Smith, R:Popular Physics and Astronomy : An Annotated Bibliography
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Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1967. With Answer Leaflet Laid In; Previous Owner Markings (Including Name Neatly Inked to Front Free Endpaper, Answer Leaflet); Repaired; Loose Pages, Hinges,… Más…
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1967. With Answer Leaflet Laid In; Previous Owner Markings (Including Name Neatly Inked to Front Free Endpaper, Answer Leaflet); Repaired; Loose Pages, Hinges, and Joints; Moderately Scuffed on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers Moderately Chipped; Spine Heavily Chipped (Portions of Backstrip Missing); Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; (Chapter 1) Vectors in Physics. (Chapter 2) Geometric Vectors. (Chapter 3) Groups, Rings and Fields. (Chapter 4) Analytic Vectors, Equations of Lines and Planes. (Chapter 5) Systems of Linear Equations. (Chapter 6) Matrices and Linear Transformations. (Chapter 7) Complex Numbers and Polar Co-ordinates. Answers to Vectors & Matrices (Laid In). EXCERPT: PREFACE ...We attempt in these texts to introduce the student to topics that are vital to an understanding of more advanced mathematics. A basic concept is that of function. In Volume I many facets of this concept are discussed. We also cover in this and the other volumes such topics as sets, logic, combinatorial analysis, finite probability, differential calculus, vectors, matrices and complex numbers. It should not be thought that we are presenting advanced material in any of these topics. In all cases we are dealing only with the most elementary aspects of the subject... In this series we hope that the varied needs of different students will be satisfied. Each of the four books is virtually independent of the others. We say virtually independent, since at the very least a grasp of the notion of function as it is developed in the early sections of Volume I is required for an intelligent appreciation of the other volumes. Thus each book could be the basis for a separate course. The exercises at the end of each section are graded from easy to difficult. In the latter exercises we sometimes assume results or procedures that are discussed in other books of the series. The student who has mastered the contents of these four books has laid a firm foundation for advanced work in many aspects of mathematics. We have also attempted to explain in sufficient detail those aspects of the subject that beginners usually find difficult. We have kept in mind that mathematics is more than just the formal manipulation of symbols. Thus we have endeavoured to motivate the student in order to build up his mathematical intuition.... First Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., The Ryerson Press, 1967, 2, Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs, Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing, 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Very good. [2], ii, 8 pages plus covers. Footnotes. Illustrations. Glossary. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This was issued by Sandia National Laboratories for NNSA's Office of Advanced Simulation & Computing as SAND 2004-3740P. The Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (or ASC) is a super-computing program run by the National Nuclear Security Administration, in order to simulate, test, and maintain the United States nuclear stockpile. The program was created in 1995 in order to support the Stockpile Stewardship Program. The goal is to extend the lifetime of the current aging stockpile. The majority of ASC's research is done on super-computers in three different laboratories. As the stockpile ages, the simulations have become more complex, and the maintenance of the stockpile requires more computing power. Over the years, due to Moore's Law, the ASC program has created different supercomputers with increasing power, in order to compute the simulations and mathematics. The new strategic emphasis of the ASC program illuminates several directions. It recognizes that many changes in the stockpile are inherently thre-dimensional and the legacy codes cannot address issues in such geometries. It recognizes that most of the changes are small perturbations that much be resolved and their effects understood if the most conservative and expensive fixes are to be avoided. This strategy for the next ten years recognized and addresses the need to replace the full system experiments that were done with the best available models, material characterizations, and scientifically based representations. While the past nuclear test program allowed a particular balance between phenomenology (where our understanding was imperfect) and basic science (where our ability to apply it), the new policy of no full-scale nuclear experiments shifts the balance to one of minimum phenomenology and the best possible representations of physical behavior., National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs, Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing, 2004, 3, Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 2004. Hardcover, [viii], 116 pages. Near Fine condition. Size 9.5"x6.25". "Numerical methods for solving low frequency electromagnetic field problems--many of which refer to eddy currents appearing in various electromagnetic devices--have been developed and utilized with increasing success in recent years. Originally such problems were tackled by analytical solutions limited to simple geometries and linear materials. In practice, however, all electromagnetic devices have complex boundaries, include non-linear materials, and may be treated exclusively by numerical methods. This book provides a systematic, mathematical simulation of existing methods and discusses the discretization of relevant equations. Methods described include finite difference, finite sums, finite element, boundary element, and some variants. Physical connotations of methods and problems are also given." Book has very light exterior shelfwear, else As New, clean and unmarked.., Clarendon Press, 2004, 4, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, first edition, 1996. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 505 pp. An excellent guide to the literature of popular physics and astronomy. From the introduction: "The 886 books, anthologies, individual articles, and non-print treatments listed at the end of this introduction and in the eight chapters that follow lead readers of nearly all levels to the major ideas of physics and astronomy and tour much of the technology as well." Aimed at the general reader, the book 's coverage excludes works that rely on advanced mathematics. "Each entry has two parts, standard bibliographical information and an annotation. The first edition in the United States or England is cited and the last edition as well, if substantive different exist between them. ..The annotations primarily describe an entry's contents and identify the readers who are likely to comprehend it. If readers need training in science or math to understand a work's content, the annotation says so. Secondarily; the annotations include information on the writer's qualifications, if that bears upon the subject under consideration, and writing style and tone. Finally, evaluative comments appear when there is something particularly effective, sensationalized, erroneous, obscure, or just plain confusing about a source. At the end of every annotation is a further sequence of information about the source's contents. First the presence of visual aids is indicated: photographs, the types of subjects featured in them, and whether they are in color; likewise, drawings, diagrams, cartoons, computer graphics, and special types of artwork, such as space art. Second, the use of mathematics, types of mathematics, and its extent are noted. For instance, the phrase 'Algebra and some geometry' indicates that algebra shows up more or less throughout the book and geometry only in sections... Third, a source's end matter is mentioned: whether it features one or more index, a glossary, or a bibliography." Contents include: Introduction (General Works on the History and Principles of Physics); Chapter 1: Classical Physics; 2: Relativity; 3: The Microcosm: Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics; 4: The Macrocosm: Astronomy and Cosmology; 5: From Chaos to Superconductors: Subspecialties (Chaos and Complexity; Light, Lasers, and Optics; Solid-State Physics; Miscellaneous Topics); 6: "Meta" Physics: Philosophical and Interdisciplinary Themes; 7: Physics for Young Readers; 8 Audiovisual Presentations; Name Index; Subject index. Fine., Scarecrow Press, Lanham, first edition, 1996, 1996, 5<
