Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics Contributor(s): Basu, Dipak (Editor) |
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ISBN: 084932890X ISBN-13: 9780849328909 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: The first published volume of CRC's Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics, the Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics offers clear, concise, and authoritative definitions of more than 3,000 terms. It covers a range of pure and applied disciplines, including acoustics, biophysics, communications, electromagnetism, electronics, optics, and low-temperature physics. The editor has taken care to ensure each entry is as self-contained as possible, to include terms from the frontiers of technology, and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Reference - Science | Physics - General |
Dewey: 530 |
LCCN: 00052884 |
Series: Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics |
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 7.27" W x 10.29" (1.80 lbs) 382 pages |
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Publisher Description: Clear, precise definitions of scientific terms are crucial to good scientific and technical writing-and to understanding the writings of others. Whether you are a physicist, engineer, mathematician, or technical writer, whether you work in a research, academic, or industrial setting, we all have the occasional need for comprehensible, working definitions of scientific terms. To meet that need, CRC Press proudly announces publication of the Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics-the first published volume of CRC's Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics. Authored by eminent scientists from around the world, offers concise, authoritative definitions of more than 3,000 terms covering a range of pure and applied disciplines: acoustics biophysicscommunications electricity electronics geometrical optics low-temperature physics magnetism medical physics physical optics The editor has taken care to ensure each entry is as self-contained as possible, to include terms from the frontiers of technology, and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search. The result is a lucid, accessible, and convenient reference valuable to both the novice and the seasoned professional. |