Experimental Science A School Course Of Practical Exercises In Elementary Physics Mainly Quantitative Including Some Fundamental Principles In Mechanics Etc

Author : Harold A. Wilson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330355213
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book Experimental Physics a Text-Book of Mechanics, Heat, Sound and Light written by Harold A. Wilson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Experimental Physics a Text-Book of Mechanics, Heat, Sound and Light This book is intended as a text-book for use in connection with a course of experimental lectures on mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound and light. No previous knowledge of physics is assumed, but nevertheless the book is primarily intended for a first year college course, and the majority of the students attending such a course have studied elementary physics at school. The writing of such a book does not offer much scope for originality; the aim of the writer should be to present fundamental principles clearly and accurately. The chief difficulty is to decide what to include and what to leave out. I have endeavoured to leave out everything not of fundamental importance. It is important for the student to learn some facts and to get to understand some methods and fundamental principles; if he learns nothing about certain phenomena no harm is done and he can make up the deficiency in his knowledge at a later date if necessary. The kind of text-book which contains a little about everything does more harm than good. Care has been taken not to discuss questions which cannot be treated adequately in an elementary way and to avoid stating formulae without proving them. A few experiments are rather fully described in nearly every chapter; these have been selected from the many which might have been merely mentioned. In Part I, Chapters VI, VII and parts of IX may be omitted at the first reading. In Part II, Chapters X and XI may also be omitted by students whose time is limited. 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.