Synopses & Reviews
Students will be introduced to the science of physics, and its applications to everyday life, in this volume. Tracing its development from antiquity to the present, the author examines all aspects of physics including motion, work, energy, heat, matter, light, and electricity. Quantum & Nuclear physics are also included. The chapter with instructions for experiments in physics will assist students in projects for science fairs, and the chapter on physics as a career will help students to explore the various options for working in this field of science. A glossary, conversion table, and list of the Nobel Prize Winners in Physics will provide the additional tools necessary for students.
Review
"After reviewing the history of physics and its founders, this introductory textbook explains the basic principles of mechanics, motion, work, energy, heat, matter, vibration and waves, light, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. A glossary and 25 simple experiments are provided." - SciTech Book News
Review
"Myers has written, for the Basics of the Hard Sciences series, an introductory book for students with a broad prospective. The basics of classical, quantum, and nuclear physics, as well as relativity, are discussed with many diagrams and tables for the uninitiated. A section is provided with physics experiments that are simple enough for most high school students. Myers offers a brief history of the theories and facts presented, something missing in many science works. There is also a brief introduction to the field of physics as a career, possibly encouraging a student to study further. Finally, the book contains a fairly handy glossary, table of elements, conversion tables, selected bibliography, and good index. Recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates." - Choice
Review
"The text is well written, minimizes the math presented, gives good descriptions of the concepts, and includes interesting historical accounts of the developments in the various fields of physics." - SB&F
Synopsis
An excellent introduction to the basics of physics from antiquity to the modern era, including motion, work, energy, heat, matter, light, electricity, quantum &nuclear physics.
About the Author
RUSTY L. MYERS is professor of environmental science at Alaska Pacific University where he has taught for the past 25 years. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in chemistry, environmental science, and statistics. Dr. Myers' research includes work on air quality, water quality, science education, and science and the humanities. He has received several national awards for teaching, including the 1994 Alaska Professor of the Year award from the Carnegie Foundation for Higher Education.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter
Chapter 2 Classical Physics
Chapter 3 Motion Chapter
Chapter 4 Rotational Motion
Chapter 5 Work and Energy
Chapter 6 Heat
Chapter 7 Matter
Chapter 8 Vibrations
Chapter 9 Light and Optics
Chapter 10 Quantum Physics
Chapter 11 A Modern View of the Atom
Chapter 12 Nuclear Physics
Chapter 13 Electricity
Chapter 14 Magnetism and Electricity
Chapter 15 Relativity
Chapter 16 Physics Experiments
Chapter 17 Physics as a Career