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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 530.076
EAN: 9780306452918
Edition: 1
ISBN: 030645291X
Label: Springer
Manufacturer: Springer
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 380
Publication Date: August 31, 1997
Publisher: Springer
Release Date: October 24, 2007
Studio: Springer
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A Guide to Physics Problems is a two-volume set of problems taken from Ph.D. qualifying exams. Part 2 -- the companion to Part 1: Mechanics, Relativity, and Electrodynamics (Plenum 1994) -- features 182 challenging problems with detailed solutions, textbook references, clear illustrations, and an easy-to-use layout.
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- SloppyThe idea behind this book is good, and the selection of problems is okay. However, there are flaws that undermine the usefulness of many of the problems. All too often there is not enough information given in a problem to solve it, and the solution will assume values for mass, temperature, etc. (i.e. pull numbers out of nowhere).
Some solutions are wrong. The first problem in the book, for example - "Sure, it's fine to sit in a sealed chamber when an atomic bomb explodes. There's no ... Read More
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- A Good Text, Not PerfectFinding a collected set of problems in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics with their solutions is a challenge. A Guide to Physics Problems Part 2 answers that challenge well, though imperfectly. Here are the book's strengths:
- The problems are varied and cover lots of ground.
- There are not hundreds of problems just for the sake of having hundreds of problems. Problems are selected carefully to make sure that they don't overlap concepts. This means you'll do a few problems ... Read More
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- physics qualifying examsI simply did the problems in this book and then passed the Caltech physics phd qualifying exam for quantum and statistical mechanics. The difference between this book and the standard Yung-kuo book for practice problems is brevity. Yung-kuo simply has too many problems, many of which are very similar, teaching no new concepts. Cahn, on the other hand, has picked a smaller but more meaningful subset of problems. There are few enough problems that you can do them all in a reasonable amount of time, but ... Read More
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- Elegant Physics Problems and SolutionsThis book provides elegant physics problems (and solutions) from the preliminary doctoral exams of some prestigious universities. Very good for preparing these exams and also gaining problem solving skills in physics (not only for exams).
With these problems, I also understood some concepts which were not clear before. This book can, therefore, be used as a source for applications of the corresponding subjects. I strongly recommend it.
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