Physics

by Marcelo Alonso, Edward Finn

Theme: Theoretical Physics and Experimental Physics

Approaches the subject of physics from a contemporary viewpoint, integrating the Newtonian, relativistic and quantum description of nature. The text covers all the traditional topics of physics with greater emphasis on the conservation laws, the concepts of field and waves and the atomic view of matter.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction.
2. The structure of matter.
3. Measurement and units.
4. Rectilinear motion.
5. Curvilinear motion.
6. Circulation motion.
7. Force and momentum.
8. Application of the laws of motion.
9. Torque and angular momentum.
10. Work and energy.
11. Oscillatory motion.
12. Gravitational interaction.
13. Space exploration.
14. Systems of particles I: Linear and angular motion.
15. Systems of particles II: Energy.
16. Gases.
17. Thermodynamics.
18 Statistical mechanics.
19. Transport phenomena.
20. The principle of relativity.
21. High energy processes.
22. Electric interaction.
23. Magnetic interaction.
24. Electric structure of matter.
25. Electric currents.
26. The electric field.
27. The magnetic field.
28. The electromagnetic field.
29. Wave motion.
30. Electromagnetic waves.
31. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter: Photons.
32. Radiative transitions.
33. Reflection, refraction and polarization.
34. Wave geometry.
35. Interference.
36. Diffraction.
37. Quantum mechanics.
38. Quantum mechanics: applications.
39. Atoms, molecules and solids.
40. Nuclear structure.
41. Nuclear processes.
42. The ultimate structure of matter.

Genres: Physics

1156 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 1992

Reviews

[Sridharan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Clear, lucid presentation. No unnecessary description or details. Comprehensive coverage. If you want to learn Physics ( not from exam point of view only), this book is a must. No commercial-oriented, colourful approach like the books of Resnick, Halliday or Young or Serway,Jewett. Only thing is the classification of the subject deviates slightly from traditional. In case the topic you want could not be readily found, it can easily searched and found by looking into the contents/ index pages. The authors present the subject so nicely that I love this book! This book is a combined volume of their 3 volumes series under the title "Fundamental University physics" which are very good ones. Unfortunately, these 3 volumes are not available these days even in US. I would prefer the three volumes series than the combined one since, in the latter the authors have omitted some relatively advanced topics and condensed or discussed briefly some other topics to reduce the thickness of the book. Still this book contains around 1150 pages.

[Tường Cát · Rating 5 out of 5]

i like this book

[Stian Martinsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good as a reference book, not that good as a tutorial.