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An Introduction to Acoustics by Robert H. Randall
Category: No Category | Series: Dover Books on Physics Ser.
No branch of classical physics is older in its origins yet more modern in its applications than acoustics. Courses on acoustics very naturally begin with a study of vibrations, as a preliminary to the introduction of the wave equations. Both vibrations and waves, of course, are vastly important to all b ...Show more
Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge by Niels Bohr
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This collection of articles, which were first published in 1958 and written on various occasions between 1932 and 1957, forms a sequel to Danish physician Niels Bohr's earlier essays in Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature (1934). "The theme of the papers is the epistemological lesson which the ...Show more
Einstein's Theory of Relativity by Max Born
Category: Science | Series: Dover Books on Physics Ser.
About the Book Books about Physics discuss the science that is concerned with the universe, energy and matter, and how they behave over time and space. Titles include: Fundamental measurements, properties of matter and optics, An Introduction to Electrodynamics from the Standpoint of the Electron Theory ...Show more
Mechanics by J. P. Den Hartog
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First published over 40 years ago, this work has achieved the status of a classic among introductory texts on mechanics. Den Hartog is known for his lively, discursive and often witty presentations of all the fundamental material of both statics and dynamics (and considerable more advanced material) in ...Show more
Reasoning about Luck - Probability and Its Uses in Physics by Vinay Ambegaokar
Category: Science | Series: Dover Books on Physics Ser.
This book introduces college students and other readers to the uses of probability and statistics in the physical sciences, focusing on thermal and statistical physics and touching upon quantum physics. Widely praised as beautifully written and thoughtful, Reasoning About Luck explains concepts in a way ...Show more
Relativity by Albert Einstein; Robert W. Lawson
Category: No Category | Series: Dover Books on Physics Ser.
Albert Einstein's Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (1920) is a cornerstone of modern physics. Einstein intended this book for those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparat ...Show more
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