Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
ISBN: 978-0-19-860759-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Key Features:
The most popular paperback dictionary of physics available
- Sold over 82,000 copies
- Over 3,500 clear and concise entries
- Up-to-date and comprehensive
- Feature articles on important topics, such as crystal defects, magnetic resonance imaging, and the solar system
- Chronologies chart discoveries in the main field of physics, including atomic theory, cosmology, and microscopy
- Useful appendices on the solar system, the electromagnetic spectrum, and SI units
Description:
The most popular paperback dictionary of physics available.
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this is the ideal reference tool for students of physics, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries, and now with biographies of key scientists, it covers all commonly encountered terms and concepts of physics.
Over 3,500 clear and concise entries, including entries on group theory, particle-beam experiments, radioisotope imaging, and spherical harmonics.
Longer feature articles on important topics, such as crystal defects, magnetic resonance imaging, and the solar system.
Chronologies chart discoveries in the main fields of physics, including atomic theory, cosmology, and microscopy.
Competition:
Penguin Dictionary of Physics by Illingworth. Published 2000 £7.99. Publisher: Penguin. Comments: Not as respected as ours, although longer and cheaper.
Collins Dictionary of PhysicsPublished 1999 £10.99. Publisher: Collins. Comments: More expensive than ours
Zielgruppe
Students of Physics at A Level and Undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts of physics.
