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Introduction to Relativity
Contributor(s): Kogut, John B. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0124175619     ISBN-13: 9780124175617
Publisher: Academic Press
OUR PRICE: $59.80  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2001
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Annotation: Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a "master of relativity," everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor.
* Simplicity: the book teaches space and time in relativity in a physical fashion with minimal mathematics
* Conciseness: the book teaches relativity by emphasizing the basic simplicity of the principles at work
* Visualization: space-time diagrams (Minkowski) illustrate phenomena from simultaneity to the resolution of the twin paradox in a concrete fashion
* Worked problems: two chapters of challenging problems solved in several ways illustrate and teach the principles
* Problem sets: each chapter is accompanied by a full set of problems for the student that teach the principles and some new phenonmena

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics - Relativity
- Science | Physics - Nuclear
- Science | Astronomy
Dewey: 530
LCCN: 00111388
Series: Complementary Science Series
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.04" W x 9" L (0.72 lbs) 196 pages
Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2001 pg. 50
 
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Introduction to Relativity is intended to teach physics and astronomy majors at the freshman, sophomore or upper-division levels how to think about special and general relativity in a fundamental, but accessible, way. Designed to render any reader a master of relativity, everything on the subject is comprehensible and derivable from first principles. The book emphasizes problem solving, contains abundant problem sets, and is conveniently organized to meet the needs of both student and instructor.
 
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