Fundamental university physics 论文

摘要

This is new addition to the growing list of U. S. pubIlcation, on integrated Phy,ics Course for undergradunte students.However, there is a di~tinct departure from the conventIOnal nnpronch to PhYSICS text book writing.Dllring the past two decades or so, most authors of llndergradtlate PhysiCli text books have tended to emJ')hasiZC/on the basic pTlnclples, rather than on details (which, unfortunately. is not so much the practice!! with Indian pubilcation).The present volumes not only conform to this practice.but go further in trYing to l'rc~ent the variou!! physical' principlea frorn ,a unified point of view.According to thc authors, the traditional division of physics into ",ubjects like mechan~ iell, heat, sound etc. no longer l1as any justification.Instead they have followed "a logical and unified presentation, emphasizing the conservation laws, the t'oncepts of fields and the atomIC view of matter".