Beyond the Mechanical Universe: From Electricity to Modern Physics

by David Goodstein, Tom M. Apostol, Richard P. Olenick, et al.

Book Overview

This 1987 second volume of the Mechanical Universe studies electricity and magnetism, their relation to each other and light, and shows how the problem of light led to the special theory of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521715911
• ISBN13: 9780521715911
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 590 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

a good elementary book on electricity and magnetism

This is an elementary text on electricity and magnetism with some chapters on special relativity and modern physics. It is manifestly written for college students and has a strong historical bent. The explanations and discussions are very clear and the mathematical derivations are given in detail. This book is highly recommended for novice students who are studying electricity and magnetism. It is also very suitable for self-study.