Pohl's Introduction to Physics : Volume 1: Mechanics, Acoustics and Thermodynamics / edited by Klaus Lüders, Robert O. Pohl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lüders, Klaus., Editor.

Pohl, Robert O., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mechanics.

Acoustics.

Thermodynamics.

Classical Mechanics.

Local Subjects:

Classical Mechanics.

Acoustics.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVII, 525 p. 509 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This classic textbook on experimental physics, written by Robert W. Pohl to accompany his famous lecture courses, served generations of physics and other science majors, not only in his native Germany, and was for many years a standard textbook. Pohl's lucid and memorable style and his consistent use of vivid demonstration experiments made his textbooks unique in their time. This completely revised and updated modern edition retains his style and clarity in an up-to-date format. The accompanying videos document the original demonstrations and add many modern touches, bringing to life the numerous illustrations in the book and providing an instructive and motivating complement to the text. They are linked to the corresponding topics in the text and can be accessed directly online from the e-book version. Volume 1 covers elementary mechanics, acoustics (vibrations and waves) and thermodynamics. The exercises provide an aid to understanding the material as well as complementary information. This book addresses students of physics and of other natural sciences and engineering, but also teachers and lecturers, who will profit from Pohl's many demonstration experiments, and other interested readers who want to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of physics from an experimental viewpoint.

Contents:

A. Mechanics

Introduction; Distance and Time Measurements

The Description of Motion: Kinematics

Fundamentals of Dynamics

Applications of Newton's Equation

Three useful concepts: Work, Energy, and Momentum

Rotational Motion of Rigid Bodies

Accelerated Frames of Reference

Some Properties of Solids

Liquids and Gases at Rest

Motions in Liquids and Gases

B. Vibrations and Waves

Vibrations and Acoustics

Travelling Waves and Radiation

C. Thermodynamics

Fundamentals

First Law and the Equation of State of Ideal Gases

Real gases

Heat as Random motion

Transport processes: Diffusion and Heat Conduction

The State Function entropy, S

Converting Heat into Work. The Second Law

Exercise

Solutions to the Exercises.

ISBN:

3-319-40046-0

OCLC:

1066191067