Physics for Computer Science Students : With Emphasis on Atomic and Semiconductor Physics /
This text is intended to teach the fundamentals of physics to computer scientists, electrical engineers, and others interested in electronics. The presentation is thus directed toward understanding the fundamental physics of how a computer works, while still providing a broad and effective one-year...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1998.
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| Edition: | Second Edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text is intended to teach the fundamentals of physics to computer scientists, electrical engineers, and others interested in electronics. The presentation is thus directed toward understanding the fundamental physics of how a computer works, while still providing a broad and effective one-year introduction to classical and modern physics. The first half of the book includes many of the topics of a standard introductory physics course, but with the selection and presentation tailored to be of use in the second half, which develops the physics of semiconductor devices. This second part covers the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, multi-electron systems, crystal structure, semiconductor devices, and logic circuits. The mathematical complexities are alleviated by intuitive physical arguments. Students are encouraged to use their own programming to solve problems. Some knowledge of calculus is a prerequisite, and the second part can serve by itself as an introduction to the physics of electronics for students who have had a standard two-semester introductory physics course. In this second edition, much of the material on electronic devices has been brought up to date, and there is a new chapter on integrated circuits and heterostructures. MOSFETs, DRAMs, and CCD imaging arrays are among tyhe devices whose physics and operation are described. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 560 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781461216162 (electronic bk.) 1461216168 (electronic bk.) |