College Physics (Volume 1) 2nd Edition

Author: Wang Li, Xu Xingke
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This textbook is the research outcome of the project "Reform of Teaching Content and Curriculum System for University Physics in Engineering for the 21st Century" undertaken by Southwest Jiaotong University and supported by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Education. Based on quality-oriented education, the textbook highlights scientific thinking and methods, emphasizing the concepts of symmetry and holism throughout. It strengthens the modernization of teaching content, focusing on the relativity, quantum mechanics, and nonlinear physics as the main achievements of 20th-century physics, serving as carriers of modern physical thinking methods and the foundation for new technologies. The book is divided into two volumes, establishing logical connections between concepts through the development of physical models: the first volume discusses macroscopic particles and multi-particle systems, while the second volume covers fields and microscopic particles. This textbook can be used as a physics textbook for non-physics majors in science and engineering universities, as well as a reference book for teaching staff and students in vocational colleges and correspondence education programs.