Modern Physics intertwines active learning pedagogy with the material typically covered in an introductory survey, from the basics of relativity and quantum mechanics through recent developments in particle physics and cosmology. The flexible approach taken by the authors allows instructors to easily incorporate as much or as little active learning into their teaching as they choose. Chapters are enhanced by 'Discovery' and 'Active Reading' exercises to guide students through key ideas before or during class, while 'ConcepTests' help check student understanding and stimulate classroom discussions. Each chapter also includes extensive assessment material, with a range of basic comprehension questions, drill and practice calculations, computer-based problems, and explorations of advanced applications. A test bank and interactive animations as well as other support for instructors and students are available online. Students are engaged by an accessible and lively writing style, thorough explanations, 'Math Interludes' which account for varying levels of skill and experience, and advanced topics to further pique their interest in physics.
Author(s): Gary N. Felder, Kenny M. Felder
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Commentary: Publisher PDF | Published: 15 September 2022
Pages: 756
City: Cambridge, UK
Tags: Classical Physics; Physics; Astronomy; Quantum Physics; Quantum Information
Cover
Half-title
Title page
Copyright information
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments and Figure Credits
1 Relativity I: Time, Space, and Motion
1.1 Galilean Relativity
1.2 Einstein's Postulates and Time Dilation
1.3 Length Contraction and Simultaneity
1.4 The Lorentz Transformations
1.5 Velocity Transformations and the Doppler Effect
2 Relativity II: Dynamics
2.1 Spacetime Diagrams
2.2 Momentum and Energy
2.3 Mass and Energy (and the Speed of Light Squared)
2.4 Four-Vectors
2.5 More about the Michelson–Morley Experiment
3 The Quantum Revolution I: From Light Waves to Photons
3.1 Math Interlude: Interference
3.2 The Young Double-Slit Experiment
3.3 One Photon at a Time
3.4 Blackbody Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe
3.5 The Photoelectric Effect
3.6 Further Photon Phenomena
4 The Quantum Revolution II: Matter and Wavefunctions
4.1 Atomic Spectra and the Bohr Model
4.2 Matter Waves
4.3 Wavefunctions and Position Probabilities
4.4 The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
5 The Schrödinger Equation
5.1 Force and Potential Energy
5.2 Energy Eigenstates and the Time-Independent Schrödinger Equation
5.3 The Infinite Square Well
5.4 Other Bound States
5.5 Math Interlude: Complex Numbers
5.6 Time Evolution of a Wavefunction
6 Unbound States
6.1 Math Interlude: Standing Waves, Traveling Waves, and Partial Derivatives
6.2 Free Particles and Fourier Transforms
6.3 Momentum Eigenstates
6.4 Phase Velocity and Group Velocity
6.5 Scattering and Tunneling
6.6 The Time-Dependent Schrödinger Equation
7 The Hydrogen Atom
7.1 Quantum Numbers of the Hydrogen Atom
7.2 The Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions
7.3 Math Interlude: Spherical Coordinates
7.4 Schrödinger’s Equation and the Hydrogen Atom
7.5 Spin
7.6 Spin and the Problem of Measurement
7.7 Splitting of the Spectral Lines
8 Atoms
8.1 The Pauli Exclusion Principle
8.2 Energy Levels and Atomic States
8.3 The Periodic Table
8.4 X-Ray Spectroscopy and Moseley’s Law
9 Molecules
9.1 Ionic and Covalent Bonds
9.2 Bonding and Antibonding States
9.3 Vibrations, Rotations, and Molecular Spectra
10 Statistical Mechanics
10.1 Microstates and Macrostates
10.2 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
10.3 Temperature
10.4 The Boltzmann Distribution
10.5 Some Applications of the Boltzmann Distribution
10.6 Quantum Statistics
10.7 Blackbody Radiation
10.8 Bose–Einstein Condensation
11 Solids
11.1 Crystals
11.2 Band Structure and Conduction
11.3 Semiconductors and Diodes
11.4 Transistors
11.5 Why Do Crystals Have a Band Structure?
11.6 Magnetic Materials
11.7 Heat Capacity
12 The Atomic Nucleus
12.1 What’s in a Nucleus?
12.2 Experimental Evidence for Nuclear Properties
12.3 Nuclear Models
12.4 Three Types of Nuclear Decay
12.5 Nuclear Fission and Fusion
13 Particle Physics
13.1 Forces and Particles
13.2 The Standard Model
13.3 Detecting Particles
13.4 Symmetries and Conservation Laws
13.5 Quantum Field Theory
14 Cosmology
14.1 The History of the Universe
14.2 How Do We Know All That?
14.3 Infinite Universe, Finite Universe, Observable Universe
14.4 The Friedmann Equations
14.5 Dark Matter and Dark Energy
14.6 Problems with the Big Bang Model
14.7 Inflation and the Very Early Universe
Appendices
A
A Chronology of Modern Physics
B
Special Relativity Equations
C
Quantum Mechanics Equations
D
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
E
Interference and Diffraction
F
Properties of Waves
G
Energy Eigenstates of the Hydrogen Atom
H
The Periodic Table
I
Statistical Mechanics Equations
J
The Standard Model of Particle Physics
Index
