Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4th edition

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Stephen T. Thornton and Andrew Rex
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  • Chapter 1: The Birth of Modern Physics
    • 1.1: Classical Physics of the 1890s
    • 1.2: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
    • 1.3: Waves and Particles
    • 1.4: Conservation Laws and Fundamental Forces
    • 1.5: The Atomic Theory of Matter
    • 1.6: Unresolved Questions of 1895 and New Horizons
    • 1: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 2: Special Theory of Relativity
    • 2.1: The Apparent Need for Ether (2)
    • 2.2: The Michelson-Morley Experiment (5)
    • 2.3: Einstein's Postulates (2)
    • 2.4: The Lorentz Transformation (8)
    • 2.5: Time Dilation and Length Contraction (13)
    • 2.6: Addition of Velocities (6)
    • 2.7: Experimental Verification (2)
    • 2.8: Twin Paradox (2)
    • 2.9: Spacetime (7)
    • 2.10: Doppler Effect (7)
    • 2.11: Relativistic Momentum (8)
    • 2.12: Relativistic Energy (16)
    • 2.13: Computations in Modern Physics (7)
    • 2.14: Electromagnetism and Relativity (1)
    • 2: General Problems (20)
    • 2: Questions
    • 2: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 3: The Experimental Basis of Quantum Physics
    • 3.1: Discovery of the X Ray and the Electron (4)
    • 3.2: Determination of Electron Charge (4)
    • 3.3: Line Spectra (7)
    • 3.4: Quantization (1)
    • 3.5: Blackbody Radiation (15)
    • 3.6: Photoelectric Effect (9)
    • 3.7: X-Ray Production (5)
    • 3.8: Compton Effect (8)
    • 3.9: Pair Production and Annihilation (2)
    • 3: General Problems (14)
    • 3: Questions
    • 3: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (12)

  • Chapter 4: Structure of the Atom
    • 4.1: The Atomic Models of Thomson and Rutherford (4)
    • 4.2: Rutherford Scattering (9)
    • 4.3: The Classical Atomic Model (5)
    • 4.4: The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (16)
    • 4.5: Successes and Failures of the Bohr Model (3)
    • 4.6: Characteristic X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Number (7)
    • 4.7: Atomic Excitation by Electrons (4)
    • 4: General Problems (13)
    • 4: Questions
    • 4: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 5: Wave Properties of Matter and Quantum Mechanics I
    • 5.1: X-Ray Scattering (4)
    • 5.2: De Broglie Waves (14)
    • 5.3: Electron Scattering (4)
    • 5.4: Wave Motion (10)
    • 5.5: Waves or Particles? (3)
    • 5.6: Uncertainty Principle (12)
    • 5.7: Probability, Wave Functions, and the Copenhagen Interpretation (4)
    • 5.8: Particle in a Box (2)
    • 5: General Problems (17)
    • 5: Questions
    • 5: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (11)

  • Chapter 6: Quantum Mechanics II
    • 6.1: The Schrödinger Wave Equation (7)
    • 6.2: Expectation Values (4)
    • 6.3: Infinite Square-Well Potential (10)
    • 6.4: Finite Square-Well Potential (4)
    • 6.5: Three-Dimensional Infinite-Potential Well (6)
    • 6.6: Simple Harmonic Oscillator (8)
    • 6.7: Barriers and Tunneling (9)
    • 6: General Problems (22)
    • 6: Questions
    • 6: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 7: The Hydrogen Atom
    • 7.1: Application of the Schrödinger Equation to the Hydrogen Atom (4)
    • 7.2: Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for Hydrogen (4)
    • 7.3: Quantum Numbers (10)
    • 7.4: Magnetic Effects on Atomic Spectra—The Normal Zeeman Effect (9)
    • 7.5: Intrinsic Spin (5)
    • 7.6: Energy Levels and Electron Probabilities (11)
    • 7: General Problems (12)
    • 7: Questions
    • 7: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 8: Atomic Physics
    • 8.1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table (11)
    • 8.2: Total Angular Momentum (18)
    • 8.3: Anomalous Zeeman Effect (8)
    • 8: General Problems (4)
    • 8: Questions
    • 8: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 9: Statistical Physics
    • 9.1: Historical Overview
    • 9.2: Maxwell Velocity Distribution (3)
    • 9.3: Equipartition Theorem (1)
    • 9.4: Maxwell Speed Distribution (8)
    • 9.5: Classical and Quantum Statistics (6)
    • 9.6: Fermi-Dirac Statistics (18)
    • 9.7: Bose-Einstein Statistics (3)
    • 9: General Problems (18)
    • 9: Questions
    • 9: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 10: Molecules, Lasers, and Solids
    • 10.1: Molecular Bonding and Spectra (17)
    • 10.2: Stimulated Emission and Lasers (7)
    • 10.3: Structural Properties of Solids (7)
    • 10.4: Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Solids (13)
    • 10.5: Superconductivity (9)
    • 10.6: Applications of Superconductivity (4)
    • 10: General Problems (9)
    • 10: Questions
    • 10: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 11: Semiconductor Theory and Devices
    • 11.1: Band Theory of Solids
    • 11.2: Semiconductor Theory (8)
    • 11.3: Semiconductor Devices (7)
    • 11.4: Nanotechnology (2)
    • 11: General Problems (18)
    • 11: Questions
    • 11: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 12: The Atomic Nucleus
    • 12.1: Discovery of the Neutron (2)
    • 12.2: Nuclear Properties (6)
    • 12.3: The Deuteron (4)
    • 12.4: Nuclear Forces (2)
    • 12.5: Nuclear Stability (10)
    • 12.6: Radioactive Decay (8)
    • 12.7: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay (14)
    • 12.8: Radioactive Nuclides (8)
    • 12: General Problems (11)
    • 12: Questions
    • 12: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 13: Nuclear Interactions and Applications
    • 13.1: Nuclear Reactions (6)
    • 13.2: Reaction Kinematics (9)
    • 13.3: Reaction Mechanisms (7)
    • 13.4: Fission (4)
    • 13.5: Fission Reactors (3)
    • 13.6: Fusion (12)
    • 13.7: Special Applications (8)
    • 13: General Problems (9)
    • 13: Questions
    • 13: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 14: Particle Physics
    • 14.1: Early Discoveries (2)
    • 14.2: The Fundamental Interactions (5)
    • 14.3: Classification of Particles (4)
    • 14.4: Conservation Laws and Symmetries (6)
    • 14.5: Quarks (7)
    • 14.6: The Families of Matter
    • 14.7: Beyond the Standard Model (4)
    • 14.8: Accelerators (12)
    • 14: General Problems (15)
    • 14: Questions
    • 14: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 15: General Relativity
    • 15.1: Tenets of General Relativity (1)
    • 15.2: Tests of General Relativity (10)
    • 15.3: Gravitational Waves
    • 15.4: Black Holes (9)
    • 15.5: Frame Dragging
    • 15: General Problems (10)
    • 15: Questions
    • 15: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)

  • Chapter 16: Cosmology and Modern Astrophysics—The Beginning and the End
    • 16.1: Evidence of the Big Bang (1)
    • 16.2: The Big Bang (8)
    • 16.3: Stellar Evolution (4)
    • 16.4: Astronomical Objects (7)
    • 16.5: Problems with the Big Bang (1)
    • 16.6: The Age of the Universe
    • 16.7: The Standard Model of Cosmology
    • 16.8: The Future (2)
    • 16: General Problems (19)
    • 16: Questions
    • 16: Supplemental Multiple Choice Questions (10)


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Chapter 7: The Hydrogen Atom
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Chapter 8: Atomic Physics
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Chapter 9: Statistical Physics
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Chapter 10: Molecules, Lasers, and Solids
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Chapter 11: Semiconductor Theory and Devices
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Chapter 12: The Atomic Nucleus
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Chapter 13: Nuclear Interactions and Applications
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Chapter 14: Particle Physics
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Chapter 15: General Relativity
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Chapter 16: Cosmology and Modern Astrophysics—The Beginning and the End
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