01838nam a22001577a 4500008004100000020001800041050001600059100001700075245002800092250001200120260003100132300002700163500002000190505145800210650001201668180418b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780435670146  aQC 23.2.A13  aAbbott, A.F.  aPhysics. /cA.F. Abbott  a5th ed.  aOxford:bHeinemann,c1989.  axxii, 600 p. :c28 cm.  aIncludes index.  aContents:   Mechanics and general physics-Measurements, Force and gravity, weight and friction; Speed, velocity and acceleration; Newton's laws of motion; Vectors, Turning forces,; Work, energy and power; Machines,  Density and relative density, Pressure in liquids and gases, Application of atmospheric and liquid pressure, Principles of Archimedes, Some molecular properties of matter  Internal Energy and Heat -Measurement of temperature, Expansion of solids and liquids, The gas laws, Transmission of heat, Development of the concepts of energy, Latent heat, Vapours  Optics- Light rays and reflection of light, Spherical mirrors, Refraction at plane surfaces, Lenses and optical instruments, Dispersion of colour  Wave Motion- Transverse waves and light, Longitudinal waves and sound, Musical sounds, Strings and pipes  Electricity and Magnetism- Magnets, Magnetic fields, |Static electricity, Potential and capacitance, Electric sells; Current, electromotive force and resistance; Magnetic effect of an electric current, Electrolysis, The principle of electric motor;  Galvanometers, ammeters, and voltmeters; Measurement of resistance and potential difference, Electric light, energy and power, Electrical calorimetry, Electromagnetic induction  Electronics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics- Electronics in gases and vacuo, Electronics in solids, and semiconductor devices; Atomic structure, quantum theory and radioactivity, Splitting the nucleus      aPhysics