An edition of Fundamentals of physics (2016)

Fundamentals of physics

Electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics

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Ramamurti Shankar, Ramamurti S ...
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An edition of Fundamentals of physics (2016)

Fundamentals of physics

Electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics

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R. Shankar, a well-known physicist and contagiously enthusiastic educator, was among the first to offer a course through the innovative Open Yale Courses program. His popular online video lectures on introductory physics have been viewed over a million times. In this second book based on his online Yale course, Shankar explains essential concepts, including electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. The book begins at the simplest level, develops the basics, and reinforces fundamentals, ensuring a solid foundation in the principles and methods of physics.

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English
Pages
592

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Table of Contents

Electrostatics I
The electric field
Gauss's law I
Gauss's law II: applications
The Coulomb potential
Conductors and capacitors
Circuits and currents
Magnetism I
Magnetism II: Biot-Savart law
Ampère II, Faraday, and Lenz
More Faraday
AC circuits
LCR circuits and displacement current
Electromagnetic waves
Electromagnetism and relativity
Optics I: geometric optics revisited
Optics II: more mirrors and lenses
Wave theory of light
Quantum mechanics: the main experiment
The wave function and its interpretation
Quantization and measurement
States of definite energy
Scattering and dynamics
Summary and outlook.

Edition Notes

"This is the companion volume to Fundamentals of physics: mechanics, relativity, and thermodynamics. It is the second half of an introductory course taught a Yale and it covers electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics."--Preface.

Includes index.

Series
The Open Yale courses series, Open Yale courses series
Other Titles
Fundamentals of physics., Fundamentals of physics., Electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
530
Library of Congress
QC21.3 .S532 2016, QC23.2, QC21.3 .S52 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 592 pages
Number of pages
592

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27230815M
ISBN 10
0300212364
ISBN 13
9780300212365
LCCN
2015956862
OCLC/WorldCat
945793300

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