Engineering Physics

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Table of Contents PART I. PROPERTIES OF MATTER : 1. Vectors 2. Force and Motion 3. Circular Motion 4. Conservation Laws 5. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies — Moment of Iner tia 6. Gravitation, Gravity and Satellites 7. Elasticity 8. Surface Tension and Viscosity. PART II. HEAT : 9. Temperature and its Measurement 10. Calorimetry and Change of State 11. Expansion of Gases and Gas Laws 12. Specific Heat of Gases 13. Expansion and Compression of Gases 14. Kinetic Theory of Gases 15. Thermodynamics 16. Transmission of Heat 17. Vacuum, Technology. PART III. LIGHT : 18. Reflection, Refraction and Dispersion of Light 19. Refraction at Spherical Surfaces: Thin Lens Formula 20. Lens Aberrations 21. Cardinal Points and Eyepieces 22. Optical Instruments 23. Velocity of Light 24. Photometry 25. Wave Theory of Light 26. Interference 27. Diffraction 28. Resolving Power of Optical Instruments 29. Polarisation 30. Doppler Effect 31. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) 32. Holography and Fibre Optics. PART IV. SOUND : 33. Simple Harmonic Motion: Free, Damped and Forced Vibrations 34. Wave Motion 35. Superposition of Waves 36. Velocity of Sound: Kundt's Tube 37. Transverse Vibrations of Stretched Strings 38. Vibrations of Air-Column 39. Doppler's Principle 40. Musical Sounds 41. Acoustics of Buildings 42. Ultrasonics. PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM : 43. Electric Field and Potential 44. Capacity and Condensers 45. Chemical Effect of Current and Cells 46. D.C. Circuits 47. Electromagnetism 48. Magnetic Proper ties of Materials and Magnetic Circuits 49. Electromagnetic Induction 50. A.C. Circuits 51. Thermo-Electricity 52. Vacuum Valves and Their Applications 53. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves. PART VI. MODERN PHYSICS 54. Cathode Rays and Positive Rays 55. Atomic Structure 56. Quantum Theory 57. Waves and Par ticles 58. Crystal Structure 59. X-rays 60. Classification of Solids (Metals, Insulators and Semiconductors) 61. Radioactivity and Nuclear Detectors 62. Structure of the Nucleus and Par ticle Accelerators 63. Nuclear Fission and Fusion 64. Special Theory of Relativity.