Overview
Supports an uncommonly coherent introduction to physics by emphasizing the physics needed to understand why we believe in atoms
Presents lively, innovative text that engages students and enables them to approach frontiers in physics earlier in their education than usual
Updated second edition with added exercises and new chapters on quantum mechanics
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents(21 chapters)
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Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
“Strength of this book’s treatment is that atoms are used to link … branches of physics, enabling undergraduates to develop a more coherent understanding of the field. … a helpful summary of the material covered, longer problems are given at the end of each chapter. … The layout is clear and contains many illustrative figures. … I recommended this book as a brave attempt to inject modern physics into the very start of undergraduate life. … First-year undergraduates or advanced A-level students seeking extra material.” (Times Higher Education, May, 2011)
“Holbrow and colleagues (all, Colgate Univ.) designed this book … for the first course of an innovative three-semester introductory physics sequence at Colgate. … serves to introduce students to contemporary physics quickly. … Even experienced faculty will gain valuable classroom insight from the presentation … . a physics textbook for majors, many general readers with a high school background in math and physics would find it an accessible introduction to these topics. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, advanced high school students, and general readers.” (J. R. Burciaga, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)
Authors and Affiliations
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Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics Eme, Colgate University, Hamilton, USA
Charles H. Holbrow
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Hamilton, USA
James N. Lloyd
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Dept. Physics & Astronomy, Colgate University, Hamilton, USA
Joseph C. Amato, Enrique Galvez, M. Elizabeth Parks
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Introductory Physics
Authors: Charles H. Holbrow, James N. Lloyd, Joseph C. Amato, Enrique Galvez, M. Elizabeth Parks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79080-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-79079-4Published: 23 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3707-3Published: 23 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-79080-0Published: 14 September 2010
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXI, 658
Topics: Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Physics, general, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Condensed Matter Physics