Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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1: The Nature of Light
- 1.1: Prelude to The Nature of Light
- 1.2: The Propagation of Light
- 1.3: The Law of Reflection
- 1.4: Refraction
- 1.5: Total Internal Reflection
- 1.6: Dispersion
- 1.7: Huygens’s Principle
- 1.8: Polarization
- 1.A: The Nature of Light (Answers)
- 1.E: The Nature of Light (Exercises)
- 1.S: The Nature of Light (Summary)
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2: Geometric Optics and Image Formation
- 2.1: Prelude to Geometric Optics and Image Formation
- 2.2: Images Formed by Plane Mirrors
- 2.3: Spherical Mirrors
- 2.4: Images Formed by Refraction
- 2.5: Thin Lenses
- 2.6: The Eye
- 2.7: The Camera
- 2.8: The Simple Magnifier
- 2.9: Microscopes and Telescopes
- 2.A: Geometric Optics and Image Formation (Answers)
- 2.E: Geometric Optics and Image Formation (Exercises)
- 2.S: Geometric Optics and Image Formation (Summary)
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3: Interference
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4: Diffraction
- 4.1: Prelude to Diffraction
- 4.2: Single-Slit Diffraction
- 4.3: Intensity in Single-Slit Diffraction
- 4.4: Double-Slit Diffraction
- 4.5: Diffraction Gratings
- 4.6: Circular Apertures and Resolution
- 4.7: X-Ray Diffraction
- 4.8: Holography
- 4.A: Diffraction (Answers)
- 4.E: Diffraction (Exercises)
- 4.S: Diffraction (Summary)
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5: Photons and Matter Waves
- 5.1: Prelude to Photons and Matter Waves
- 5.2: Blackbody Radiation
- 5.3: Photoelectric Effect
- 5.4: The Compton Effect
- 5.5: Bohr’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom
- 5.6: De Broglie’s Matter Waves
- 5.7: Wave-Particle Duality
- 5.A: Photons and Matter Waves (Answer)
- 5.E: Photons and Matter Waves (Exercise)
- 5.S: Photons and Matter Waves (Summary)
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6: Quantum Mechanics
- 6.1: Prelude to Quantum Mechanics
- 6.2: Wave functions
- 6.3: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- 6.4: The Schrӧdinger Equation
- 6.5: The Quantum Particle in a Box
- 6.6: The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
- 6.7: Quantum Tunneling of Particles through Potential Barriers
- 6.A: Quantum Mechanics (Answers)
- 6.E: Quantum Mechanics (Exercises)
- 6.S: Quantum Mechanics (Summary)
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7: Nuclear Physics
- 7.1: Prelude to Nuclear Physics
- 7.2: Properties of Nuclei
- 7.3: Nuclear Binding Energy
- 7.4: Radioactive Decay
- 7.5: Nuclear Reactions
- 7.6: Fission
- 7.7: Nuclear Fusion
- 7.8: Medical Applications and Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation
- 7.A: Nuclear Physics (Answers)
- 7.E: Nuclear Physics (Exercises)
- 7.S: Nuclear Physics (Summary)
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Index
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Glossary
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