Modern Physics

by Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

Accessible and flexible, MODERN PHYSICS, Third Edition has been specifically designed to provide simple, clear, and mathematically uncomplicated explanations of physical concepts and theories of modern physics. The authors clarify and show support for these theories through a broad range of current applications and examples-attempting to answer questions such What holds molecules together? How do electrons tunnel through barriers? How do electrons move through solids? How can currents persist indefinitely in superconductors? To pique student interest, brief sketches of the historical development of twentieth-century physics such as anecdotes and quotations from key figures as well as interesting photographs of noted scientists and original apparatus are integrated throughout. The Third Edition has been extensively revised to clarify difficult concepts and thoroughly updated to include rapidly developing technical applications in quantum physics. To complement the analytical solutions in the text and to help students visualize abstract concepts, the new edition also features free online access to QMTools, new platform-independent simulation software created by co-author, Curt Moyer, and developed with support from the National Science Foundation. Icons in the text indicate the problems designed for use with the software.

Genres: Physics, Science, Textbooks, Reference, Nonfiction

648 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[John Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different books really make a difference. The best description of the wave nature of matter that I have read. Never realized that pulse electronics has the exact same reciprocal relationship in the time bandwidth relation..! ... Incredible... Will ponder how that relates to early universe theories of vilenkin Guth

[Mobin Shakeri · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good book for an introduction to modern physics. though it lacks some fundamental explanations in some parts, but it can be okay.
it starts good, but the last chapters were too shallow and unclear about so many concepts.
overall, I recommend it to read.

[Nouran · Rating 5 out of 5]

BEST PHYSICS BOOK EVER!!

Call me a nerd I don't care, but this book teaches you from the simplest basics till the most complex physics equation on the planet.The author way is pretty simple, and the diagrams are pretty easy. he explains everything in details. I LOVE it. It enriched my physics background like BOOMM!!

I love it, I'm weird.. Sorry ...

[Zach Ulibarri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is easily one of the most interesting books I have ever read. I wish that every person on the face of the earth could take a modern physics class, and this book is the perfect companion. It gives a wonderful historical account of modern physics, giving you each of the bits of experimental evidence as they became available to the scientists of the day and allowing you to see exactly how we have come to understand the universe the way we do. Perhaps the best part about this method is that you get to spend a little bit of time studying a lot of different topics. You get to see all the important introductory parts of relativity, quantum mechanics,nuclear physics, and the rest without getting bogged down in all the details that make dedicated courses in those topics so difficult and time consuming. Truly, I wish everyone could study this. Alas, it will prove quite difficult if you haven't had introductory physics in mechanics, electromagnetism, and optics.

[Torben Rasmussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book in a box containing books from when my wife studied at university. It is an excellent text-book on modern physics, though a bit dated. It was good to get an additional level of detail on quantum mechanics and relativity.
The book is reasonably accessible. Some of the math is slightly difficult to follow at times, but I blame that on my rusty math and physics skills which haven't really been exercised since university."

[Mohamed · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was a good book for my modern physics course the last semester
it was clear and say the historical background of the concepts

[KimKim · Rating 3 out of 5]

It could've been written better. But it was okay.