Foundations of modern physical science / by Gerald Holton and Duane H.D. Roller under the editorship of Duane Roller.
Pubblicazione:
Reading (Mass.) : Addison-Wesley, c1958.
Descrizione fisica:
XXIII, 782 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Addison-Wesley physics series
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. Pt. 1 The study of motion: 1. Speed and acceleration 2. Galileo and the kinematics of free fall 3. Projectile motion. Pt. 2 The study of forces: 4. Newton's laws of motion 5. Uniform circular motion. Pt. 3 The study of planetary systems: 6. The astronomy of ancient Greece 7. The heliocentric theory of Copernicus 8. On the nature of scientific theory 9. Kepler's laws 10. Galileo's contribution to astronomy 11. The theory of universal gravitation 12. Some consequences of Newton's work. Pt. 4 On structure and method in physical science: 13. On the nature of the concepts 14. On the duality and growth of science 15. On scientific discovery. Pt. 5 The conservation principles: 16. The principle of conservation of Mass 17. The principal of conservation of momentum 18. The principle of conservation of energy in mechanics 19. Heat phenomena and the caloric theory 20. Extension of the principle of conservation of energy. Pt. 6 Origins of the atomic theory in physics and chemistry: 21. Gases and the structure of matter 22. Dalton's atomic theory of chemistry 23. The rise of modern chemistry 24. The periodic system of the elements 25. The kinetic theory of matter and heat. Pt. 7 Theories of fields in electrical and magnetism: 26. The quantification of electrical science 27. Further development in electrostatics 28. Electrochemistry and electromagnetism 29. The electromagnetic theory of light. Pt. 8 The quantum physics of light and matter: 30. Some optical priciples 31. Continuous spectra: birth of the quantum theory 32. The photoelectric effect: Einstein's photon theory 33. Spectra of gases 34. the atomic model of Rutherford and Bohr 35. Further successes of Bohr's theory of atomic structure. Pt. 9 The nucleus: 36. Radioactivity 37. Isotopes 38. Nuclear structure and nuclear energy 39. Further developments of nuclear physics. Appendix A: Fundamental constants. Appendix B: Conversion factors. Appendix C: Alphabetic list of the elements. Appendix D: Periodic tables. Appendix E: Summary of some trigonometric relations. Appendix F: Natural trigonometric functions. Appendix G: Vector addition and subtraction. Appendix H: Common logarithms. Answers to selected odd-numbered questions. Index
