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Physics for Scientists and Engineers combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the reader into the physics. The new edition features an unrivaled suite of media and on-line resources that enhance the understanding of physics.
Many new topics have been incorporated such as: the Otto cycle, lens combinations, three-phase alternating current, and many more. New developments and discoveries in physics have been added including the Hubble space telescope, age and inflation of the universe, and distant planets. Modern physics topics are often discussed within the framework of classical physics where appropriate.
For scientists and engineers who are interested in learning physics.
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Good deal.......2005-09-15
I got a quick response to my email. Happy to do business with an organization doing some good in the community.
Outstanding.......2005-03-18
I had to use this book during my two semesters of non-calculus college physics, and my first reaction to this 1000+ page monster was mathematical FEAR. However, as I kept reading the book I realized that it explained the majority of concepts clearly even for a person with limited calculus knowledge. The book does an excellent job early on with Newton's three laws, but it gets a little confusing on statics.
The last half of the book was covered in my second semester, and it was also excellent in explaining the topics of thermodynamics, DC and RC circuits, Magnetism and Optics among others. Nevertheless, there were times when the explanation and examples of the book were not enough to answer some of the problems at the end of each chapter. Furthermore, my only complain about the book is that sometimes it uses what my instructor called "Shortcuts" in the sample problems without explaining how the author arrived to a given equation or derivation of a formula. Physics is by no means an easy subject and to do well at it you will need a great instructor and a great book - I was lucky enough to have both.
There are very few books that I keep after I take a class, but I have to say that this book is an invaluable reference that will be in my professional bookshelf for many years.
excellent book.......2004-12-28
This book is very easy to understand and fun to study from. Very helpful for beginners.
Decent but way expensive.......2004-06-16
I had to buy this book for my two general physics courses. I must say this book is the most expensive I've ever bought. This leads me to my first bad critique: this book is unnecessarily large and expensive. The book is full of useless pictures (all in vibrant expensive color), it has too many examples and 1/3 of the majority of the pages are blank. I don't recommend this book if your a poor college student. My second bad critique is that some examples aren't fully explained (particularly with the some equations). Third bad critique: some problems require knowledge that you won't find in the book. There was an instance where I ran into a problem (a double Atwood machine problem) that required knowledge of Newton's laws in non-inertial frames which the book does not provide. I managed to solve this problem with outside help but I must say I felt cheated. My last bad critique: this book has no errata yet!
Now for some good points. The authors exposition of the material is fairly straight-forward. The book is full of problems (some which overly challenging but good nevertheless), covers a great number of topics (45 chapters worth), and uses very little calculus (the majority of the problems involve highschool mathematics).
Not a very good physics book.......2004-06-04
If you're a beginner or not interested in physics stay away from this book. Its mostly geared towards people with high interest and a good reference. Otherwise, the book is very boring to read and all they do is throw formulas at you. Stay away at all costs.
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the reader into the physics. The new edition features an unrivaled suite of media and on-line resources that enhance the understanding of physics. Many new topics have been incorporated such as: the Otto cycle, lens combinations, three-phase alternating current, and many more. New developments and discoveries in physics have been added including the Hubble space telescope, age and inflation of the universe, and distant planets. Modern physics topics are often discussed within the framework of classical physics where appropriate. For scientists and engineers who are interested in learning physics.
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The Logistic Map and the Route to Chaos: From the Beginnings to Modern Applications (Understanding Complex Systems)
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Pierre-Francois Verhulst, with his seminal work using the logistic map to describe population growth and saturation, paved the way for the many applications of this tool in modern mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, economics and sociology. Indeed nowadays the logistic map is considered a useful and paradigmatic showcase for the route leading to chaos. This volume gathers contributions from some of the leading specialists in the field to present a state-of-the art view of the many ramifications of the developments initiated by Verhulst over a century ago.
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Variational Methods: Applications to Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Hamiltonian Systems (Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. ... / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics)
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Hilbert's talk at the second International Congress of 1900 in Paris marked the beginning of a new era in the calculus of variations. A development began which, within a few decades, brought tremendous success, highlighted by the 1929 theorem of Ljusternik and Schnirelman on the existence of three distinct prime closed geodesics on any compact surface of genus zero, and the 1930/31 solution of Plateau's problem by Douglas and Radó. The book gives a concise introduction to variational methods and presents an overview of areas of current research in the field. The third edition gives a survey on new developments in the field. References have been updated and a small number of mistakes have been rectified.
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Modern Methods in the Calculus of Variations: L^p Spaces (Springer Monographs in Mathematics)
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This book addresses fundamental questions related to lower semicontinuity and relaxation of functionals within the unconstrained setting, mainly in L^p spaces. It prepares the ground for the second volume where the variational treatment of functionals involving fields and their derivatives will be undertaken within the framework of Sobolev spaces.
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In the twentieth century, almost every aspect of science changed: it spread from insular universities to government, industry, and the military; new disciplines emerged, the boundaries between old ones blurred; and a dizzying array of new products and processes changed people's lives. But perhaps the greatest change was science's growth in scale, scope, and cost, as it was transformed from an activity in which small groups or individuals conducted experiments into "Big Science" -- a large-scale enterprise that is carried out by multidisciplinary and multinational groups of researchers, costs enormous sums, demands massive institutions of its own, and often represents a significant fraction of national budgets.
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Modern Map Methods in Particle Beam Physics.......2002-10-03
This book is a fine study of the dynamics of beam particles in particle accelerators. It deals with the description of the motion of particles in accelerators to very high precision over short times and the analysis of the topology of the evolution of state space over long times. The book has seven chapters.
Chapter 1 deals with the dynamics of particles and fields. There are 5 subsections : Beams and Beam Physics ; Differential Equations, Determinism and Maps ; Lagrangian Systems ; Hamiltonian Systems ; Fields and Potentials. An interesting idea here is the use of the Hamiltonian to represent energy particle in which the particle can be 'squeezed' and when let go, it returns to its original shape. This property is called symplecity and is akin to the motion of an incompressible liquid within a structure of guidance surfaces : The surfaces can never be crossed, and the closer they lie together, the faster the liquid flows.
Chapter 2 deals with the differential algebraic techniques which are used to study weakly nonlinear motion of particles in accelerators linked to the common concept of the transfer map of the dynamics of those particles. There are 5 subsections here :
Differential Algebraic Techniques ; Function Spaces and Their Algebras ; Taylor Differential Algebras ; Advanced Methods ;
Appendix on Third ODE Integrator.
Chapter 3 deals with Fields. All the fields here are governed by Maxwell's equation. There are 2 subsections here : Analytic Field Representation ; Practical Utilization of Field Information.
Chapter 4 deals with the properties of maps. Maps are used to describe the flows for the ordinary differential equations occurring in beam physics. There are 4 subsections :
Maps : Properties ; Manipulations ; Symmetries ; Representations.
Chapter 5 deals with the calculation of maps. There are 5 subsections : Maps : Calculation ; The Particle Optical Equations of Motion ; Equations of Motion for Spin ; Maps Determined by Algebraic Relations ; Maps Determined by Differential Equations.
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Reconstructive Correction of Aberrations ; Aberration Correction via Repetitive Symmetry.
Chapter 7 deals with repetitive systems. As described in the book, all repetitive systems require that the particles remain confined in the ring, which means that the motion is stable in that their coordinates do not exceed a certain bound d. The study of the dynamics of repetitive systems has long been a key concern of beam physics. There are 5 subsections : Repetitive
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The book is a liking for those who love mathematics. Going through the book, one can find and is amazed how mathematics can provide the modern technology for the construction of very effective and very accurate accelerator machines to meet the objectives of various scientific fields.
Modern Map Methods in Particle Beam Physics.......2002-06-23
This book is a fine study of the dynamics of beam particles exhibited in particle accelerators. It deals with the description of the motion of particles in accelerators to very high precision over short times and the analysis of the topology of the evolution of state space over long times. The book has seven chapters.
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in which the particle can be ' squeezed ' and when let go, it returns to its original shape. This property is called symplecity and is akin to the motion of an incompressible liquid within a structure of guidance surfaces : The surfaces can never be crossed, and the closer they lie together, the faster the liquid flows.
Chapter 2 deals with the differential algebraic techniques which are used to study weakly nonlinear motion of particles in accelerators linked to the common concept of the transfer map of the dynamics of those particles. There are 5 subsections here :
Differential Algebraic Techniques ; Function Spaces and Their Algebras ; Taylor Differential Algebras ; Advanced Methods ;
Appendix on Third ODE Integrator.
Chapter 3 deals with Fields. All the fields here are governed by Maxwell's equations. There are 2 subsections here : Analytic Field Representation ; Practical Utilization of Field Information.
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Chapter 5 deals with the calculation of maps. There are 5 subsections : Maps : Calculation ; The Particle Optical Equations of Motion ; Equations of Motion for Spin ; Maps Determined by Algebraic Relations ; Maps Determined by Differential Equations.
Chapter 6 deals with imaging systems. As described in the book, imaging systems are devices used for the purpose of measuring position, momentum , energy or mass of charged particles, in which microscopes and spectrometers are included. There are 4 subsections : Introduction ; Aberration and Their Correction ;
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