Elements Of Physics Vol 1 Of 2

Author : Edward Leamington Nichols
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333572679
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book The Elements of Physics, Vol. 2 of 3 written by Edward Leamington Nichols and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Elements of Physics, Vol. 2 of 3: A College Text-Book; Electricity and Magnetism A distributed scalar is a scalar quantity used to specify: the condition or state of a medium. Such a quantity has, in general, a distinct value for each small part of the medium. Homogeneous or uniform distribution occurs when the quantity has the same value for all parts of the medium; otherwise the distribution is said to be non-homogeneous. (see Art. 26, Vol. I.) Many of the geometrical conceptions arising from the consideration of dis tributed quantity, particularly of distributed vectors, are of great importance in the theory of electricity and magnetism. A discussion of distributed quantity is therefore given as an introduction to the present volume. The student should, at starting, read as much as possible of this introduction, dropping it whenever any serious difficulty is encountered to take it up again and again during the progress of his work upon the main portion of the text. Most of the definitions concerning distributed scalars and vectors are seen to be legitimate, p/zysiazl continuity being assumed, and such proofs as do not make use of Cartesian coo'rdinates are rigorous. The introduction of Cartesian coordinates for the purpose of formulating definitions and proving theorems, to be rigorous, must be accompanied by very elaborate proof in each case that the choice of axes is a matter of indifference. Such Cartesian expressions and developments as are herein given are known to be true, but their use here is more of the nature of exposition than of proof The student who wishes to read extensively must be familiar with these Cartesian expressions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.