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The Physics Companion / A.C. Fischer-Cripps.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., c2003.Description: v, 378 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0750309539
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC21.3 .F57 2003
Contents:
THERMAL PHYSICSTemperatureHeat and solidsHeat transferGasesWork and thermodynamicsGas processesKinetic theory of gasesHeat enginesEntropyWAVES AND OPTICSPeriodic motionWavesSuperpositionLightMirrorsLensesOptical instrumentsInterferenceDiffractionPolarisationELECTRICITYElectricityMagnetismInductionMagnetic circuitsR-C & R-L circuitsAC circuitsElectromagnetic wavesMECHANICSScalars and vectorsStaticsMoment of inertiaLinear motionForcesRotational motionRotationWork and energyImpulse and momentumPROPERTIES OF MATTERFluidsSolidsMatterUniverseMaterials dataIndex
Summary: The Physics Companion is a revision aid and study guide for undergraduates in physics. It covers the core topics, deriving key concepts and equations in clear one-page figure-rich descriptions. Each sub-section contains a summary of the main equations, together with a set of worked examples. The topics covered include: Thermal Physics; Electricity and Magnetism; Waves and Optics; Mechanics; States of Matter; and, Quantum Physics. Intended as supporting material for other texts, this book will be an essential resource for undergraduate students throughout the course of their degree.
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Includes index.

THERMAL PHYSICSTemperatureHeat and solidsHeat transferGasesWork and thermodynamicsGas processesKinetic theory of gasesHeat enginesEntropyWAVES AND OPTICSPeriodic motionWavesSuperpositionLightMirrorsLensesOptical instrumentsInterferenceDiffractionPolarisationELECTRICITYElectricityMagnetismInductionMagnetic circuitsR-C & R-L circuitsAC circuitsElectromagnetic wavesMECHANICSScalars and vectorsStaticsMoment of inertiaLinear motionForcesRotational motionRotationWork and energyImpulse and momentumPROPERTIES OF MATTERFluidsSolidsMatterUniverseMaterials dataIndex

The Physics Companion is a revision aid and study guide for undergraduates in physics. It covers the core topics, deriving key concepts and equations in clear one-page figure-rich descriptions. Each sub-section contains a summary of the main equations, together with a set of worked examples. The topics covered include: Thermal Physics; Electricity and Magnetism; Waves and Optics; Mechanics; States of Matter; and, Quantum Physics. Intended as supporting material for other texts, this book will be an essential resource for undergraduate students throughout the course of their degree.

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