Category Archives: Applied

Electromagnetic Field Theory for Engineers and Physicists

This established textbook is didactically excellent and it unifies intuitiveness with extraordinary precision of its terminology and their derivation. It was developed as manuscript to teach students in electrical engineering, and has served to do so for thousands of students … Continue reading

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Gold Medal Physics: The Science of Sports

Nothing is quite as thrilling as watching superior athletes do the seemingly impossible. From Doug Flutie’s “Hail Mary” pass to Lance Armstrong’s record-breaking climb of Alp d’Huez to David Beckham’s astounding ability to bend a soccer kick, we marvel and … Continue reading

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Dynamics of Markets: The New Financial Economics

This second edition presents the advances made in finance market analysis since 2005. The book provides a careful introduction to stochastic methods along with approximate ensembles for a single, historic time series. The new edition explains the history leading up … Continue reading

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The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider

[A] practical attitude is typical of The Quantum Frontier… a useful experimental companion to the many theory-oriented books on particle physics.Physics World

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The Simple Science of Flight, Revised and Expanded Edition: From Insects to Jumbo Jets

From the smallest gnat to the largest aircraft, all things that fly obey the same aerodynamic principles. In The Simple Science of Flight, Henk Tennekes investigates just how machines and creatures fly: what size wings they need, how much energy … Continue reading

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Solid State Physics: Principles and Modern Applications

Intended for a two semester advanced undergraduate or graduate course in Solid State Physics, this treatment offers modern coverage of the theory and related experiments, including the group theoretical approach to band structures, Moessbauer recoil free fraction, semi-classical electron theory, … Continue reading

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R Through Excel: A Spreadsheet Interface for Statistics, Data Analysis, and Graphics

R, a free and open source program, is one of the most powerful and the fastest-growing statistics program. Microsoft Excel is the most widely used spreadsheet program, but many statisticians consider its statistical tools too limited. In this book, the … Continue reading

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Quantum Aspects of Light Propagation

Quantum Aspects of Light Propagation provides an overview of spatio-temporal descriptions of the electromagnetic field in linear and nonlinear dielectric media, appropriate to macroscopic and microscopic theories. Readers will find an introduction to canonical quantum descriptions of light propagation in … Continue reading

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The Theory of Laser Materials Processing: Heat and Mass Transfer in Modern Technology (Springer Series in Materials Science)

The purpose of the book is to show how general principles can be used to obtain insight into laser processes. The principles used may come from fundamental physical theory or from direct observation of experimental results, but an understanding of … Continue reading

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Handbook of Nanofabrication

Many of the devices and systems used in modern industry are becoming progressively smaller and have reached the nanoscale domain. Nanofabrication aims at building nanoscale structures, which can act as components, devices, or systems, in large quantities at potentially low … Continue reading

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