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Informationen zum Autor Gary Felder is a Professor of Physics at Smith College, Massachusetts. His research has focused on inflationary cosmology, numerical simulations and the development of computer and written tools for teaching physics concepts. In 2017 he received an SGA Faculty Teaching Award from Smith's Student Government Association in recognition of his excellent teaching and positive impact on the student body. His paper 'The Effects of Personality Type on Engineering Student Performance and Attitudes' received the American Society for Engineering Education 2003 'Best Paper of the Year' Award. Kenny Felder has taught physics and math at Raleigh Charter High, North Carolina, for more than twenty years. He received his Bachelor's degree in Physics with highest honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His book Advanced Algebra II pioneered much of the active learning pedagogy included in this textbook and was described by the Connexions project at Rice University as 'a non-traditional approach to a very traditional subject' that makes 'the world of second-year algebra come alive.' He and Gary Felder also co-authored Mathematical Methods in Engineering and Physics (2016). Klappentext In this unique take on a classic mathematical logic course, students are guided in implementing the underlying logical concepts and mathematical proofs in the Python programming language, thus achieving deep hands-on clarity and understanding. The text is accompanied by an extensive collection of programming tasks, code skeletons, and unit tests. Zusammenfassung A pedagogically rich approach to Modern Physics, this textbook supports student learning with extensive question and problem sets, active learning exercises, and online resources. Students benefit from accessible and thorough explanations, math interludes covering prerequisite material, and advanced topics to further their interest in physics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Relativity I: Time, space, and motion; 2. Relativity II: dynamics; 3. The quantum revolution I: from light waves to photons; 4. The quantum revolution II: matter and wavefunctions; 5. The Schrödinger equation; 6. Unbound states; 7. The hydrogen atom; 8. Atoms; 9. Molecules; 10. Statistical mechanics; 11. Solids; 12. The atomic nucleus; 13. Particle physics; 14. Cosmology; Appendices; Index....
