Modern Physics

by Jeremy Bernstein and Paul M. Fishbane

Book Overview

Intended for sophomore-level courses in modern physics, this comprehensive text provides an introduction and survey of the topics of importance to engineers and scientists. It includes the description... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0139553118
• ISBN13: 9780139553110
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
• Length: 602 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 10.3"

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Modern Physics

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A good intermediate-level textbook

I am a college professor who has used this book for two years in a sophomore-level course on modern physics. In my opinion it is substantially better than competing textbooks currently available. It is written in a clear and engaging fashion, the illustrations are good, and the examples are well chosen. The mathematical level is appropriate for sophomore physics, engineering, or other physical science majors. The homework problems are also well designed and a good resource.I do have a couple of quibbles. Thermodynamics are not introduced until Chapter 12, which makes the discussion of the black body spectrum in chapter 4 highly abbreviated and hard to follow--I actually had my class jump ahead to the first part of chapter 12 and then go back to chapter 4, hardly an ideal approach. Also, the Instructor's Solutions Manual is almost completely useless--carelessly produced and riddled with errors.