Exercises for the feynman lectures on physics / Richard Feynman, Robert Leighton, Matthew Sands [and others] ; edited by Michael A. Gottlieb and Rudolf Pfeiffer.

Author/creator Feynman, Richard P.
Other author Leighton, Robert B.
Other author Sands, Matthew L. (Matthew Linzee)
Format Book
EditionNew Millenium ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books, 2014.
Description1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects
Physics--Problems, exercises, etc.

Contents Exercises for volume I. Atoms in motion -- Conservation of energy, statics -- Kepler's laws and gravitation -- Kinematics -- Newton's laws -- Conservation of momentum -- Vectors -- Non-relativistic two-body collisions in three dimensions -- Forces -- Potentials and fields -- Units and dimensions -- Relativistic kinematics and dynamics, mass and rest energy equivalence -- Relativistic energy and momentum -- Rotation in two dimensions, the center of mass -- Angular momentum, the moment of inertia -- Rotation in three dimensions -- The harmonic oscillator, linear differential equations -- Algebra -- Forced oscillations with damping -- Geometrical optics -- Electromagnetic radiation: interference -- Electromagnetic radiation: diffraction -- Electromagnetic radiation: refraction, dispersion, absorption -- Electromagnetic radiation: radiation damping, scattering -- Electromagnetic radiation: polarization -- Electromagnetic radiation: relativistic effects -- Quantum behavior: waves, particles, and photons -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Principles of statistical mechanics -- Applications of kinetic theory: equipartition -- Applications of kinetic theory: transport phenomena -- Thermodynamics -- Illustrations of thermodynamics -- The wave equation, sound -- Linear wave systems: beats, modes -- Fourier analysis of waves -- Exercises for volume II. Electromagnetism -- Differential calculus of vector fields -- Vector integral calculus -- Electrostatistics -- Applications of Gauss' Law -- The electric field in various circumstances -- The electric field in various circumstances (continued) -- Electrostatic energy -- Dielectrics -- Inside dielectrics -- Electrostatic analogs -- Magentostatics -- The magnetic field in various situations -- The vector potential -- The laws of induction -- Solutions of Maxwell's equations in free space -- Solutions of Maxwell's equations with currents and charges -- AC circuits -- Cavity resonators -- Waveguides -- Electrodynamics in relativistic notation -- Lorentz transformations of the fields -- Field energy and field momentum -- Electromagnetic mass -- The motion of charges in electric and magnetic fields -- Refractive index of dense materials -- Reflection from surfaces -- The magnetism of matter -- Paramagnetism and magnetic resonance -- Ferromagnetism -- Elasticity -- The flow of dry water -- The flow of wet water -- Exercises for volume III. Probability amplitudes -- Identical particles -- Spin one -- Spin one-half -- The dependence of amplitudes on time -- The Hamiltonian matrix -- The ammonia maser -- Other two-state systems -- More two-state systems -- The hyperfine splitting in hydrogen -- Propagation in a crystal lattice -- Semiconductors -- The independent particle approximation -- The dependence of amplitudes on position -- Angular momentum -- The hydrogen atom and the periodic table.
Genre/formProblems, exercises, etc.
ISBN0465060714
ISBN9780465060719

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QC32 .F39 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold