Physics: Advanced Course (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Frederick Barker

9780365186519: Physics: Advanced Course (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0365186511 ISBN 13: 9780365186519

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore the modern physics of energy and light and how they shape our understanding of the physical world.

This advanced text presents the latest views on energy as the central fact of physical change. It surveys how mass, heat, and radiation interrelate, and it traces the structure of matter and the behavior of light from fundamentals to practical measurement. The book also explains methods used to analyze light, including the spectrum and the spectroscope, and it recounts key experiments that revealed the elemental signatures of substances. A practical emphasis runs through the discussion of instruments, measurements, and the way physics connects theory with real-world phenomena.

Learn how spectrum analysis identifies elements from their light, with examples from sodium and other metals.
Understand how a spectroscope disperses light into spectra and what those spectra reveal about wave frequencies.
See how concepts like energy, mass, and radiation are treated in modern physics, including apparatus and measurement.
Gain historical context from classic experiments that shaped the study of light and matter.

Ideal for readers seeking a clear, practical introduction to energy-focused physics and the tools used to study light and matter.

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