内容简介
本书作者对基本物理概念和原理遵循“少而精”的原则，对机械恒定定律和热力学定律、热力学第二定律、波动定律、电场高斯定律、磁场安培定律等做了透彻说明，在着重讲解精奥理论的同进引入现代物理的概念。注重联系实际，有大量习题。随处交待解题方法、提示自做小实验，每章未都有小研究课题和参考材料。本书内容与我国非物理量教学内容基本相等，对理工各科都很有参考价值，对要求较高的教师和学生更是一本优秀的教学参考书。
目 录
出版说明
序
CHAPTER 1
Preludes
CHAPTER 2
A Mathematical Toolbox
CHAPTER 3
Kinematics I
CHAPTER 4
Kinematics II
CHAPTER 5
Newton's Laws of Motion
CHAPTER 6
The Gravitational Force and the Gravitational Field
CHAPTER 7
Hooke's Force Law and Simple Harmonic Oscillation
CHAPTER 8
Work,Energy,and the CWE Theorem
CHAPTER 9
Impulse,Momentum,and Collisions
CHAPTER 10
Spin and Orbital Motion
CHAPTER 11
Solids and Fluids
CHAPTER 12
Waves
CHAPTER 13
Temperature,Heat Transfer,and the First Law of Thermodynamics
CHAPTER 14
Kinetic Theory
CHAPTER 15
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
CHAPTER 16
Electric Charges,Electrical Forces,and the Electric Field
CHAPTER 17
Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential
CHAPTER 18
Circuit Elements,Independent Voltage Sources,and Capacitors
CHAPTER 19
Electric Current,Resistance,and dc Circuit Analysis
CHAPTER 20
Magnetic Forces and the Magnetic Field
CHAPTER 21
Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction
CHAPTER 22
Sinusoidal ac Circuit Analysis
CHAPTER 23
Geometric Optics
CHAPTER 24
Physical Optics
CHAPTER 25
The Special Theory of Relativity
CHAPTER 26
An Aperitif:Modern Physics
CHAPTER 27
An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX A
Proofs of the Gravitational Shell Theorems A.1
Answers to Problems A.5
Quotations Index 1.1
Reference Index 1.2
General Index 1.7
Credits C.1