Название: Foundations of Physics, 2nd EditionАвтор: Steve Adams
Издательство: Mercury Learning and Information
Год: 2023
Страниц: 807
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 40.5 MB
This updated edition is designed as a self-teaching, calculus-based introduction to the concepts of physics. Numerous examples, applications, and figures provide readers with simple explanations. Standard topics include vectors, conservation of energy, Newton’s Laws, momentum, motion, gravity, relativity, waves, fluid mechanics, circuits, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and more.
The aim of this book is to draw on the essential physical principles that typical physics courses use to provide a strong conceptual base for the further study of more advanced topics. As such this book provides support for both introductory courses (calculus-based) and for readers interested in a basic review of key topics in physics. It will also be a useful reference work for instructors. The focus is on physical principles. Applications are used to exemplify the physics but do not divert attention from the underlying concepts. Mathematics is the language of physics and a mathematical approach is taken throughout, drawing mathematical techniques including basic calculus. The approach here acknowledges this and helps to secure a foundation of relevant mathematical skills in the context of real physical problems.
Practical techniques, including the collection, presentation, analysis and evaluation of data, are discussed in the context of key experiments linked to the theoretical spine of the work. There are also sections on testing mathematical relationships, the analysis of uncertainties, and how to approach, carry out, and write-up experimental investigations.
Every chapter concludes with a set of exercises and an appendix on Fermi problems provides an open-ended challenge that allows the reader to practice their skills in unfamiliar contexts.
Features:
- Designed as a calculus-based, introduction to the key concepts of physics
- Practical techniques, including the collection, presentation, analysis and evaluation of data, are discussed in the context of key experiments linked to the theoretical spine of the work
Table of Contents:
1 The Language of Physics. 2 Representing and Analyzing Data. 3 Capturing, Displaying, and Analyzing Motion. 4 Forces and Equilibrium. 5 Newtonian Mechanics. 6 Fluids. 7 Mechanical Properties. 8 Thermal Physics. 9 Gases. 10 Statistical Thermodynamics and the Second Law. 11 Oscillations. 12 Rotational Dynamics. 13 Waves. 14 Light. 15 Superposition Effects. 16 Sound. 17 Electric Charge and Electric Fields. 18 D.C. Electric Circuits. 19 Capacitance. 20 Magnetic Fields. 21 Electromagnetic Induction. 22 Alternating Current. 23 Gravitational Field. 24 Special Relativity. 25 Atomic Structure and Radioactivity. 26 Nuclear Physics. 27 Quantum Theory. 28 Astrophysics. 29 Medical Physics. A. Estimations and Fermi Questions. B Experimental Investigations. C Units, Constants, and Equations. D Solutions to Exercises. Glossary. Index.
About the Author:
Steve Adams, PhD, is a physics instructor, teacher trainer, and consultant for the Cambridge International Examinations.
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