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| 100 | _aFischer-Cripps, Anthony C. | ||
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_aThe physics companion/ _cAnthony C Fischer-Cripps |
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| 250 | _a2nd ed. | ||
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_aBoca Raton: _bCRC Press, _c2015. |
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_axxiii, 544 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. |
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| 505 | _apt. 1. Mechanics Scalars and vectors Statics Equilibrium Free body diagram Moment of inertia Centroid and centre of mass Centroids of areas Linear motion Velocity and acceleration Kinematics Projectile motion Newton's Laws Inertia Ropes and pulleys Friction Gravitation Rotational motion Linear and circular motion Centripetal force Planetary motion Rotation Rotational kinematics Moment of inertia Composite bodies Radius of gyration Dynamic equilibrium Rolling motion Work and energy Variable force Work done by a spring Rotational kinetic energy Power Impulse and momentum Impulse and momentum Angular momentum Impulse-momentum equation Conservation of momentum pt. 2. Thermal physics Temperature Thermodynamic systems Kelvin temperature scale Thermometers Heat and solids Thermal expansion Atomic bonding in solids Specific heat Latent heat Internal energy Heat transfer Conduction Thermal conductivity Composite wall Rate of cooling Convection Thermal radiation Radiation emission Radiation emission spectrum Absorption and emission Radiative heat transfer Equilibrium temperature Gases Solids, liquids and gases Pressure Gas laws Phases of matter Gas 1st Law of Thermodynamics p-V diagram Gas processes Heat engines Cyclic processes Otto Cycle Thermal efficiency Carnot Cycle Heat sink in an engine Reversibility Entropy Entropy and reversibility Entropy change of the universe Entropy in a cycle The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics Kinetic theory of gases Statistics of motion Pressure Temperature Molecular motion Equipartition of energy Specific heat and adiabatic index Internal energy Statistical mechanics Statistical weight Boltzmann energy distribution Velocity distribution Maxwell velocity distribution Collisions per unit area Statistical entropy Adiabatic expansion of a gas into a vacuum Classical and statistical entropy Constant volume heating of a gas Entropy and the flow of natural processes The partition function Statistical mechanics Partition function and average energy Density of states Energy distribution for a harmonic oscillator Average energy. pt. 3. Waves & optics Periodic motion Initial phase angle Simple harmonic motion Waves Wave motion Wavelength Velocity, frequency and wavelength Wave velocity Particle displacement Wave equation Energy transfer by wave motion Superposition Interference Fourier analysis Standing waves Resonance Beats Longitudinal waves Sound waves Sound intensity Hearing Reflection and absorption of sound Intensity variations Light Light rays Reflection Refraction Dispersion Mirrors Sign conventions Ray diagrams Lenses Thin lens Lens action Ray diagrams The eye Near point and far point Lens equations Magnifying glass Magnification Lens aberrations Optical instruments Microscope Astronomical telescope Interference Fringe spacing Fringe intensity Thin film interference Optical path length Diffraction Polarisation Polarised light Malus' Law pt. 4. Electricity Electric charge Electric flux Conductors and insulators Electric current Conventional current Potential difference Resistance Resistivity Electromotive force Capacitance Dielectrics Inductance Inductors Energy and power Circuits Kirchhoff's Laws Magnetism Magnetic field Charged particle in a magnetic field Force on a current-carrying conductor Biot-Savart Law Ampere's Law Magnetic moment Magnetic force Permeability Magnetic materials Ferromagnetism Hysteresis Induction Faraday's Law Electromagnetic induction Lenz's Law Mutual inductance Self-inductance Solenoids and toroids Electromagnetic induction Magnetic circuits Magnetomotive force Reluctance RC & RL circuits Time constant and half-life Filter Integrator/differentiator AC circuits AC voltage Resistance rms voltage and current Capacitive reactance Inductive reactance Reactive power LCR series circuit Impedance Power in LCR circuit Electromagnetic waves Ampere's Law Maxwell's equations Electric and magnetic fields Electromagnetic waves. pt. 5. Properties of matter Solids Hooke's Law Stress Strain Poisson's ratio Mechanical properties of materials Linear elasticity Viscoelastic materials - Griffith energy balance Fluids Hydrostatic pressure Archimedes' Principle Surface tension Contact angle Capillary action Bernoulli's Equation Viscosity Fluid flow Turbulent flow pt. 6. Atomic physics The atom Atoms The electron Electrostatic deflection Magnetic deflection Millikan's oil drop experiment Mass of a proton The Bohr Atom Black body radiation Photoelectric effect Line spectra Energy levels The Rydberg Constant Electron absorption Photon absorption Matter waves Electron-volt Black body radiation Radiation emission spectrum Classical cavity radiation Density of states Rayleigh-Jeans Radiation Law The ultraviolet catastrophe Statistical mechanics Planck's Radiation Law Stefan-Boltzmann Law Wien Displacement Law X-rays Radiation X-ray absorption X-ray scattering Compton Effect X-ray diffraction Quantum mechanics Schrödinger Equation Interpretation of the wave function The time-dependent equation Solutions to the wave equation Zero potential Particle in a box Infinite square well Harmonic oscillator Coulomb Potential : Bohr Atom Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Solids Density of vibrational states Lattice waves Einstein Harmonic Oscillator Model Debye Lattice Model Phonons pt. 7. The nucleus Radioactivity Rutherford's experiment Specifying an element Radioactive decay Radioactive series Half-life Isotopes Nuclear reactions Quarks Nuclear forces Nuclear binding energy Artificial nuclear reactions Fission Stability Fission and fusion Chain reaction. pt. 8. Relativity Absolute rest Wave motion Doppler Effect Velocity of light Electromagnetic waves Luminiferous ether Ether drift Michelson-Morley Experiment Special relativity Distance Velocity & acceleration Time dilation Proper time Length contraction Lorentz Transformations Lorentz Velocity Transformations Momentum and mass transformations Mass and energy transformations Energy and momentum Doppler Effect for light waves General relativity Space-time Light-cone Distance in space-time Invariance in space-time Gravity Gravity and space-time Einstein Field Equations Gravity and Quantum Theory pt. 9. Universe Solar System Copernicus, Tycho and Kepler Kepler's Laws Formation of stars and galaxies Luminosity Lifecycle of stars Energy and matter Sun Solar atmosphere Solar wind Solar radiation Earth Earth's magnetic field Atmosphere Universe Size of the universe Expansion of the universe Beginning of the universe Forces of nature Particles of nature The BIg Bang | ||
| 650 | _aPhysics | ||
| 942 | _cWB16 | ||