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Author : Laura McCullough
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1681742780
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women and Physics written by Laura McCullough and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with an examination of the numbers of women in physics in English-speaking countries, moving on to examine factors that affect girls and their decision to continue in science, right through to education and on into the problems that women in physics careers face. Looking at all of these topics with one eye on the progress that the field has made in the past few years, and another on those things that we have yet to address, the book surveys the most current research as it tries to identify strategies and topics that have significant impact on issues that women have in the field.

Author : Eric Johnson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262546612
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anxiety and the Equation written by Eric Johnson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man and his equation: the anxiety-plagued nineteenth-century physicist who contributed significantly to our understanding of the second law of thermodynamics. Ludwig Boltzmann's grave in Vienna's Central Cemetery bears a cryptic epitaph: S = k log W. This equation was Boltzmann's great discovery, and it contributed significantly to our understanding of the second law of thermodynamics. In Anxiety and the Equation, Eric Johnson tells the story of a man and his equation: the anxiety-plagued nineteenth-century physicist who did his most important work as he struggled with mental illness. Johnson explains that “S” in Boltzmann's equation refers to entropy, and that entropy is the central quantity in the second law of thermodynamics. The second law is always on, running in the background of our lives, providing a way to differentiate between past and future. We know that the future will be a state of higher entropy than the past, and we have Boltzmann to thank for discovering the equation that underlies that fundamental trend. Johnson, accessibly and engagingly, reassembles Boltzmann's equation from its various components and presents episodes from Boltzmann's life—beginning at the end, with “Boltzmann Kills Himself” and “Boltzmann Is Buried (Not Once, But Twice).” Johnson explains the second law in simple terms, introduces key concepts through thought experiments, and explores Boltzmann's work. He argues that Boltzmann, diagnosed by his contemporaries as neurasthenic, suffered from an anxiety disorder. He was, says Johnson, a man of reason who suffered from irrational concerns about his work, worrying especially about opposition from the scientific establishment of the day. Johnson's clear and concise explanations will acquaint the nonspecialist reader with such seemingly esoteric concepts as microstates, macrostates, fluctuations, the distribution of energy, log functions, and equilibrium. He describes Boltzmann's relationships with other scientists, including Max Planck and Henri Poincaré, and, finally, imagines “an alternative ending,” in which Boltzmann lived on and died of natural causes.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780341777472
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Chess Magazine; Volume 16 written by Anonymous and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-07 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gerd Baumann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387251138
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematica for Theoretical Physics written by Gerd Baumann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Class-tested textbook that shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica® to derive numeric and symbolic solutions. Delivers dozens of fully interactive examples for learning and implementation, constants and formulae can readily be altered and adapted for the user’s purposes. New edition offers enlarged two-volume format suitable to courses in mechanics and electrodynamics, while offering dozens of new examples and a more rewarding interactive learning environment.

Author : Gesche Pospiech
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030046273
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics in Physics Education written by Gesche Pospiech and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about mathematics in physics education, the difficulties students have in learning physics, and the way in which mathematization can help to improve physics teaching and learning. The book brings together different teaching and learning perspectives, and addresses both fundamental considerations and practical aspects. Divided into four parts, the book starts out with theoretical viewpoints that enlighten the interplay of physics and mathematics also including historical developments. The second part delves into the learners’ perspective. It addresses aspects of the learning by secondary school students as well as by students just entering university, or teacher students. Topics discussed range from problem solving over the role of graphs to integrated mathematics and physics learning. The third part includes a broad range of subjects from teachers’ views and knowledge, the analysis of classroom discourse and an evaluated teaching proposal. The last part describes approaches that take up mathematization in a broader interpretation, and includes the presentation of a model for physics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) specific to the role of mathematics in physics.

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Total Pages : 1094 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of Physics A written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on fundamental mathematical and computational methods underpinning physics. Relevant to statistical physics, chaotic and complex systems, classical and quantum mechanics, classical and quantum integrable systems and classical and quantum field theory.

Author : Robert L. Jaffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107016657
Total Pages : 897 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physics of Energy written by Robert L. Jaffe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and unified introduction to the science of energy sources, uses, and systems for students, scientists, engineers, and professionals.

Author : Andrew Zangwill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521896975
Total Pages : 1005 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Electrodynamics written by Andrew Zangwill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 1005 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging writing style and a strong focus on the physics make this graduate-level textbook a must-have for electromagnetism students.

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Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journal of Physics A written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on fundamental mathematical and computational methods underpinning physics. Relevant to statistical physics, chaotic and complex systems, classical and quantum mechanics, classical and quantum integrable systems and classical and quantum field theory.

Author : David J. Griffiths
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108420419
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Electrodynamics written by David J. Griffiths and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a re-issued and affordable printing of the widely used undergraduate electrodynamics textbook.