Problems and Solutions on Solid State Physics, Relativity and Miscellaneous Topics (Second Edition) (Major American Universities Ph.d. Qualifying Questions and Solutions - Physics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811291497 ISBN 13: 9789811291494

Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2024

Synopsis

This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University, University of Wisconsin and the University of California at Berkeley over a twenty-year period. Featuring a division into the three parts which form the title, topics covered in this book include the crystal structure, superconductivity, general relativity, special relativity, and measurements, among many others.This latest edition has been updated. New problems and solutions have been added, while the original problems are modernized, excluding outdated questions and emphasizing those that rely on calculations. The problems range from fundamental to advanced in a wide range of topics, easily enhancing the student's knowledge through workable exercises. Simple-to-solve problems play a useful role as a first check of the student's level of knowledge whereas difficult problems will challenge the student's capacity on finding solutions.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811291497
• ISBN 13: 9789811291494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Lim Swee Cheng, Lai Choy Heng, Kwek Leong-Chuan