INSTRUCTOR’S
SOLUTIONS MANUAL
SEARS & ZEMANSKY’S
UNIVERSITY
PHYSICS
15TH EDITION
WAYNE ANDERSON
A. LEWIS FORD
330 Hudson Street, NY NY 10013
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,CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................................................................. v
Part I Mechanics
Chapter 1 Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors ............................................... 1-1
Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line ................................................................ 2-1
Chapter 3 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions .................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion ..................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5 Applying Newton’s Laws ...................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6 Work and Kinetic Energy...................................................................... 6-1
Chapter 7 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation ......................................... 7-1
Chapter 8 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions .................................................... 8-1
Chapter 9 Rotation of Rigid Bodies....................................................................... 9-1
Chapter 10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion .......................................................... 10-1
Chapter 11 Equilibrium and Elasticity ................................................................... 11-1
Chapter 12 Fluid Mechanics ................................................................................. 12-1
Chapter 13 Gravitation .......................................................................................... 13-1
Chapter 14 Periodic Motion .................................................................................. 14-1
Part II Waves/Acoustics
Chapter 15 Mechanical Waves ............................................................................. 15-1
Chapter 16 Sound and Hearing ............................................................................ 16-1
Part III Thermodynamics
Chapter 17 Temperature and Heat ....................................................................... 17-1
Chapter 18 Thermal Properties of Matter ............................................................. 18-1
Chapter 19 The First Law of Thermodynamics..................................................... 19-1
Chapter 20 The Second Law of Thermodynamics ............................................... 20-1
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Part IV Electromagnetism
Chapter 21 Electric Charge and Electric Field ...................................................... 21-1
Chapter 22 Gauss’s Law ....................................................................................... 22-1
Chapter 23 Electric Potential................................................................................. 23-1
Chapter 24 Capacitance and Dielectrics ............................................................... 24-1
Chapter 25 Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force .................................. 25-1
Chapter 26 Direct-Current Circuits ........................................................................ 26-1
Chapter 27 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces ................................................. 27-1
Chapter 28 Sources of Magnetic Field .................................................................. 28-1
Chapter 29 Electromagnetic Induction .................................................................. 29-1
Chapter 30 Inductance .......................................................................................... 30-1
Chapter 31 Alternating Current ............................................................................. 31-1
Chapter 32 Electromagnetic Waves ..................................................................... 32-1
Part V Optics
Chapter 33 The Nature and Propagation of Light ................................................. 33-1
Chapter 34 Geometric Optics................................................................................ 34-1
Chapter 35 Interference ........................................................................................ 35-1
Chapter 36 Diffraction ........................................................................................... 36-1
Part VI Modern Physics
Chapter 37 Relativity ............................................................................................. 37-1
Chapter 38 Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles .................................... 38-1
Chapter 39 Particles Behaving as Waves ............................................................. 39-1
Chapter 40 Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions ............................................ 40-1
Chapter 41 Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure........................................... 41-1
Chapter 42 Molecules and Condensed Matter ..................................................... 42-1
Chapter 43 Nuclear Physics.................................................................................. 43-1
Chapter 44 Particle Physics and Cosmology ........................................................ 44-1
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SOLUTIONS MANUAL
SEARS & ZEMANSKY’S
UNIVERSITY
PHYSICS
15TH EDITION
WAYNE ANDERSON
A. LEWIS FORD
330 Hudson Street, NY NY 10013
,Director Physical Science Portfolio: Jeanne Zalesky Senior Content Developer (Physics/Astronomy):
Physics and Astronomy Portfolio Analyst: Ian Desrosiers David Hoogewerff
Senior Content Producer: Martha Steele Rich Media Content Producer: Keri Rand
Managing Producer: Kristen Flathman Full-Service Vendor: SPi Global
Courseware Editorial Assistant: Frances Lai Compositor: SPi Global
Director, Mastering Physics Content Development: Manufacturing Buyer: Stacey Weinberger
Amir Said Director, Product Marketing: Allison Rona
Associate Producer, Science/ECS: Kristen Sanchez Senior Product Marketing Manager: Elizabeth Bell
This work is solely for the use of instructors and administrators for the purpose of teaching courses
and assessing student learning. Unauthorized dissemination, publication or sale of the work, in
whole or in part (including posting on the internet) will destroy the integrity of the work and is strictly
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United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be
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otherwise. For information regarding permissions, request forms and the appropriate contacts within
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Unless otherwise indicated herein, any third-party trademarks that may appear in this work are the
property of their respective owners and any references to third-party trademarks, logos or other trade
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such marks, or any relationship between the owner and Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates,
authors, licensees or distributors.
ISBN 10: 0-135-27588-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-135-27588-7
,CONTENTS
Preface ................................................................................................................. v
Part I Mechanics
Chapter 1 Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors ............................................... 1-1
Chapter 2 Motion Along a Straight Line ................................................................ 2-1
Chapter 3 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions .................................................... 3-1
Chapter 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion ..................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5 Applying Newton’s Laws ...................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6 Work and Kinetic Energy...................................................................... 6-1
Chapter 7 Potential Energy and Energy Conservation ......................................... 7-1
Chapter 8 Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions .................................................... 8-1
Chapter 9 Rotation of Rigid Bodies....................................................................... 9-1
Chapter 10 Dynamics of Rotational Motion .......................................................... 10-1
Chapter 11 Equilibrium and Elasticity ................................................................... 11-1
Chapter 12 Fluid Mechanics ................................................................................. 12-1
Chapter 13 Gravitation .......................................................................................... 13-1
Chapter 14 Periodic Motion .................................................................................. 14-1
Part II Waves/Acoustics
Chapter 15 Mechanical Waves ............................................................................. 15-1
Chapter 16 Sound and Hearing ............................................................................ 16-1
Part III Thermodynamics
Chapter 17 Temperature and Heat ....................................................................... 17-1
Chapter 18 Thermal Properties of Matter ............................................................. 18-1
Chapter 19 The First Law of Thermodynamics..................................................... 19-1
Chapter 20 The Second Law of Thermodynamics ............................................... 20-1
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Part IV Electromagnetism
Chapter 21 Electric Charge and Electric Field ...................................................... 21-1
Chapter 22 Gauss’s Law ....................................................................................... 22-1
Chapter 23 Electric Potential................................................................................. 23-1
Chapter 24 Capacitance and Dielectrics ............................................................... 24-1
Chapter 25 Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force .................................. 25-1
Chapter 26 Direct-Current Circuits ........................................................................ 26-1
Chapter 27 Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces ................................................. 27-1
Chapter 28 Sources of Magnetic Field .................................................................. 28-1
Chapter 29 Electromagnetic Induction .................................................................. 29-1
Chapter 30 Inductance .......................................................................................... 30-1
Chapter 31 Alternating Current ............................................................................. 31-1
Chapter 32 Electromagnetic Waves ..................................................................... 32-1
Part V Optics
Chapter 33 The Nature and Propagation of Light ................................................. 33-1
Chapter 34 Geometric Optics................................................................................ 34-1
Chapter 35 Interference ........................................................................................ 35-1
Chapter 36 Diffraction ........................................................................................... 36-1
Part VI Modern Physics
Chapter 37 Relativity ............................................................................................. 37-1
Chapter 38 Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles .................................... 38-1
Chapter 39 Particles Behaving as Waves ............................................................. 39-1
Chapter 40 Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions ............................................ 40-1
Chapter 41 Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure........................................... 41-1
Chapter 42 Molecules and Condensed Matter ..................................................... 42-1
Chapter 43 Nuclear Physics.................................................................................. 43-1
Chapter 44 Particle Physics and Cosmology ........................................................ 44-1
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