The book bridges the gap between a course on modern physics and an advanced formal treatise on nuclear physics. The treatment of topics is simple and direct. Physical ideas are given prominence and this has been done by informal discussions and many analogies. It starts with the tools of nuclear physics, both experimental and mathematical. The author has taken special care in treating the nuclear shell model throughout the analogy with atomic and molecular physics. It is a suitable text for any student who has been exposed to a college level course in modern physics and who has mathematical competence at the level of calculus and elementary vector analysis. An important feature of the book is that numerous illustrative examples have been given along with 200 neatly drawn figures and problem question sets. CONTENTS Tools of Doing Nuclear Physics Physical Tools Mathematical Tools Radioactivity The Q Equation The Nuclear Constiments of the Nucleus and Some of their Properties Alpha Spectra and Decay Beta Spectra and Decay Introduction of GamMa Emission The Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus Nuclear Energy The Shell Model of a Nucleus Nuclear Force Nuclear Physics in Other Areas of Physics Fundamentals Constants and Conversion Factors List of Elements Masses of Neutral Atoms The concept of Cross-section for a Nuclear Reaction Anshan Publishers is a publisher of fine medical, scientific, and technical books. We find the best titles from our worldwide publishing partners and bring them to the global marketplace. We publish in a wide range of fields, Biological Sciences Biotechnology Chemistry Engineering Material Science Microbiology Pure and Applied Physics Pure and Applied Mathematics Statistics