Beginning Physics II: Waves, Electromagnetism, Optics and Modern Physics

I looked all over the internet for a TABLE OF CONTENTS for this book, to no avail!!! Well I figured, 'what the heck, it's fairly cheap- i'll just buy it' and so I bought it. (I've only given it 3 stars because I have not actually read the book yet!) It covers a lot of useful topics for any studying EM, waves and vibrations, or modern physics. I'd like to share the table of contents with you in order for you to know what is actually covered in the book:WAVE MOTION-propagation of disturbance in a medium-continuous traveling waves-reflection and transmission at a boundary-superposition and interferenceSOUND-mathematical addendum, exponential and log equations-propagation of sound, velocity, wave fronts, reflection, diffraction, interference-human perception of sound-other sound wave phenomenaCOULOMB'S LAW AND ELECTRIC FIELDS-introduction-electric charges-coulomb's law-the electric field, effect-the electric field, source-the electric field, gauss' lawELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE-potential energy and potential-potential of charge distributions-the electric field, potential relationship-equipotentials-energy conservation-capacitance-combination of capacitors-energy of capacitors-dielectricsSIMPLE ELECTRIC CIRCUITS-current, resistance, ohm's law-resistors in combination-EMF and electrochemical systems-electric measurement-electric powerMAGNETISM- EFFECT OF THE FIELD-introduction-force on a moving charge-applications-magnetic force on a current in a wire-magnetic torque on a current in a loopMAGNETISM- SOURCE OF THE FIELD-introduction-field produced by a moving charge-field produced by currents-ampere's lawMAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATTER-introduction-ferromagnetism-magnetism-superconductorsINDUCED EMF-introduction-motional EMF-induced EMF-generators-induced electric fieldsINDUCTANCE-introduction-self inductance-mutual inductance-energy in an inductor-transformersTIME VARYING ELECTRIC FIELD-introduction-transient response in DC circuits-steady state phenomena in AC circuitsELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES-introduction-displacement current-maxwell's equations-electromagnets waves-mathematical description of EM waves-energy and momentum flux of EM wavsLIGHT AND OPTICAL PHENOMENA-introduction-reflection and refraction-dispersion and colorMIRRORS, LENSES, AND OPTICAL INTRUMENTS-introduction-mirrors-thin lenses-lens maker's equation-composite lens systems-optical instrumentsINTERFERENCE, DIFFRACTION AND POLARIZATION-introduction-interference of light-diffraction and the diffraction grating-polarization of lightSPECIAL RELATIVITY-introduction-simultaneity-time dilation-length contraction-lorentz transformation-addition of velocities-relativistic dynamicsPARTICLES OF LIGHT AND WAVES OF MATTER [Intro to quantum mechanics]-introduction-light as a wave-light as a particle-matter waves-probability and uncertaintyMODERN PHYSICS [atomic, nuclear, and solid-state phyics]-introduction-atomic physics-nuclei and radioactivity-solid-state physics

This book is pretty much the best textbook purchase I have ever made. It does exactly what it says: it helps you understand basic concepts and helps you study more efficiently. I used this book to brush up on the introductory physics sequence and am planning to use it in my optics class.There are only two concerns that I have for this book. One of these concerns is that I have found quite a few small errors in the book's answers. These errors include minor things like the decimal place is one spot over where it should be or the exponent is one more than it should be, but other than that the answers are very easy to understand and are written systematically. My second concern is that there aren't enough math proofs in this book for my liking, but this isn't really a math book so, in all fairness, it's not like I could have expected it.Other than that, buy this book, it is so great in conjunction with a physics class or if you're just trying to brush up on some physics.

The book is great. It’s just not the one I ordered. I ordered the beginning 1 not 11!!! Too much haste causes mistakes, loses money for sellers, and loses jobs for others, not to mention buyers. When you need something important like this, you can’t be worried if their going to send the right one??! Maybe they’ll make good and send me 1, considering I’ve waited all this time and had to borrow from my instructor.

It is a great book and easy to follow. I use it as a quick reference and it is great to refresh my memory on simple concepts that I forgot after school. The only downside is that it has many errors. Double check your answers when working out the problems because some of the ones given are wrong. Also, some problems have the units missing.

College text books usually do not explain concepts very well and are required mostly to give professors a kick-back income. You probably will not learn Physics II from the book or the lectures. YOU WILL learn from Schaum's! It explains the concepts then shows you how to do the problems, then gives practice problems. A cheap tutor! BUT, you must do all the practice problems in the book and in your textbooks and not wait to the last minute... you will never get it done. If you practice, then the exam is just another practice set of problems.

Greatest benefit from this book are the easy to understand explanation of concepts. Biggest drawback is that there are too many typos in the examples and the problems given, leading to incorrect answers. This book has really helped me during my preparation for tests in my 2nd year college Physics course.

This writer knows more than just physics, he can write and takes patient time in explaining the details you need to understand physics. I am still working on his "Beginning Physics I " version of the text, he does not use calculus expressions but sets up the explanation of line integrals so that the central concept is included in the student's mind. The student of calculus can connect the dots, making a summation expression into an integral expression.

Was difficult for me to understand, but might not be for someone else. I ended up not using it as I dropped physics

Good book .

This book is not so good. But does the work to quickly see the it’s or formulas. It’s dense and not very friendly learning! Could be better.