Advanced university physics /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"To move from empirical-based physics to the theoretical abstractness required for advanced physics requires a paradigmatic shift in logic that can challenge even the brightest mind. Grasping the play of phenomena as they are described in beginning and intermediate compendiums does not necessarily create a foundation that allows for the building of a bridge to the higher levels of theoretical physics." "Advanced Physics, Second Edition - takes individuals schooled in the rudiments of advanced physics and builds that bridge to deeper understanding. Palmer and Rogalski, two professors with both academic and scholastic distinction, provide readers with a reinforcing supplement to the standard advanced physics syllabus, clarifying concepts from Newtonian Laws to nuclear dynamics. Bases upon their well-received first edition of a decade ago, the authors have updated and further synthesized the material to provide students with an excellent opportunity to review and internalize the fundamentals and theoretical logic they will need to navigate their way in the world of contemporary physics."--Jacket.