Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116922 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

Dr Alan Piercy, University of Brighton
'... a refreshingly different approach with a good mixture of fact, application and experiment ... strong on worked examples and end of chapter questions ...'

Dr Peter Butler, University of Northumbria at Newcastle
'... I think there is a need for this type of text which is much more focused on the basic principles of the subject than the currently available texts at foundation level ...'

Synopsis
An authoritative text providing a first course in physics for students on access or foundation programmes and non-specialist students on degree courses such as biological sciences, chemical sciences, engineering, mathematics and geology. - Clarity and flexibility are the hallmarks of Physics: the text offers various routes into the subject via independent introductory sections on waves, materials, mechanisms and electricity. Assuming no prior knowledge and focusing on the basics of the subject, the text develops sections on fields, electromagnetism, electronics, atomic and nuclear physics and advanced mechanics and thermodynamics, in a logical and succinct manner. - The second edition of this text has been updated to provide an even more accessible and student-friendly layout. Extension material, case studies, experiments, mathematical exercises, and spreadsheet applications are included on a new accompanying website.