Physics (Second Edition), 1939, 1939-08

Document Type: Textbook (Technical).

Purpose: Training and Education.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope (from Preface): ""This text aims to present the essentials of Physics to college students who major particularly in science, technology, or engineering. It is intended to give a gradual and logical approach to the subject, to develop and illustrate the fundamental concepts clearly, and to afford a mastery of the basic principles of this fascinating branch of natural philosophy. To those who study Physics for its cultural value, the text should aid in developing a power of analysis that will be useful in any career.""

Contents (from Table of Contents): Mechanics I. Fundamental Quantities II. Vectors III. Uniform Motion IV. Uniformly Accekerated Motion V. Force VI. Rotational Motion VII. Statics VIII. Mechanical Energy IX. Harmonic Motion X. Elasticity and Impact XI. Liquids at Rest XII. Liquids in Motion XIII. Mechanics of Gases Heat XIV. The Effects of Heat XV. Change of State XVI. Calorimetry XVII. Thermal Behavior of Gases XVIII. Work and Heat XIX. Transfer of Heat Electricity and Magnetism XX. Electric Charge XXI. Magnetism XXII. Current and Resistance XXIII. Electric Cells XXIV. Electromagnetism XXV. Inductance and Capacitance XXVI. Alternating Currents XXVII. Elements of Electrical Machinery XXVIII. Thermoelectricity and Thermionics XXIX. Fundamentals of Electrical Communication Sound XXX. Wave Motion XXXI. Sound Production XXXII. Sound Reception and Control Light XXXIII. Sources and Velocity of Light XXXIV. Reflection and Refraction XXXV. Dispersion, Spectra and Color XXXVI. Lenses XXXVII. Optical Instruments XXXVIII. Interference and Diffraction XXXIX. Polarized Light XL. Radiation and Atomic Structure Appendix Answers to Problems Index