"This volume is a concise summary of topics which are expressed in extreme clarity and relative simplicity."
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This book originated from the need for a suitable student text for the course "An Introduction...
"This volume is a concise summary of topics which are expressed in extreme clarity and relative simplicity."
This book originated from the need for a suitable student text for the course “An Introduction to Modern Physics” given at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This course is open to all students who have completed the standard first-year physics courses in mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism. Its primary goal is to produce graduates who are — whatever their field of specialisation — “modern-physics-literate”. The presentation of the course material emphasises the physical aspects of the phenomena.
This book originated from the need for a suitable student text for the course “An Introduction to Modern Physics” given at the Hebrew Un...
This second edition of the successful textbook, Modern Physics: An Introductory d104, preserves the unique blend of readability, scientific rigour and authenticity that made its predecessor so indispensible a text for non-physics science majors. As in the first edition, it sets out to present 20th century physics in a form accessible and useful to students of the life sciences, medicine, agricultural, earth and environmental sciences. It is also valuable as a first reader and source text for students majoring in the physical sciences and engineering. Two new chapters have been added, one on...
This second edition of the successful textbook, Modern Physics: An Introductory d104, preserves the unique blend of readability, scientific rigour and...