Book description
This book is designed as per the new Curriculum conceived for the students of B.Sc. (Physics). Although the approach is primarily qualitative, a reasonably large number of illustrative examples and segregated exercises are included, wherever possible, to ensure that the students develop a taste of real rigour of physics.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Preface
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1 - History and Philosophy of Physics
- 1.1 - Physics Today
- 1.2 - Physics in the Pre-Modern Era
- 1.3 - The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: Renaissance in Science and the Scientific Revolution
- 1.4 - Post-Newtonian Classical Physics up to the Nineteenth Century
- 1.5 - The Wave–Particle Seesaw of Light
- 1.6 - From Classical to Quantum Mechanics
- 1.7 - Development of Quantum Mechanics
- 1.8 - Some Other Major Contributions in the Twentieth Century
- 1.9 - Indian Scientists
- 1.10 - Philosophical Aspects
- 2 - Lasers and Laser Applications
- 3 - Sensors and Transducers
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4 - Bioelectricity
- 4.1 - Electricity Observed in Living Systems
- 4.2 - Origin of Bioelectricity
- 4.3 - Neuron Structure and Function
- 4.4 - An Axon as a Cable
- 4.5 - Membrane Resistance and Capacitance
- 4.6 - Sodium and Potassium Transport
- 4.7 - Resting Potential and Action Potential
- 4.8 - Conduction Velocity
- 4.9 - Nernst Equation
- 4.10 - Applications of Bioelectricity
- 5 - Nanomaterials
- Appendix
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Emerging Physics
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2009
- Publisher(s): Pearson India
- ISBN: 9788131729366
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