Oscillations and Waves : An Introduction, Second Edition

Richard Fitzpatrick

ISBN 10: 1138479713 / ISBN 13: 9781138479715

Editore: CRC Press, 2018

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Emphasizing physics over mathematics, this popular, classroom-tested text helps advanced undergraduates acquire a sound physical understanding of wave phenomena. This second edition of Oscillations and Waves: An Introduction contains new widgets, animations in Python, and exercises, as well as updated chapter content throughout; continuing to ease the difficult transition for students between lower-division courses that mostly encompass algebraic equations and upper-division courses that rely on differential equations.Assuming familiarity with the laws of physics and college-level mathematics, the author covers aspects of optics that crucially depend on the wave-like nature of light, such as wave optics. Examples explore discrete mechanical, optical, and quantum mechanical systems; continuous gases, fluids, and elastic solids; electronic circuits; and electromagnetic waves. The text also introduces the conventional complex representation of oscillations and waves during the discussion of quantum mechanical waves.Features:Fully updated throughout and featuring new widgets, animations, and end of chapter exercises to enhance understandingOffers complete coverage of advanced topics in waves, such as electromagnetic wave propagation through the ionosphereIncludes examples from mechanical systems, elastic solids, electronic circuits, optical systems, and other areas.

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• Titolo: Oscillations and Waves : An Introduction, Second Edition
• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138479713
• ISBN 13: 9781138479715
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: Neu

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Emphasizing physics over mathematics, this popular, classroom-tested text helps advanced undergraduates acquire a sound physical understanding of wave phenomena. This second edition of Oscillations and Waves: An Introduction contains new widgets, animations in Python, and exercises, as well as updated chapter content throughout; continuing to ease the difficult transition for students between lower-division courses that mostly encompass algebraic equations and upper-division courses that rely on differential equations.

Assuming familiarity with the laws of physics and college-level mathematics, the author covers aspects of optics that crucially depend on the wave-like nature of light, such as wave optics. Examples explore discrete mechanical, optical, and quantum mechanical systems; continuous gases, fluids, and elastic solids; electronic circuits; and electromagnetic waves. The text also introduces the conventional complex representation of oscillations and waves during the discussion of quantum mechanical waves.

Features:

• Fully updated throughout and featuring new widgets, animations, and end of chapter exercises to enhance understanding
• Offers complete coverage of advanced topics in waves, such as electromagnetic wave propagation through the ionosphere
• Includes examples from mechanical systems, elastic solids, electronic circuits, optical systems, and other areas

Informazioni sull?autore

Richard Fitzpatrick is a professor of physics at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a faculty member since 1994. He is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society, a fellow of the American Physical Society, and the author of Maxwell's Equations and the Principles of Electromagnetism (2008), An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics (2012), Plasma Physics: An Introduction (2014), and Quantum Mechanics (2015).