Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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ISBN: 9781337553278
Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Ch. 37.2 - Suppose the slit width in Figure 37.4 is made half...Ch. 37.3 - Cats eyes have pupils that can be modeled as...Ch. 37.3 - Suppose you are observing a binary star with a...Ch. 37.4 - Ultraviolet light of wavelength 350 nm is incident...Ch. 37.6 - A polarizer for microwaves can be made as a grid...Ch. 37.6 - You are walking down a long hallway that has many...Ch. 37 - Heliumneon laser light ( = 632.8 nm) is sent...Ch. 37 - From Equation 37.2, find an expression for the...Ch. 37 - Light of wavelength 540 nm passes through a slit...Ch. 37 - In Figure 37.7, show mathematically how many...
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