Synopsis
Fundamentals of Physics-Electricity and Magnetism, an excellent
academic text book aims to provide students with a strong foundation in science. The book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving. It has a unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications. Problem-solving tactics are provided to help the reader solve problems and avoid common errors. There are problem sets at the end of each chapter to stimulate the minds of the students. The exercises are not only to test the understanding of the students, but also to make it better. Carefully formulated exercise problems encourage the students to think deeply about the principles involved and in the process make the student's understanding of the concept clear. Chapter Puzzlers open each chapter with an intriguing application or question that is explained or answered in the chapter.
Table of Contents
1. Part 1
-Measurement
-Motion Along a Straight Line
-Vectors
-Motion in Two and Three Dimensions
-Force and Motion I
-Force and Motion II
-Kinetic Energy and Work
-Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy
-Center of Mass and Linear Momentum
-Rotation
-Rolling Torque and Angular Momentum
Part 2
-Equilibrium and Elasticity
-Gravitation
-Fluids
-Oscillations
-Waves I
-Waves II
-Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
-The Kinetic Theory of Gases
-Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Part 3
-Electric Charge
-Electric Fields
-Gauss' Law
-Electric Potential
-Capacitance
-Current and Resistance
-Circuits
-Magnetic Fields
-Magnetic Fields Due to Currents
-Induction and Inductance
-Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current
-Maxwell's Equations
-Magnetism of Matter
Part 4
-Electromagnetic Waves
-Images
-Interference
-Diffraction
-Relativity
Part 5
-Photons and Matter Waves
-More About Matter Waves
-All About Atoms
-Conduction of Electricity in Solids
-Nuclear Physics
-Energy from the Nucleus
-Quarks, Leptons and the Big Bang