Modern Introductory Physics
Charles H. Holbrow
€ 123.43
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Modern Introductory Physics
Hardcover. This revision of a successful introductory text for students of physics includes new chapters that explore important ideas of quantum mechanics. It concentrates on the physics that answers the question: Why do we believe in atoms and their properties? Num Pages: 658 pages, 245 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 264 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1452.
Thisbookgrewoutof anongoing e?orttomodernizeColgate University’s three-term,introductory,calculus-level physicscourse. Thebookisforthe ?rst term of this course and is intended to help ?rst-year college students make a good transition from high-school physics to university physics. Thebookconcentrates onthephysicsthatexplainswhywebelievethat atoms exist and have the properties we ascribe to them. This story line, which motivates much of our professional research, has helped us limit the material presented to a more humane and more realistic amount than is presented in many beginning university physics courses. The theme of atoms also supports the presentation of more non-Newtonian topics and ideas than is customary in the ?rst term of calculus-level physics. ... Read more
Thisbookgrewoutof anongoing e?orttomodernizeColgate University’s three-term,introductory,calculus-level physicscourse. Thebookisforthe ?rst term of this course and is intended to help ?rst-year college students make a good transition from high-school physics to university physics. Thebookconcentrates onthephysicsthatexplainswhywebelievethat atoms exist and have the properties we ascribe to them. This story line, which motivates much of our professional research, has helped us limit the material presented to a more humane and more realistic amount than is presented in many beginning university physics courses. The theme of atoms also supports the presentation of more non-Newtonian topics and ideas than is customary in the ?rst term of calculus-level physics. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
680
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1444g
Number of Pages
658
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387790794
SKU
V9780387790794
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Charles H. Holbrow
Charles H. Holbrow is a professional physicist who for over forty years has taught physics to undergraduates, chiefly at Colgate University but also at Caltech, Haverford College, Cornell University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, MIT, Harvard University, and the University of Vienna. His research in nuclear physics and at the interface between nuclear and atomic physics has numerous publications ... Read more
Reviews for Modern Introductory Physics
From the reviews of the second edition: “Strength of this book’s treatment is that atoms are used to link … branches of physics, enabling undergraduates to develop a more coherent understanding of the field. … a helpful summary of the material covered, longer problems are given at the end of each chapter. … The layout is clear and contains ... Read more