Judul : 1000 Solved Problems in
Classical Physics (an Exercise Book)
Pengarang : Ahmad A. Kamal
Penerbit : Springer
Preface
This
book complements the book 1000 Solved Problems in Modern Physics by the same
author and published by Springer-Verlag so that bulk of the courses for undergraduate
curriculum are covered. It is targeted mainly at the undergraduate students of
USA, UK and other European countries and the M.Sc. students of Asian countries,
but will be found useful for the graduate students, students preparing for
graduate record examination (GRE), teachers and tutors.
This is a by-product of
lectures given at the Osmania University, University of Ottawa and University of
Tebriz over several years and is intended to assist the students in their
assignments and examinations. The book covers a wide spectrum of disciplines in
classical physics and is mainly based on the actual examination papers of UK
and the Indian universities. The selected problems display a large variety and
conform to syllabi which are currently being used in various countries.
The
book is divided into 15 chapters. Each chapter begins with basic concepts and a
set of formulae used for solving problems for quick reference, followed by a number
of problems and their solutions.
The
problems are judiciously selected and are arranged section-wise. The solutions are
neither pedantic nor terse. The approach is straightforward and step-by-step solutions
are elaborately provided. There are approximately 450 line diagrams, onefourth of
them in colour for illustration. A subject index and a problem index are provided
at the end of the book.
Elementary
calculus, vector calculus and algebra are the prerequisites. The areas of
mechanics and electromagnetism are emphasized. No book on problems can claim to
exhaust the variety in the limited space. An attempt is made to include the
important types of problems at the undergraduate level.
It
is a pleasure to thank Javid, Suraiya and Techastra Solutions (P) Ltd. for typesetting
and Maryam for her patience. I am grateful to the universities of UK and India
for permitting me to use their question papers; to R.W. Norris andW. Seymour, Mechanics
via Calculus, Longmans, Green and Co., 1923; to Robert A. Becker, Introduction
to Theoretical Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc, 1954, for one problem; and
Google Images for the cover page. My thanks are to Springer-Verlag, in
particular Claus Ascheron, Adelheid Duhm and Elke Sauer, for constant
encouragement.
Ahmad
A. Kamal
Murphy,
Texas, November 2010
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