Physics demystified
Book - 2011
An easy-to-follow introduction to advanced physics that covers key topics, concepts and applications and uses simple explanations to help students grasp the field's foundations.
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- Published
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New York, NY :
McGraw-Hill
[2011]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Second edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 557 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780071744508
- Acknowledgments
- How to Use This Book
- Part I. Classical Physics
- Chapter 0. Review of Scientific Notation
- Chapter 1. Units and Constants
- Chapter 2. Mass, Force, and Motion
- Chapter 3. Momentum, Work, Energy, and Power
- Chapter 4. Particles of Matter
- Chapter 5. Basic States of Matter
- Chapter 6. Temperature, Pressure, and Changes of State
- Test: Part I
- Part II. Electricity, Magnetism, and Electronics
- Chapter 7. Direct Current
- Chapter 8. Alternating Current
- Chapter 9. Magnetism
- Chapter 10. More About Alternating Current
- Chapter 11. Semiconductors
- Test: Part II
- Part III. Waves, Particles, Space, and Time
- Chapter 12. Wave Phenomena
- Chapter 13. Forms of Radiation
- Chapter 14. Optics
- Chapter 15. Relativity Theory
- Test: Part III
- Final Exam
- Answers to Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam
- Suggested Additional Reading
- Index