An edition of Light, Magnetism, and Electricity
(1966)
Understanding Physics
Volume II. Light, Magnetism, and Electricity
by Isaac Asimov
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Book Details
Table of Contents
1.
Mechanism
The Newtonian View
Page 1
Action at a Distance
Page 3
2.
Light
Transmission
Page 7
Reflection
Page 12
Curved Mirrors 14
Refraction 23
3.
Lenses
Focus by Transmission
Page 29
Spectacles
Page 33
Cameras
Page 37
Magnification
Page 41
Microscopes and Telescopes
Page 45
4.
Color
Spectra
Page 50
Reflecting Telescopes
Page 54
Spectral Lines
Page 57
Diffraction
Page 60
5.
Light Waves
Interference
Page 66
The Velocity of Light
Page 70
The Doppler-Fizeau Effect
Page 76
Polarized Light
Page 80
6.
The Ether
Absolute Motion
Page 86
The Michelson-Morley Experiment
Page 91
The FitzGerald Contraction
Page 96
7.
Relativity
The Special Theory
Page 101
Mass-Energy Equivalence
Page 107
Relative Time
Page 112
The General Theory
Page 117
Gravitation
Page 119
8.
Quanta
Black-Body Radiation
Page 125
Planck's Constant
Page 128
Photoelectric Effect
Page 132
Photons
Page 135
9.
Magnetism
Magnetic Poles
Page 140
Magnetic Domains
Page 144
The Earth as a Magnet
Page 148
Magnetic Fields
Page 151
10.
Electrostatics
Electric Charge
Page 157
Electrons
Page 162
Electromotive Force
Page 166
Condensers
Page 169
11.
Electric Currents
Continuous Electron Flow
Page 177
Chemical Cells
Page 180
Resistance
Page 183
Electric Power
Page 188
Circuits
Page 191
Batteries
Page 196
12.
Electromagnetism
Oersted's Experiment
Page 201
Applications of Electromagnetism
Page 206
Measurement of Current
Page 212
Generators
Page 214
13.
Alternating Current
The Armature
Page 221
Impedance
Page 224
Transformers
Page 229
Motors
Page 332
14.
Electromagnetic Radiation
Maxwell's Equations
Page 236
Index
Page 241
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