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Nonclassical Physics: Beyond Newton's View
Randy Harris, University of California, Davis

ISBN-10: 0201834367
ISBN-13: 9780201834369

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 1999
Format: Cloth; 545 pp
Status: Out of Print

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Nonclassical Physics: Beyond Newton's View introduces a wide range of physics principles developed in the past century, providing students with a solid understanding of fundamental ideas upon which more complex concepts are built. Throughout the book the author focuses on key topics of concern today, giving the text a more contemporary approach than most modern physics texts. Through discussions, examples, and exercises involving real-world applications, the author encourages students to apply their newfound understanding quantitatively in all areas of natural science as well as in physics.

  • A contemporary approach focuses students on the most relevant and new material in physics, with less emphasis on non-essential earlier theories.
  • A clear and engaging writing style offers explanations in basic terms, centering on the main ideas of current material.
  • The text covers the basics while also providing optional, self-contained topics, both at the same level as the main text and at a more advanced level.
  • Special Progress and Application sections at the end of each chapter discuss recent advances, lingering mysteries, and important applications related to chapter material.
  • A range of problems, from easy to advanced, helps students test their understanding.
  • Boxed essays explain points of particular interest or address more complex ideas touched upon in chapters.
  • Feedback obtained from class testing has been incorporated into the text.



 1. Special Relativity.


 2. Waves and Particles I: Electromagnetic Radiation Behaving as Particles.


 3. Waves and Particles II: Matter Behaving as Waves.


 4. Bound States: Simple Cases.


 5. Unbound States: Obstacles, Tunneling, and Particle-Wave Propagation.


 6. Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions and the Hydrogen Atom.


 7. Spin and Atomic Physics.


 8. Statistical Mechanics.


 9. Bonding: Molecules and Solids.


10. Nuclear Physics.


11. Fundamental Particles and Interactions.


Appendices.

    Modern Physics, Second Edition provides a clear, precise, and contemporary introduction to the theory, experiment, and applications of modern physics. Ideal for both physics majors and engineers, this eagerly awaited second edition puts the modern back into modern physics courses. Pedagogical features throughout the text focus the reader on the core concepts and theories while offering optional, more advanced sections, examples, and cutting-edge applications to suit a variety of students and courses. Critically acclaimed for his lucid style, in the second edition, Randy Harris applies the same insights into recent developments in physics, engineering, and technology.
  • 0805303081Modern Physics, 2/E
    Harris
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    ISBN-10: 0805303081 | ISBN-13: 9780805303087
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