Physics - An Introduction to Physical Dynamics

"Physics: An Introduction to Physical Dynamics" provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of physics for science and engineering undergraduates who are studying elementary physics.

List of contents

Chapter 1: The Physical World. Chapter 2: Motion in Space and Time. Chapter 3: Momentum and the Laws of Motion. Chapter 4: Work and Mechanical Energy. Chapter 5: Circular Motion. Chapter 6: Rigid Body Motion. Chapter 7: Fluids and Solids. Chapter 8: Oscillations. Chapter 9: Waves in Low Dimensions. Chapter 10: Waves in Higher Dimensions. Chapter 11: Basics of Thermal Physics. Chapter 12: Entropy and the Second Law. Appendices. Index.

About the author

Michael J.R. Hoch spent many years as a visiting scientist at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University, USA. Prior to this, he was a professor of physics and the director of the Condensed Matter Physics Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, where he is currently professor emeritus in the School of Physics.

Summary

“Physics: An Introduction to Physical Dynamics” provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of physics for science and engineering undergraduates who are studying elementary physics.

Product details

• Authors: Michael J.R. Hoch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032767505
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3276750-5
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Applied Sciences, SCIENCE / Mechanics / General, SCIENCE / Energy, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Atomic & molecular physics, Plasma Physics, Applied physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics