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

S.G. Starling and A.J. Woodall: Physics (2nd Edition)

Published $\text {1957}$, Longmans, Green, and Co

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