Book:S.G. Starling/Physics/Second Edition

Subject Matter

 * Physics

Contents

 * Preface to the Second Edition (A.J. Woodall: September 1956)


 * GENERAL PHYSICS


 * 1. Mathematical Notes
 * 2. Harmonic Motion and Rotation
 * 3. Gravitation
 * 4. Elasticity
 * 5. Friction -- Viscosity
 * 6. Surface Tension


 * HEAT


 * 7. The Measurement and Control of Temperature
 * 8. Thermal Expansion
 * 9. Calorimetry
 * 10. Kinetic Theory
 * 11. Elementary Thermodynamics
 * 12. Properties of Vapours
 * 13. Equations of State
 * 14. Solutions
 * 15. Conduction and Convection
 * 16. Thermal Radiation
 * 17. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
 * 18. Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Theory


 * LIGHT


 * 19. The Nature and Speed of Light
 * 20. Photometry
 * 21. Plane Surfaces and Prisms
 * 22. Spherical Mirrors and Thin Lenses
 * 23. Lens Systems and Thick Lenses
 * 24. The Eye and Vision
 * 25. Geometrical Optics of Optical Instruments
 * 26. The Determination of Refractive Indices
 * 27. The Measurement of Optical Constants
 * 28. Interference of Light
 * 29. Diffraction
 * 30. Resolving Power
 * 31. Polarisation and Double Refraction
 * 32. Spectroscopy
 * 33. The Electromagnetic Theory of Light


 * SOUND


 * 34. The Nature and Speed of Sound
 * 35. Wave Motion
 * 36. Free and Forced Vibrations
 * 37. Musical Scales and Instruments
 * 38. Experimental and Applied Acoustics
 * 39. The Comparison and Measurement of Frequencies


 * ELECTRICITY


 * 40. Electrostatics
 * 41. Magnetostatics
 * 42. Electric Current
 * 43. Electrolysis
 * 44. Thermoelectricity
 * 45. Electromagnetic Induction
 * 46. Magnetisation of Materials
 * 47. Alternating Currents
 * 48. Electrical Units
 * 49. Electromagnetic Waves
 * 50. Gases, Electrons, etc.
 * 51. X-Rays
 * 52. Radioactivity
 * 53. Atoms and Radiation