A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics Volume 1: Fundamental Principles Raymond, David J.

A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics Volume 1: Fundamental Principles Raymond, David J.

ISBN 10: 0983039445 / ISBN 13: 9780983039440

Edité par The New Mexico Tech Press, 2011

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Titre : A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory ...

Éditeur : The New Mexico Tech Press

Date d'édition : 2011

Reliure : Couverture souple

Etat : New

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This nontraditional text arose from the conviction that science and engineering students would benefit from an introductory course which covers all of physics from a modern point of view. The text takes the perspective of a modern particle physicist and is based more on wave dynamics and relativity than on classical mechanics. The subject matter is split into two volumes of twelve chapters each: • Volume 1 – Waves, including geometrical optics – Theory of relativity – Relativistic matter waves and quantum mechanics – Classical mechanics as the geometric optics limit of quantum mechanics • Volume 2 – Gravity – A treatment of electromagnetism which builds on relativity – Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics – Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics The result is a conceptually challenging but mathematically simple text which can be covered in two semesters or three quarters without omitting any content. Such a course has been offered for over ten years at New Mexico Tech to incoming physics majors and other interested students who are well prepared in high school physics and mathematics.

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David J. Raymond received a Ph.D in high energy physics from Stanford University in 1970. He has taught physics and performed research in atmospheric physics at New Mexico Tech since 1973.