Lectures in Physics has been derived from Benjamin Crowell's Light and Matter series of free introductory textbooks on physics. See the editorial for more information....


 
   

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Preface
Newtonian Physics
Conservation Laws
Vibration and Waves
Electricity
Preface
Electricity and the Atom
The Nucleus
Radioactivity
The Planetary Model of the Atom
Atomic Number
Structure of Nuclei
Strong Nuclear Force and Alpha Decay
Weak Nuclear Force and Beta Decay
The Mass of the Neutrino
Fusion
Nuclear Energy and Binding Energies
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
The Creation of the Elements
Examples
Decay of Pb-212
A reaction occurring in the sun
Summary
Homework problems
Circuits
Fields of Force
Electromagnetism
Exercises
Optics
Modern Physics
Appendix

Last Update: 2006-Mär-22