ABSTRACT

Continuing to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics, Third Edition, explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, right up to the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin and structure of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully updated throughout, this book explores major historical discoveries and the scientists behind them. In addition, this comprehensive text details the breathtaking frontiers of physics being explored today. Offering nonscience students access to the highest peaks of physics, Dr. Calle translates concepts so they can be appreciated by those with willing curiosity and imagination.

Features

  • Provides up-to-date coverage of modern physics,
  • Offers nonscience students and laymen access to the highest peaks of physics,
  • Showcases modern applications of physics in our everyday world.

part I|16 pages

Introductory Concepts

chapter 1|14 pages

Physics

The Fundamental Science

part II|74 pages

The Laws of Mechanics

chapter 2|12 pages

The Description of Motion

chapter 3|13 pages

The Laws of Mechanics

Newton’s Laws of Motion

chapter 4|10 pages

Energy

chapter 5|13 pages

Conservation of Energy and Momentum

part III|42 pages

The Structure of Matter

chapter 7|12 pages

Atoms

Building Blocks of the Universe

chapter 8|8 pages

The Heart of the Atom

The Nucleus

chapter 9|20 pages

Fluids

part IV|32 pages

Thermodynamics

chapter 10|16 pages

Heat and Temperature

chapter 11|14 pages

The Laws of Thermodynamics

part 5|52 pages

Electricity and Magnetism

chapter 12|14 pages

Electricity

chapter 13|17 pages

Applied Electricity

chapter 14|18 pages

Electromagnetism

part 6|78 pages

Waves

chapter 15|15 pages

Wave Motion

chapter 16|17 pages

Sound

chapter 17|22 pages

Optics

chapter 18|20 pages

The Nature of Light

part VII|116 pages

Modern Physics

chapter 19|18 pages

The Special Theory of Relativity

chapter 20|17 pages

The General Theory of Relativity

chapter 21|10 pages

The Early Atomic Theory

chapter 22|12 pages

Quantum Mechanics

chapter 23|15 pages

Nuclear Physics

chapter 24|12 pages

Elementary Particles

chapter 25|10 pages

Unifying Physics

chapter 26|8 pages

Superstrings

chapter 27|10 pages

The Origin of the Universe