University physics : models and applications
[TofC Cont.] Optics: Reflection, refraction, and polarization of light; Geometrical optics; Interference of light; Diffraction of light -- Modern physics: Special theory of relativity; Birth of quantum physics -- Appendixes: Mathematics summary; Introduction to numerical methods useful in physics; List of symbols; Greek letters; Conversion factors; Periodic table and atomic masses; Physical constants; Astronomical tables; Properties of sporting balls and related information; Introduction to spreadsheets; List of tables; Nobel Prize winners in physics; Answers to odd-numbered problems. [This book] is intended for students enrolled in a college-level calculus-based introductory physics course of one to one-and-one-half year's duration.-Pref
Print Book, English, ©1994
Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque, Iowa, ©1994