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Modern Physics
Chris McMullen, Ph.D.
Learn physics from a university instructor with over 20 years of experience teaching calculus-based (and trig-based) physics in California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.
How does this book help you learn physics?
Clear explanations; communication is vital toward learning physics.
Emphasis on understanding the connection between the math and the concepts.
Explaining key steps in the math.
Covers many important details.
Full solutions to all problems are included at the back of the book.
Concise format makes it easy to find information.
Each chapter begins with a concise review of relevant concepts.
The organization makes information easy to find. Key points really stand out.
Fully solved and explained examples help to serve as a guide.
A dedicated chapter covers the essentials of differential equations before tackling Schrodinger's equation.
Topics covered:
special relativity (including the Lorentz transformation)
blackbody radiation and Planck's formula
the photoelectric effect
the Compton effect
Bohr's model
the de Broglie relation
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
the Schrodinger equation
Both classic and new problems are included.
Some classic problems/examples include:
muons reaching earth's surface due to time dilation or length contraction
the twin paradox
the ultraviolet catastrophe, Stefan's law, and Wien's law