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" Physics : "
Lowry A. Kirkby ; with a foreword by Frank Close.
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BL
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857639
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Kirkby, Lowry A.
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Physics : : a student companion /\ Lowry A. Kirkby ; with a foreword by Frank Close.
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| Publication Statement
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Banbury, UK :: Scion,, 2011.
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xix, 407 pages :: illustrations ;; 27 cm
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1904842682
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: 9781904842682
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Includes indexes.
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Part 1: Newtonian Mechanics and Special Relativity. -- 1. Linear motion -- 2. Practical applications of linear motion -- 3. Angular motion -- 4. Gravity and orbits -- 5. Two-body dynamics -- 6. Introduction to special relativity -- Part 2: Electromagnetism -- 7. Electrostatics -- 8. Magnetostatics -- 9. Introduction to circuit theory -- 10. Electromagnetic induction -- 11. Electromagnetic fields in matter -- 12. Electromagnetic waves -- Part 3: Waves and Optics. -- 13. Wave motion -- 14. Geometrical optics -- 15. Wave optics -- Part 4: Quantum Physics. -- 16. Background to quantum mechanics -- 17. The Schrödinger equation -- 18. Quantum states, operators, and measurements -- 19. Spherical systems -- 20. Introduction to the hydrogen atom -- Part 5: Thermal Physics. -- 21. Kinetic theory of ideal gases -- 22. Classical thermodynamics -- 23. Real gases and phase transitions -- 24. Statistical mechanics.
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| Abstract
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This is a revision guide for students taking introductory physics courses, be they physics majors, or maths or engineering students.
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Physics, Textbooks.
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Physics.
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Physics.
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| Dewey Classification
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530
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QC21.3.K57 2011
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