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Physics of waves / by William C. Elmore, Mark A. Heald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elmore, William C. (William Cronk)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Waves.
- Wave-motion, Theory of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 477 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dover Publications, 1985.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Because of the increasing demands and complexity of undergraduate physics courses it is often impossible to devote separate courses to the classic wave phenomena of optics, acoustics, and electromagnetic radiation. This brief but comprehensive text helps alleviate the problem with a unique overview of classical wave theory in one volume.
- Contents:
- Transverse waves on a string
- Waves on a membrane
- Introduction to the theory of elasticity
- One-dimensional elastic waves
- Acoustic waves in fluids
- Waves on a liquid surface
- Elastic waves in solids
- Electromagnetic waves
- Wave propagation in inhomogeneous and obstructed media
- Fraunhofer diffraction
- Fresnel diffraction
- Spectrum analysis of waveforms.
- Notes:
- "This Dover edition ... is an unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, in 1969"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780486140650
- 0486140652
- Publisher Number:
- 99983999858
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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