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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Understanding Physics provides a thorough grounding in contemporary physics while placing physics into its social and historical context...develops facility in critical thinking, reasoned argumentation, evaluation of evidence, mathematical modelling, and ethical values."
--Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics
"The writing is clear and...precise...it would be possible to assemble a very interesting and exciting course using this text. The general university undergraduate needs to be acquainted with these basic ideas - and this might be just the place to start!"
--The Physicist
"If a book is required which develops the basic concepts of physics in a detailed but completely readable and always interesting way from first principles, then this could certainly be a candidate. It uses the rather outdated historical approach to each chapter’s material, but far from obscuring the important physical results, the approach as used here has been so carefully constructed that one is led to an understanding of the concepts without really noticing that one has arrived!" (Prof. F. W. Bullock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 44 (6), 2003)
"Understanding Physics is an integrated introductory physics course written primarily for undergraduate college students … . I was much impressed by the quality of this textbook. I think that one could recommend it … as supplementary reading for undergraduate students in physics. ... Professor G. Holton, one of the three authors, is well known for his numerous contributions to the history of science and to epistemology. His influence has left a clear imprint on the style of presentation of Understanding Physics." (Freddy Binon, Physicalia, Vol. 25 (4), 2003)
"Understanding Physics provides a thorough grounding in contemporary physics while placing physics into its social and historical context. Based in large part on the highly respected Project Physics Coursedeveloped by two of the authors, it also integrates the results of recent pedagogical research. The text thus teaches the basic phenomena in the physical world and the concepts developed to explain them; … develops facility in critical thinking, reasoned argumentation, evaluation of evidence, mathematical modelling, and ethical values." (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, Vol. 84 (1-2), 2003)
"Basic laboratory experiments are also included in this guide that would be a valuable aid for anyone presenting this course. … The writing is clear and … precise. The presentation is generally good with many interesting photos and clear drawings. … In all cases the field is developed slowly and carefully which would be appreciated by students new to the concepts of physics. … The general university undergraduate needs to be acquainted with these basic ideas – and this might be just the place to start!" (L. Peak, The Physicist, Vol. 40 (2), 2003)
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Authors and Affiliations
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Natural Science Program, Hofstra University, Hempstead, USA
David Cassidy
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358 Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Gerald Holton
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American Association for Advancement of Science, USA
James Rutherford
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Physics
Authors: David Cassidy, Gerald Holton, James Rutherford
Series Title: Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-7698-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98756-9Published: 10 September 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-7700-0Published: 19 June 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-7698-0Published: 27 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 851
Topics: Physics, general