Mathematical methods (in particular, calculus and vectoranalysis) are introduced within the text as the need arises and arepresented in the context of the physical problems which they areused to analyse. Particular aims of the book are to demonstrate tostudents that the easiest, most concise and least ambiguous way toexpress and describe phenomena in physics is by using the languageof mathematics and that, at this level, the total amount ofmathematics required is neither large nor particularlydemanding.
'Modern physics' topics (relativity and quantum mechanics) areintroduced at an earlier stage than is usually found inintroductory textbooks and are integrated with the more 'classical'material from which they have evolved. This book encouragesstudents to develop an intuition for relativistic and quantumconcepts at as early a stage as is practicable.
The text takes a reflective approach towards the scientificmethod at all stages and, in keeping with the title of the text,emphasis is placed on understanding of, and insight into, thematerial presented.
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Michael Mansfield is a professor in the Department of Physics at University College Cork (Ireland). Professor Mansfield was awarded a BSc and a PhD by Imperial College London (UK) and a DSc by the National University of Ireland. He has held research and teaching appointments at universities and research institutes in Italy, Germany, UK, and Ireland. At University College Cork, he heads an atomic and molecular / plasma physics diagnostics research programme. He has published more than 60 research and review papers in this area. He is a member of the Institute of Physics and the Irish Fusion Association.
Colm O'Sullivan is Associate Professor (Emeritus) in the Physics Department, University College Cork, Ireland. He was educated at the National University of Ireland and received his PhD at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC (USA). His research interests include cosmic ray astrophysics and physics Education. Professor O'Sullivan is also involved in the EU Leonardo da Vinci 2 (Community Vocational Training Action Programme). The main objective of the ComLab project is to integrate different tools in science and technology teaching. He is co-author with Michael Mansfield of the textbook Understanding Physics published by Wiley / Praxis (January 1998).
With this in mind, this second edition of UnderstandingPhysics introduces 20th Century topics at an earlierstage than is usually found in introductory textbooks and these areintegrated with more ‘classical’ material from whichthey have evolved. Understanding Physics emphasizes, in afully rigorous manner, the essential unity of physics.
In twenty-two chapters all fundamental concepts of physics, fromclassical building towards more specialised subjects, arepresented. Among the many topics covered are:
Throughout the text references are given to sources where moredetailed discussions of particular topics or applications may befound, and worked examples and problems are presented at the end ofeach chapter.
Understanding Physics is written primarily for studentswho are taking their first course in physics at university level.While it is anticipated that many readers will have some previousknowledge of physics or of general science, each topic isintroduced from first principles so that the text is suitable forstudents without any prior background in physics.
Additional web material for instructors and students can befound at www.wiley.com/go/mansfield
Reviews of the first edition
"It is well written, well illustrated and has a freshapproach."
—Professor Malcolm Cooper, University of Warwick,UK
"In my opinion this is an excellent text. It is well balanced,it is explanatory and it has an interesting integratedstructure."
—Dr Leif Karlsson, Uppsala University, Sweden
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