"Physics touches every aspect of our lives. It involves the study of matter, energy and their interactions. As such, it is one area of science that cuts across all other subjects. Other sciences are reliant on the concepts and techniques developed through physics. Other disciplines — such as chemistry, agriculture, environmental and biological sciences — use the laws of physics to better understand the nature of their own studies. Physics focuses on the general nature of the natural world, generally through a mathematical analysis. Physics helps us to organize the universe. It deals with fundamentals, and helps us to see the connections between seemly disparate phenomena. Physics gives us powerful tools to help us to express our creativity, to see the world in new ways and then to change it. Physics, and natural science in general, is a reasonable enterprise based on valid experimental evidence, criticism, and rational discussion. It provides us with knowledge of the physical world, and it is experiment that provides the evidence that grounds this knowledge. Experiment plays many roles in science. One of its important roles is to test theories and to provide the basis for scientific knowledge. It can also call for a new theory, either by showing that an accepted theory is incorrect, or by exhibiting a new phenomenon that is in need of explanation. Experiment can provide hints toward the structure or mathematical form of a theory and it can provide evidence for the existence of the entities involved in our theories. Finally, it may also have a life of its own, independent of theory. Scientists may investigate a phenomenon just because it looks interesting.
This book will make you understand the working principle of many common devices through their applications in different experiments with particular aims.
In the process, they deepen their understanding of the relations between experiment and theory, mostly in atomic and nuclear physics. This book is designed to aid students in the development of core practical skills in physics. Students will be required to conduct a series of experiments exploring fundamental concepts in mechanics, electricity & magnetism, thermal physics, as well as the experimental basis of quantum physics. "
"Preface
Chapter 1 Mechanics
1.1 Measurements of Mass, Volume, Density
1.2 Determining the Coefficient of Friction
1.3 Vector Forces
1.4 Particles and Rigid Body
1.5 Rotational Equilibrium/Torque
1.6 Work and Energy
1.7 Collision
1.8 Projectile Motion
1.9 Ballistic Pendulum
1.10 Centripetal Force
Chapter 2 Heat
2.1 Thermal Linear Expansion
2.2 Calorimetry and The Specific Heat of A Metal
2.3 Heat of Fusion of Ice
2.4 Heat of Vaporization of Water
Chapter 3 Waves and Sound
3.1 Wave Motion / Vibrating Strings
3.2 Properties of Sound
3.3 Characteristics of Sound Waves
3.4 Basic Concepts of Vibration
3.5 Vibration Measurement
3.6 Standing Waves on Strings
3.7 To study Longitudinal Sound Waves Created in An
Air Column of Variable Length
Index"
Jack Wood graduated with a Master's degree from the Energy Department of the Institute for Chemical & Mechanical Engineering, Moscow. He received a Ph.D. in plasma physics from the Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus, a Doctor of Science from Atomic Energy Institute, and the title of Professor in Plasma Physics from Atomic Energy Institute. He is a State Prize Winner and is the author of more than 100 scientific articles.
