PHYS 498: Scholarly Communication in Physics: The Reference Books

Recent advances in pure and applied physics are explored by award-winning author David E. Newton. Among the topics covered are the top quark, carbon nanotubes, updates on black holes, and single molecule studies of DNA. Many of the topics covered are strongly interdisciplinary, reflecting the nature of much scientific research today.

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Handbook of Physics is a veritable toolbox for rapid access to a wealth of physics information for everyday use in problem solving, homework, and examinations. This complete reference includes not only the fundamental formulas of physics but also experimental methods used in practice.

Among the topics covered are: • Acceleration • Ballistics • Boiling Point • Catalyst • Data Communications • Electrolyte • Frequency Modulation • Gamma Radiation • Inertia • Prism • Relative Atomic Mass • Transverse Waves • White Dwarf • X-rays. Biographies include: • Alexander Graham Bell • Arthur Holly Compton • Pierre Curie • Sir James Dewar • Christian Doppler • Albert Einstein • Euclid • Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit • Hans William Geiger • Stephen Hawking • Pythagoras. Tables

The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas is a quick-reference aid for students and professionals in the physical sciences and engineering. It contains more than 2000 of the most useful formulas and equations found in undergraduate physics courses, covering mathematics, dynamics and mechanics, quantum physics, thermodynamics, solid state physics, electromagnetism, optics and astrophysics. An exhaustive index allows the required formulas to be located swiftly and simply, and the unique tabular format crisply identifies all the variables involved. The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas comprehensively covers the major topics explored in undergraduate physics courses. It is designed to be a compact, portable, reference book suitable for everyday work, problem solving or exam revision. All students and professionals in physics, applied mathematics, engineering and other physical sciences will want to have this essential reference book within easy reach.