Practical Physics (European Physics S.) - Hardcover

Squires, Gordon Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070940703 ISBN 13: 9780070940703

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1968

Synopsis

This book sets out to demonstrate the critical approach that physics students should take towards all experimental work. The present edition retains the basic outlook of earlier editions, but modifications have been made in response to important changes in computational and experimental methods in the past decade. The text is in three parts. The first deals with the statistical treatment of data, the second with the experimental methods,, and finally, there is a section dealing with keeping efficient records, accuracy in arithmetic and how to write up the experiment. The book is liberally sprinkled throughout with examples and exercises.

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Review

'Dr Squires has made a very worthwhile contribution to the surprisingly small number of modern textbooks available on this subject'. New Scientist

'I envy Squires' students! All other students should wish to own this book for the wealth of advice it gives them ...'. Contemporary Physics

'This is a quite invaluable book for those at, or nearing, undergraduate level'. The Times Educational Supplement

Book Description

This classic companion to undergraduate experimental work in physics covers the statistical treatment of data, experimental methods, and gives advice on keeping efficient records, calculations, and scientific writing. It contains numerous examples and exercises. This new up-to-date edition includes further statistics, new experimental material, and worked examples based on spreadsheets.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070940703
• ISBN 13: 9780070940703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240