Editor(s): M. R. Wehr, J. A. Richards, T. W. Adair
ISBN: 978-81-85015-60-6
E-ISBN: Publication Year: Reprint 2013
Pages: 610
Binding: Paper Back Dimension: 140mm x 215mm Weight: 700
Textbook
About the book
This edition is designed to meet the modern need for a better understanding of the atomic age. It is an introduction suitable for students with a background in college physics and mathematical competence at the level of calculus. This book is designed to be an extension of the introductory college physics course into the realm of atomic physics.
Table of Contents
The Atomic View of Matter / The Atomic View of Electricity / The Atomic View of Radiation / The Atomic Models of Rutherford and Bohr / Relativity / X-rays / Waves and Particles / Quantum Mechanics / The Atomic View of Solids / Natural Radioactivity / Nuclear Reactions and Artificial Radioactivity / Nuclear Energy / High-Energy Physics / Appendixes / Suggested Exercises / Index.
