solutions, as well as a summary of the respective subject area. Particularly useful for preparing for the Abitur and exams are the detailed solution paths available on the companion website for the numerous exercises in the book. All of this makes this textbook the ideal companion for students who want to deepen their understanding of physics with thorough explanations and test themselves with challenging problems.

Content:

• Kinematics
• Newton's Axioms
• Work and Energy
• Rotational Motion
• Fluids
• Waves and Wave Propagation
• Sound
• Temperature, Thermal Expansion, and the Ideal Gas Law
• Kinetic Gas Theory
• First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
• Electric Charge and Electric Field
• Electric Currents and Resistance
• Magnetism
• Optics
• Theory of Relativity
• Quantum Mechanics
• Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity
• Elementary Particles

About the Author: Douglas C. Giancoli teaches physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

About the Editorial Team: The editors of the high school edition are Christian Koch and Jan.