Overview
Based on a successful course held by the author
Ideal for giving first year students a "flavor" of the basic concepts
Unifies the development of various important fields within a common historical framework
A unique approach that will also appeal to the specialist and the interested layperson
Witty, charming and useful!" [referee remark]
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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From Ancient Greece to the Renaissance
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From the Renaissance to the Present Era
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“Varvoglis (Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece) applies a historical chronology to the development of physics by focusing on people who contributed to a scientific understanding of nature. … This would be a good supplemental book for introductory physics courses. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; informed general audiences.” (D. B. Mason, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: History and Evolution of Concepts in Physics
Authors: Harry Varvoglis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04292-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04291-6Published: 11 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37793-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04292-3Published: 29 January 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 138
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Classical and Continuum Physics, Popular Science, general, Quantum Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics