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xxiii, 544 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Updated and expanded with new topics, The Physics Companion, 2nd Edition offers a unique and educational approach to learning physics at a level suitable for first-year science students. This new edition expands the presentation to include senior topics, such as statistical mechanics, quantum physics, and nuclear physics.
A Convenient, Student-Friendly Format Rich with Diagrams and Clear Explanations This useful book serves students from the beginning of their studies to well into their future careers. It provides detailed graphics, simple and clear explanations of difficult concepts, and annotated mathematical treatments in a one-page-per-topic format that is the signature style of the author<U+2019>s companion books. (Publisher).
pt. 1. Mechanics -- Scalars and vectors -- Statics -- Equilibrium -- Free body diagram -- Moment of inertia -- Centroid and centre of mass -- Centroids of areas -- Linear motion -- Velocity and acceleration -- Kinematics -- Projectile motion -- Forces -- Newton's Laws -- Inertia -- Ropes and pulleys -- Friction -- Gravitation -- Rotational motion -- Linear and circular motion -- Centripetal force -- Planetary motion -- Rotation -- Rotational kinematics -- Moment of inertia -- Composite bodies -- Radius of gyration -- Dynamic equilibrium -- Rolling motion -- Work and energy -- Variable force -- Work done by a spring -- Rotational kinetic energy -- Power -- Impulse and momentum -- Impulse and momentum -- Angular momentum -- -- Impulse-momentum equation -- Conservation of momentum -- part 2. Thermal physics -- Temperature -- Thermodynamic systems -- Kelvin temperature scale -- Thermometers -- Heat and solids -- Thermal expansion -- Atomic bonding in solids -- Specific heat -- Latent heat -- Internal energy -- Heat transfer -- Conduction -- Thermal conductivity -- Composite wall -- Rate of cooling -- Convection -- Thermal radiation -- Radiation emission -- Radiation emission spectrum -- Absorption and emission -- Radiative heat transfer -- Equilibrium temperature -- Gases -- Solids, liquids and gases -- Pressure -- Gas laws -- Phases of matter -- Work and thermodynamics -- Gas -- 1st Law of Thermodynamics -- p-V diagram -- Gas processes -- Heat engines -- Cyclic processes -- Otto Cycle -- Thermal efficiency -- Carnot Cycle -- Heat sink in an engine -- Reversibility -- Entropy -- Entropy and reversibility -- Entropy change of the universe -- Entropy in a cycle -- The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Statistics of motion -- Pressure -- Temperature -- Molecular motion -- Equipartition of energy -- Specific heat and adiabatic index -- Internal energy -- Statistical mechanics -- Statistical weight -- Boltzmann energy distribution -- Velocity distribution -- Maxwell velocity distribution -- Collisions per unit area -- Statistical entropy -- Adiabatic expansion of a gas into a vacuum -- Classical and statistical entropy -- Constant volume heating of a gas -- Entropy and the flow of natural processes -- The partition function -- Statistical mechanics -- Partition function and average energy -- Density of states -- Energy distribution for a harmonic oscillator -- Average energy.
pt. 3. Waves and optics -- Periodic motion -- Initial phase angle -- Simple harmonic motion -- Waves -- Wave motion -- Wavelength -- Velocity, frequency and wavelength -- Wave velocity -- Particle displacement -- Wave equation -- Energy transfer by wave motion -- Superposition -- Interference -- Fourier analysis -- Standing waves -- Resonance -- Beats -- Longitudinal waves -- Sound waves -- Sound intensity -- Hearing -- Reflection and absorption of sound -- Intensity variations -- Light -- Light rays -- Reflection -- Refraction -- Dispersion -- Mirrors -- Sign conventions -- Ray diagrams -- Lenses -- Thin lens -- Lens action -- Ray diagrams -- The eye -- Near point and far point -- Lens equations -- Magnifying glass -- Magnification -- Lens aberrations -- Optical instruments -- Microscope -- Astronomical telescope -- Interference -- Fringe spacing -- Fringe intensity -- Thin film interference -- Optical path length -- Diffraction -- Polarisation -- Polarised light --Malus' Law -- part 4. Electricity -- Electric charge -- Electric flux -- Conductors and insulators -- Electric current -- Conventional current -- Potential difference -- Resistance -- Resistivity -- Electromotive force -- Capacitance -- Dielectrics -- Inductance -- Inductors -- Energy and power -- Circuits -- Kirchhoff's Laws -- Magnetism -- Magnetic field -- Charged particle in a magnetic field -- Force on a current-carrying conductor -- Biot-Savart Law -- Ampere's Law -- Magnetic moment -- Magnetic force -- Permeability -- Magnetic materials -- Ferromagnetism -- Hysteresis -- Induction -- Faraday's Law -- Electromagnetic induction -- Lenz's Law -- Mutual inductance -- Self-inductance -- Solenoids and toroids -- Electromagnetic induction -- Magnetic circuits -- Magnetomotive force -- Reluctance -- RC and RL circuits -- Time constant and half-life -- Filter -- Integrator/differentiator -- AC circuits -- AC voltage -- Resistance -- rms voltage and current -- Capacitive reactance -- Inductive reactance -- Reactive power -- LCR series circuit -- Impedance -- Power in LCR circuit -- Electromagnetic waves -- Ampere's Law -- Maxwell's equations -- Electric and magnetic fields -- Electromagnetic waves.
pt. 5. Properties of matter -- Solids -- Hooke's Law -- Stress -- Strain -- Poisson's ratio -- Mechanical properties of materials -- Linear elasticity -- Viscoelastic materials -- Griffith energy balance -- Fluids -- Hydrostatic pressure -- Archimedes' Principle -- Surface tension -- Contact angle -- Capillary action -- Bernoulli's Equation -- Viscosity -- Fluid flow -- Turbulent flow -- part 6. Atomic physics -- The atom -- Atoms -- The electron -- Electrostatic deflection -- Magnetic deflection -- Millikan's oil drop experiment -- Mass of a proton -- The Bohr Atom -- Black body radiation -- Photoelectric effect -- Line spectra -- Energy levels -- The Rydberg Constant -- Electron absorption -- Photon absorption -- Matter waves -- Electron-volt -- Black body radiation -- Radiation emission spectrum -- Classical cavity radiation -- Density of states -- Rayleigh-Jeans Radiation Law -- The ultraviolet catastrophe -- Statistical mechanics -- Planck's Radiation Law -- Stefan-Boltzmann Law -- Wien Displacement Law -- X-rays -- Radiation -- X-ray absorption -- X-ray scattering -- Compton Effect -- X-ray diffraction -- Quantum mechanics -- Schrödinger Equation -- Interpretation of the wave function -- The time-dependent equation -- Solutions to the wave equation -- Zero potential -- Particle in a box -- Infinite square well -- Harmonic oscillator -- Coulomb Potential : Bohr Atom -- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle -- Solids -- Density of vibrational states -- Lattice waves -- Einstein Harmonic Oscillator Model -- Debye Lattice Model -- Phonons -- part 7. The nucleus -- Radioactivity -- Rutherford's experiment -- Specifying an element -- Radioactive decay -- Radioactive series -- Half-life -- Isotopes -- Nuclear reactions -- Quarks -- Nuclear forces -- Nuclear binding energy -- Artificial nuclear reactions -- Fission -- Stability -- Fission and fusion -- Chain reaction.
pt. 8. Relativity -- Absolute rest -- Wave motion -- Doppler Effect -- Velocity of light -- Electromagnetic waves -- Luminiferous ether -- Ether drift -- Michelson-Morley Experiment -- Special relativity -- Distance -- Velocity and acceleration -- Time dilation -- Proper time -- Length contraction -- Lorentz Transformations -- Lorentz Velocity Transformations -- Momentum and mass transformations -- Mass and energy transformations -- Energy and momentum -- Doppler Effect for light waves -- General relativity -- Space-time -- Light-cone -- Distance in space-time -- Invariance in space-time -- Gravity -- Gravity and space-time -- Einstein Field Equations -- Gravity and Quantum Theory -- part 9. Universe -- Solar System -- Copernicus, Tycho and Kepler -- Kepler's Laws -- Formation of stars and galaxies -- Luminosity -- Lifecycle of stars -- Energy and matter -- Sun -- Solar atmosphere -- Solar wind -- Solar radiation -- Earth -- Earth's magnetic field -- Atmosphere -- Universe -- Size of the universe -- Expansion of the universe -- Beginning of the universe -- Forces of nature -- Particles of nature -- The BIg Bang -- End of the universe.
Anthony C. Fischer-Cripps, Fischer-Cripps Laboratories Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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