Concepts of Physics (Volume - 1)

Excellent books exist on physics at an introductory college level so why a new one? Why so many books exist at the same level, in the first place, and why eah of them is highly appreaciated. It is because each of these books has the previlege of having an author or authors who have experienced physics and have their own method of communicating with the students. During my years as a physics teacher, I have developed a somewhat different methodology of presenting physics to the students. Concepts of Physics is a translation of this methodology into a textbook.

About The Author

Dr. Harish Chandra Verma joined the Department in 1994.  He obtained his doctoral degree at the Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T.) Kanpur,  working under the supervision of Prof.  G.N. Rao. Subsequently he worked as Lecturer and then  Reader at Patna University, India.He is an Nuclear Experimental  physicist, whose chief interest lies in Condensed Matter and Materials Applications. Currently,  he is working on Nanocrystalline Magnetic Materials and Alloys Systems.  Dr. Verma is also interested in Earth Science problems such as meteorites and extinction boundaries. He has authored several books including Concepts of Physics at introductory college level and Quantum Physics at collerge level. He is presently working on a book on Electromechanics.  

Table Of Contents

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics
• Chapter 2: Physics and Mathematics
• Chapter 3: Rest and Motion: Kinematics
• Chapter 4: The Forces
• Chapter 5: Newton's Laws of Motion
• Chapter 6: Friction
• Chapter 7: Circular Motion
• Chapter 8: Work and Energy
• Chapter 9: Centre of Mass, Linear Momentum, Collision
• Chapter 10: Rotational Mechanics
• Chapter 11: Gravitation
• Chapter 12: Simple Harmonic Motion
• Chapter 13: Fluid Mechanics
• Chapter 14: Some Mechanical Properties of Matter
• Chapter 15: Wave Motion and Waves on a String
• Chapter 16: Sound Waves
• Chapter 17: Light Waves
• Chapter 18: Geometrical Optics
• Chapter 19: Optical Instruments
• Chapter 20: Dispersion and Spectra
• Chapter 21: Speed of Light
• Chapter 22: Photometry
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Index