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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 539 EAN: 9780139553110 ISBN: 0139553118 Label: Benjamin Cummings Manufacturer: Benjamin Cummings Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 624 Publication Date: April 03, 2000 Publisher: Benjamin Cummings Studio: Benjamin Cummings Sales Rank: 163520 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This comprehensive book provides the most complete coverage of general relativity and cosmology—with detailed discussions on the historical origins of topics. Its presentation is consistently linked to observation, and to the physical numbers as well, so that readers develop a sense of the magnitudes involved in the material being covered. Chapter topics include waves as particles and particles as waves; atoms and the Bohr Model; The Schrödinger Equation; barriers and wells; statistical physics; conductors, insulators, and superconductors; and elementary particle physics. A reference for today's scientists. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Eh..This book is full of information. It is, however, missing some key formulas needed to do some of the problems (there is a formula about energy density in blackbodies that I needed to get from another text). Additionally, the math becomes almost impossible to understand without a very good base in calculus. Rating:  - Excellent.This book is excellent, everything is explained precisely and without fuss. I had to suffer through the dumbed down overly verbose book by Eiseberg and Resnick for my modern physics course. I think this book would give any student an excellent start in physics. Rating: - Not Good for an Intro or Self-Study in Modern PhysicsThis modern physics book is excellent for those who have some background in the material that is covered. For those of us who are being introduced to the topic, it isn't the best text. The book whizzes through the basics of many topics and dives right into some of the more difficult material. That isn't true for every topic, but it is true for some of the hardest chapters. The math that is "explained" in this book is not explained; I learned all of the necessary math in lecture. It is easy to tell ... Read More Rating: - A good intermediate-level textbookI am a college professor who has used this book for two years in a sophomore-level course on modern physics. In my opinion it is substantially better than competing textbooks currently available. It is written in a clear and engaging fashion, the illustrations are good, and the examples are well chosen. The mathematical level is appropriate for sophomore physics, engineering, or other physical science majors. The homework problems are also well designed and a good resource. I do have ... Read More Rating: - A Decent Introduction to Modern PhysicsI bought this book for the first class in modern physics that I took. Till then I had only read books by Serway and Hayt for mechanics and electromagnetics. Comparably this book is not as well explained as Serway, but also not as difficult to understand as Hayt. However, It is a very good book for people who are just getting introduced to the concepts of Modern Physics. I think that the book gives a good base to readers who would like to further study modern physics. It is clearly and precisely ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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