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  • Plasma Physics

    by James E. Drummond ...
    A historic snapshot of the field of plasma physics, this fifty-year-old volume offers an edited collection of papers by pioneering experts in the field. In addition to assisting students in their understanding of the foundations of classical plasma physics, it provides a source of historic context for modern physicists. Highly successful upon its initial publication, this book was the standard ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    by Robert Piccioni ...
    Series Book 1 - Everyone's Guide to the Feynman Lectures on Physics
    Feynman Simplified gives mere mortals access to the fabled Feynman Lectures on Physics.Quantum mechanics is rarely taught well in introductory physics courses, largely because this challenging subject was not well taught to many of today’s instructors. Few had the opportunity to learn quantum mechanics from some who understood it profoundly; almost none learned it from one of its creators. Here ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Elements of Modern X-ray Physics

    by Jens Als-Nielsen, Des McMorrow ...
    Eagerly awaited, this second edition of a best-selling text comprehensively describes from a modern perspective the basics of x-ray physics as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation. Written by internationally acclaimed authors, the style of the book is to develop the basic physical principles without obscuring them with excessive mathematics.The second edition ... Read more

    $63.00 USD

  • Solid State Physics

    by J. R. Hook, H. E. Hall ...
    Series series Manchester Physics Series
    This Second Edition is aimed at students taking a firstcourse in this subject, although it will also be of interest toprofessional physicists and electronic engineers requiring a graspof the fundamentals of this important area of physics. Basicconcepts are introduced in an easily accessible context: forexample, wave propagation in crystals is introduced using one-andtwo-dimensional geometries. ... Read more

    $60.00 USD

  • An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

    by G. K. Batchelor ...
    Series series Cambridge Mathematical Library
    First published in 1967, Professor Batchelor's classic text on fluid dynamics is still one of the foremost texts in the subject. The careful presentation of the underlying theories of fluids is still timely and applicable, even in these days of almost limitless computer power. This re-issue should ensure that a new generation of graduate students see the elegance of Professor Batchelor's ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • Astrophysics through Computation

    With Mathematica® Support

    by Brian Koberlein, David Meisel ...
    This new text surveys a series of fundamental problems in astrophysics, both analytically and computationally, for advanced students in physics and astrophysics. The contents are supported by more than 110 class-tested Mathematica® notebooks, allowing rigorous solutions to be explored in a visually engaging way. Topics covered include many classical and historically interesting problems, enabling ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • The Britannica Guide to Heat, Force, and Motion

    by Erik Gregersen ...
    Series series Physics Explained
    Many of the world’s most common processes and interactions are governed by the laws of thermodynamics and mechanics. While the transfer, release, or absorption of heat often accompany chemical reactions or seem inherent to mechanical systems, they are also familiar to anyone who has ever spent time outdoors on a warm day or touched a hot plate. Likewise, any physical body—large or small, solid or ... Read more

    $59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

    by David G. Andrews ...
    A quantitative introduction to the Earth's atmosphere for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on underlying physical principles. This edition has been brought completely up-to-date, and now includes a new chapter on the physics of climate change which builds upon material introduced in earlier chapters, giving the student a broad understanding of some of the ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Bose–Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases

    by C. J. Pethick, H. Smith ...
    Since an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate, predicted by Einstein in 1925, was first produced in the laboratory in 1995, the study of ultracold Bose and Fermi gases has become one of the most active areas in contemporary physics. This book explains phenomena in ultracold gases from basic principles, without assuming a detailed knowledge of atomic, condensed matter, and nuclear physics. This new ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • Gravitation and Spacetime

    by Hans C. Ohanian, Remo Ruffini ...
    The third edition of this classic textbook is a quantitative introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It gently guides students from Newton's gravitational theory to special relativity, and then to the relativistic theory of gravitation. General relativity is approached from several perspectives: as a theory constructed by analogy with Maxwell's electrodynamics, as a ... Read more

    $90.99 USD

  • Chemical Thermodynamics: Principles and Applications

    Principles and Applications

    by J. Bevan Ott, Juliana Boerio-Goates ...
    Chemical Thermodynamics: Principles and Applications presents a thorough development of the principles of thermodynamics--an old science to which the authors include the most modern applications, along with those of importance in developing the science and those of historical interest. The text is written in an informal but rigorous style, including ancedotes about some of the great ... Read more

    $139.99 USD

  • The Physical Basis of Chemistry

    by Warren S. Warren ...
    Series series Complementary Science
    If the text you're using for general chemistry seems to lack sufficient mathematics and physics in its presentation of classical mechanics, molecular structure, and statistics, this complementary science series title may be just what you're looking for. Written for the advanced lower-division undergraduate chemistry course, The Physical Basis of Chemistry, Second Edition, offers students an ... Read more

    $37.99 USD