Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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