|
Showing 1 - 25 of
73 matches in All Departments
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Contemporary Linguistics can be used from first year through to
final year as a main text for students taking degree courses in
linguistics, English language and cognitive science and by MA
students on TEFL courses. It is also highly suitable for students
taking language options in media and cultural studies, modern
language, psychology and philosophy, as well as for speech therapy
courses. Contemporary Linguistics : An introduction is a
comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. The
book covers not only how language is structured, but also how it
functions both socially and culturally, and how it is acquired and
processed by speakers. It will prepare students to go on to more
advanced work and, at the same time, will serve as a basic
reference that students can continue to consult throughout their
studies. The text explores all the core areas of linguistics as
well as numerous interdisciplinary and related areas. Core topics
covered include phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the
languages of the world, and historical linguistics.
Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain,
psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and
second language acquisition, language in social contexts and the
fast-growing area of computational linguistics. Related areas
explored include writing systems and animal communication.
Much of the work currently conducted within the framework of
Universal Grammar and language learnability focuses on the
acquisition of syntax. However, the learnability issues are just as
applicable to the domain of phonology. This volume is the first to
gather research that assumes a sophisticated phonological framework
and considers the implications of this framework for language
acquisition -- both first and second. As such, this book truly
deals with phonological acquisition rather than phonetic
acquisition.
|
Gravitation (Hardcover)
Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, John Archibald Wheeler; Preface by David I. Kaiser; Introduction by Charles W. Misner, …
|
R1,425
R1,283
Discovery Miles 12 830
Save R142 (10%)
|
Ships in 5 - 10 working days
|
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level
textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and
offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation.
Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and
it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for
every serious student and researcher in the field of relativity.
This authoritative text has shaped the research of generations of
physicists and astronomers, and the book continues to influence the
way experts think about the subject. With an emphasis on geometric
interpretation, this masterful and comprehensive book introduces
the theory of relativity; describes physical applications, from
stars to black holes and gravitational waves; and portrays the
field's frontiers. The book also offers a unique, alternating,
two-track pathway through the subject. Material focusing on basic
physical ideas is designated as Track 1 and formulates an
appropriate one-semester graduate-level course. The remaining Track
2 material provides a wealth of advanced topics instructors can
draw on for a two-semester course, with Track 1 sections serving as
prerequisites. This must-have reference for students and scholars
of relativity includes a new preface by David Kaiser, reflecting on
the history of the book's publication and reception, and a new
introduction by Charles Misner and Kip Thorne, discussing exciting
developments in the field since the book's original publication. *
The book teaches students to:* Grasp the laws of physics in flat
and curved spacetime* Predict orders of magnitude* Calculate using
the principal tools of modern geometry* Understand Einstein's
geometric framework for physics* Explore applications, including
neutron stars, Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes, gravitational
collapse, gravitational waves, cosmology, and so much more
Much of the work currently conducted within the framework of
Universal Grammar and language learnability focuses on the
acquisition of syntax. However, the learnability issues are just as
applicable to the domain of phonology. This volume is the first to
gather research that assumes a sophisticated phonological framework
and considers the implications of this framework for language
acquisition -- both first and second. As such, this book truly
deals with phonological acquisition rather than phonetic
acquisition.
Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of
gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime
how to curve--is expounded in this book by Ignazio Ciufolini and
John Wheeler. They give special attention to the theory's
observational checks and to two of its consequences: the predicted
existence of gravitomagnetism and the origin of inertia (local
inertial frames) in Einstein's general relativity: inertia "here"
arises from mass "there."
The authors explain the modern understanding of the link between
gravitation and inertia in Einstein's theory, from the origin of
inertia in some cosmological models of the universe, to the
interpretation of the initial value formulation of Einstein's
standard geometrodynamics; and from the devices and the methods
used to determine the local inertial frames of reference, to the
experiments used to detect and measure the "dragging of inertial
frames of reference." In this book, Ciufolini and Wheeler emphasize
present, past, and proposed tests of gravitational interaction,
metric theories, and general relativity. They describe the numerous
confirmations of the foundations of geometrodynamics and some
proposed experiments, including space missions, to test some of its
fundamental predictions--in particular gravitomagnetic field or
"dragging of inertial frames" and gravitational waves.
|
|