Judul
: Concepts of Modern Physics (Sixth Edition)
Pengarang
: Arthur Beiser
Penerbit
: McGraw-Hill
Preface
who
wish to go further into this subject; those by Abraham Pais and by Emilio
Segré, themselves distinguished physicists, are especially recommended.
For
this edition of Concepts of Modern Physics the treatments of special
relativity, quantum mechanics, and elementary particles received major
revisions. In addition, numerous smaller changes and updates were made
throughout the book, and several new topics were added, for instance Einstein’s
derivation of the Planck radiation law. There is more material on aspects of
astrophysics that nicely illustrate important elements of modern physics, which
for this reason are discussed where relevant in the text rather than being
concentrated in a single chapter.
Many
students, although able to follow the arguments in the book, nevertheless may have
trouble putting their knowledge to use. To help them, each chapter has a
selection of worked examples. Together with those in the Solutions Manual, over
350 solutions are thus available to problems that span all levels of
difficulty. Understanding these solutions should bring the unsolved
even-numbered exercises within reach.
In
revising Concepts of Modern Physics for the sixth edition I have had the
benefit of constructive criticism from the following reviewers, whose generous
assistance was of great value: Steven Adams, Widener University; Amitava
Bhattacharjee, The University of Iowa; William E. Dieterle, California University
of Pennsylvania; Nevin D. Gibson, Denison University; Asif Khand Ker, Millsaps
College; Teresa Larkin-Hein, American University; Jorge A. López, University of
Texas at El Paso; Carl A. Rotter, West Virginia University; and Daniel Susan,
Texas A&M University–Kingsville. I am also grateful to the following
reviewers of previous editions for their critical reviews and comments: Donald R.
Beck, Michigan Technological University; Ronald J. Bieniek, University of
Missouri–Rolla; Lynn R. Cominsky, Sonoma State University; Brent Cornstubble,
United States Military Academy; Richard Gass, University of Cincinnati; Nicole
Herbot, Arizona State University; Vladimir Privman, Clarkson University; Arnold
Strassenberg, State University of New York–Stony Brook; the students at
Clarkson and Arizona State Universities who evaluated an earlier edition from
their point of view; and Paul Sokol of Pennsylvania State University who
supplied a number of excellent exercises. I am especially indebted to Craig Watkins
of Massachusetts Institute of Technology who went over the manuscript with a meticulous
and skeptical eye and who checked the answers to all the exercises. Finally, I
want to thank my friends at McGraw-Hill for their skilled and enthusiastic help
throughout the project.
Arthur Beiser
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