Electricity, magnetism, and light /
Saslow, Wayne
Electricity, magnetism, and light / by Wayne Saslow - New Delhi : Elseveir, 2011, 2002c. - xv, 735, 29, 18 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Index included
Review/Preview Electricity: Its Uses and Its Visualization 1 A History of Electricity and Magnetism, to Conservation of Charge 2 Coulomb's law for Static Electricity, Principle of Superposition 3 The Electric Field 4 Gauss's Law: Flux and Charge Are Related 5 Electrical Potential Energy and Electrical Potential 6 Capacitance 7 Ohm's Law: Electric Current Is Driven by Emf, and Limited by Electrical Resistance 8 Batteries, Kirchhoff's Rules, and Complex Circuits 9 The Magnetism of Magnets 10 How Electric Currents Interact with Magnetic Fields 11 How Electric Currents Make Magnetic Fields: The Biot-Savart Law and Amp' ere's Law 12 Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction 13 Mechanical Implications of Faraday's Law: Motors and Generators 14 Alternating Current Phenomena: Signals and Power 15 Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Radiation 16 Optics Appendix A General Mathematics Review Appendix B Introduction to Spreadsheets Appendix C The Periodic Table Appendix D Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems
Provides a comprehensive introduction to electricity, magnetism and optics ranging from the interesting and useful history of the science, to connections with real-world phenomena in science,
9788131203583 (pbk)
Electricity
Magnetism
537 / SAS-E 2011 726
Electricity, magnetism, and light / by Wayne Saslow - New Delhi : Elseveir, 2011, 2002c. - xv, 735, 29, 18 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Index included
Review/Preview Electricity: Its Uses and Its Visualization 1 A History of Electricity and Magnetism, to Conservation of Charge 2 Coulomb's law for Static Electricity, Principle of Superposition 3 The Electric Field 4 Gauss's Law: Flux and Charge Are Related 5 Electrical Potential Energy and Electrical Potential 6 Capacitance 7 Ohm's Law: Electric Current Is Driven by Emf, and Limited by Electrical Resistance 8 Batteries, Kirchhoff's Rules, and Complex Circuits 9 The Magnetism of Magnets 10 How Electric Currents Interact with Magnetic Fields 11 How Electric Currents Make Magnetic Fields: The Biot-Savart Law and Amp' ere's Law 12 Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction 13 Mechanical Implications of Faraday's Law: Motors and Generators 14 Alternating Current Phenomena: Signals and Power 15 Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Radiation 16 Optics Appendix A General Mathematics Review Appendix B Introduction to Spreadsheets Appendix C The Periodic Table Appendix D Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems
Provides a comprehensive introduction to electricity, magnetism and optics ranging from the interesting and useful history of the science, to connections with real-world phenomena in science,
9788131203583 (pbk)
Electricity
Magnetism
537 / SAS-E 2011 726