Somepopular options for beginners include "Introduction to Modern Physics" by John Dirk Walecka, "Modern Physics: The Quantum Physics of Atoms, Solids, and Nuclei" by Robert L. Sproull and W. Andrew Phillips, and "Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by John Morrison.
For advanced students, "Modern Physics" by Kenneth S. Krane and "Modern Physics: An Introductory Text" by Shlomo Nir are highly recommended. These textbooks provide a more in-depth and rigorous treatment of modern physics concepts.
Yes, "An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics" by Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie is a comprehensive textbook that covers topics such as stellar structure, cosmology, and galactic dynamics in the context of modern physics principles.
Online resources such as OpenStax, Khan Academy, and MIT OpenCourseWare offer free access to modern physics textbooks and course materials. Some textbooks also have companion websites with additional resources and practice problems.
Yes, "Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by John Morrison and "Modern Physics: The Quantum Physics of Atoms, Solids, and Nuclei" by Robert L. Sproull and W. Andrew Phillips both include a combination of theoretical concepts and experimental techniques. They also provide examples of how these concepts are applied in real-world situations.
Electrochemical engineering deals with electrochemical devices like electrolysers, fuel cells, and batteries. While several excellent books exist in this long-standing and still growing field, their focus is usually on chemistry or phenomenology. In this textbook, we focus on mathematical modelling of the physical phenomena involved. Instead of resorting to numerical modelling, the aim is to derive simplified analytical models that maximise understanding. Porous electrodes, ion mass transport, and multiphase flow are central themes in this book. Examples include modelling the water saturation in a fuel cell diffusion layer, the gas fraction and current distribution in an alkaline water electrolyser, the potential distribution in a binary electrolyte inside porous battery electrode, and the concentration distribution in the flow channel of a redox flow battery. This makes for a diverse, challenging, and stimulating journey, for both students and researchers.
This open access textbook focuses on the various aspects of radiobiology. The goal of radiobiological research is to better understand the effects of radiation exposure at the cellular and molecular levels in order to determine the impact on health. This book offers a unique perspective, by covering not only radiation biology but also radiation physics, radiation oncology, radiotherapy, radiochemistry, radiopharmacy, nuclear medicine, space radiation biology & physics, environmental and human radiation protection, nuclear emergency planning, molecular biology and bioinformatics, as well as the ethical, legal and social considerations related to radiobiology. This range of disciplines contributes to making radiobiology a broad and rather complex topic. This textbook is intended to provide a solid foundation to those interested in the basics and practice of radiobiological science. It is a learning resource, meeting the needs of students, scientists and medical staff with an interest in this rapidly evolving discipline, as well as a teaching tool, with accompanying teaching material to help educators.
Ultrasound has a wide range of medical applications. Some of these include obstetrics (monitoring the progress of pregnancy), oncology (monitoring the growth of tumors), cardiology (visualizing the heart function and physiology), biopsy (guiding needles in various procedures), and physiotherapy. For example, today, an estimated 60-70% of pregnant women in the United States undergo ultrasound examination during pregnancy. An estimated 250 million fetal ultrasound examinations are performed every year in the USA. In the last few decades, ultrasound technology has expanded to medical imaging in various other specialties: Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Physiatry, Sports Medicine, and Surgery. The increasing demand in the use of ultrasound technology in various biomedical fields points to a future in which medical professionals will be required to possess a general knowledge of ultrasound technology. While currently most medical professionals rely on technicians to perform the imaging studies, there can be a high degree of operator dependent results. Therefore, a solid foundation of the technological properties of ultrasound would give health care providers a competitive advantage in the future. This is one of the first goals of this textbook. This textbook also covers general aspects of diagnostic ultrasound providing an excellent reference for both beginners and professionals. In addition, this textbook has end-of-the-chapter experiments that will help educators conduct labs for students and any other learners to enhance their learning and solidify the practical skills.
This open access textbook takes the reader step-by-step through the concepts of mechanics in a clear and detailed manner. Mechanics is considered to be the core of physics, where a deep understanding of the concepts is essential in understanding all branches of physics. Many proofs and examples are included to help the reader grasp the fundamentals fully, paving the way to deal with more advanced topics. After solving all of the examples, the reader will have gained a solid foundation in mechanics and the skills to apply the concepts in a variety of situations.
De transport- en overdrachtsprocessen van warmte, massa en impuls worden naar hun analogie behandeld. De processen worden beschreven met behulp van macro- en microbalansen die in veel gevallen leiden tot differentiaalvergelijkingen. Ook veel aspecten van stromingsleer komen op deze manier aan de orde en zo bereidt het boek ook voor op moderne Computational Fluid Dynamics technieken. Het doel van het boek is ook studenten te trainen in het oplossen van problemen waarbij transportverschijnselen centraal staan. Daartoe bevat het boek bijna 100 uitgewerkte vraagstukken.
This book is an introduction to the computational methods used in physics, but also in other scientific fields. It is addressed to an audience that has already been exposed to the introductory level of college physics, usually taught during the first two years of an undergraduate program in science and engineering. It assumes no prior knowledge of numerical analysis, programming or computers and teaches whatever is necessary for the solution of the problems addressed in the text. It can be used as a textbook in introductory computational physics or scientific computing classes.
The book can continue to be the primary text for introductory college physics courses, even in its present form. Of course, updates such as references to the latest physics and astronomy news will be welcome and make the text fresh and more compelling. The html format of the book makes such updates modular and easy to implement in a distributed manner.
The book is written clearly and simply, in a manner that is appropriate for its target audience. But there are some weak points in the text. For example, in section 7.3, Example 7.7 can be explained much more clearly by invoking the conservation of mechanical energy. But this principle is only introduced in the _next_ section, 7.4. Example 7.7 really belongs in section 7.4.
The book also lacks polish and excitement, mainly in its figures. This may seem to be trivial issue, but for students who don't care for physics in the first place, this can unfortunately dampen their already limited enthusiasm for the subject.
The book is organized logically and clearly. In cases when the instructor wants to cover topics in a different order, e.g., introduce the kinematics of uniform circular motion before Newton's laws of motion, the modular html format of the book makes it easy to direct students to different sections of the book.
This book is an excellent open resource, especially when competing textbooks from the big publishing houses can cost in the vicinity of $200. I have been using it for four years, and plan to continue with it. The book has a lot of potential for improvement, though. For example, as an html book, the figures can be dynamic and interactive with sliders to vary parameters etc. The embedded phet simulations do help, but this idea can be developed and make the book much better than even expensive, printed texts from big publishers.
This is a good Physics textbook for Algebra based Physics courses taught in colleges. This textbook covers almost every topic for two semester Physics I and Physics II courses. Physics instructor can use this Open Textbook as an option for their...read more
This is a good Physics textbook for Algebra based Physics courses taught in colleges. This textbook covers almost every topic for two semester Physics I and Physics II courses. Physics instructor can use this Open Textbook as an option for their Physics textbook if they do not want students to purchase books. I personally use this open textbook and recommend to students to read chapters or look for examples problems when I explain some topics in Physics. Sometimes, I also use this textbook in my courses. It is a great alternative to college Physics paid textbooks if anyone wants to use it.
All chapters and topics are shown clearly in the right order in table of contents. Each unit and chapter follow the flow connection. Everything is explained very clearly with examples and people can use any chapter in order if they want and, but I would prefer going in the order of chapters as written in the table of content.
This textbook is a good textbook for algebra-based Physics. It focuses good examples related to topics covered for two semester Physics courses in colleges. It shows good flow between topics and good connection of concepts of Physics to the real-world applications. This textbook is good for anyone even for the beginners. I use this textbook in some of my classes and students like it.
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