In order to equip hopeful graduate students with the knowledge
necessary to pass the qualifying examination, the authors have
assembled and solved standard and original problems from major
American universities - Boston University, University of Chicago,
University of Colorado at Boulder, Columbia, University of
Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech,
MIT, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Stony Brook, University of
Wisconsin at Madison - and Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology. A wide range of material is covered and comparisons are
made between similar problems of different schools to provide the
student with enough information to feel comfortable and confident
at the exam. Guide to Physics Problems is published in two volumes:
this book, Part 1, covers Mechanics, Relativity and
Electrodynamics; Part 2 covers Thermodynamics, Statistical
Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics.
Praise for A Guide to Physics Problems: Part 1: Mechanics,
Relativity, and Electrodynamics:
"Sidney Cahn and Boris Nadgorny have energetically collected and
presented solutions to about 140 problems from the exams at many
universities in the United States and one university in Russia, the
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Some of the problems
are quite easy, others are quite tough; some are routine, others
ingenious." (From the Foreword by C. N. Yang, Nobelist in Physics,
1957)
"Generations of graduate students will be grateful for its
existence as they prepare for this major hurdle in their careers."
(R. Shankar, Yale University)
"The publication of the volume should be of great help to future
candidates who must pass this type of exam." (J. Robert Schrieffer,
Nobelist in Physics, 1972)
"I was positively impressed ... The book will be useful to
students who are studying for their examinations and to faculty who
are searching for appropriate problems." (M. L. Cohen, University
of California at Berkeley)
"If a student understands how to solve these problems, they have
gone a long way toward mastering the subject matter." (Martin
Olsson, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
"This book will become a necessary study guide for graduate
students while they prepare for their Ph.D. examination. It will
become equally useful for the faculty who write the questions." (G.
D. Mahan, University of Tennessee at Knoxville)
General
Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2003 |
First published: |
1994 |
Foreword by: |
C.N. Yang
|
Authors: |
Sidney B Cahn
• Boris E. Nadgorny
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
325 |
Edition: |
1994 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-306-44679-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
General
|
LSN: |
0-306-44679-0 |
Barcode: |
9780306446795 |
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