Dictionary of Physics

Author: Michael Chapple
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135939268
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
In the Dictionary of Physics , central ideas and concepts are carefully introduced and explained. Each entry begins with a clear, one-sentence definition and is followed by an explanation and, where appropriate, by specific examples. The more important and more complex entries are supported by diagrams and by extra explanatory material. If relevant, the initial definition is followed by a word equation, a definition of the unit, and the symbols for the quantity and its unit. The aim of the Dictionary of Physics is to offer a focused account of the subject without leaving out any of the essential steps towards a new concept. Entries contain cross-references in italic to other entries; these further entries either support or extend the ideas of the original entry.

Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics

Author: Dipak K. Basu
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420049852
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
More than 3,000 terms with clear, working definitions, alternative meanings, and related references comprise this uniquely focused lexicon. Published in a convenient, paperback format, it covers chemical, energy, nuclear, plasma, condensed matter, and solid-state physics, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, thermodynamics, and materials science.

A Dictionary of Physics

Author: Richard Rennie
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198714742
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 673

Book Description
Containing almost 4,000 entries, including extended feature entries and biographies of key scientists, this authoritative A-Z covers all the commonly encountered terms and concepts in physics. This edition has been fully revised and updated and includes recommended web links for many entries as well as a web-linked appendix.

Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy

Author: Richard A. Matzner
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420050230
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 536

Book Description
The Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy provides a lexicon of terminology covering fields such as astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, relativity, geophysics, meteorology, Newtonian physics, and oceanography. Authors and editors often assume - incorrectly - that readers are familiar with all the terms in professional literature. With over 4,000 definitions and 50 contributing authors, this unique comprehensive dictionary helps scientists to use terminology correctly and to understand papers, articles, and books in which physics-related terms appear.

A Dictionary of Science

Author: Jonathan Law
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191069191
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 960

Book Description
This bestselling dictionary contains more than 9,500 entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology (including human biology), earth sciences, computer science, and astronomy. This fully revised edition includes hundreds of new entries, such as bone morphogenetic protein, Convention on Biological Diversity, genome editing, Ice Cube experiment, multi-core processor, PhyloCode, quarkonium, and World Wide Telescope, bringing it fully up to date in areas such as nanotechnology, quantum physics, molecular biology, genomics, and the science of climate change. Supported by more than 200 diagrams and illustrations the dictionary features recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up-to-date via the Dictionary of Science companion website. Other features include short biographies of leading scientists, full page illustrated features on subjects such as the Solar System and Genetically Modified Organisms, and chronologies of specific scientific subjects including plastics, electronics, and cell biology. With concise entries on an extensive list of topics, this dictionary is both an ideal reference work for students and a great introduction for non-scientists.

The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science

Author: Corinne Stockley
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409539100
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This great study aid has topics arranged thematically so that words are explained in context, with a fully integrated system of cross-referencing plus a comprehensive index.

A Dictionary of Chemistry

Author: Richard Rennie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191059439
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 609

Book Description
Fully revised and updated, the seventh edition of this popular dictionary is the ideal reference resource for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. With over 5000 entries—over 175 new to this edition—it covers all aspects of chemistry, from physical chemistry to biochemistry. The seventh edition boasts broader coverage in areas such as nuclear magnetic resonance, polymer chemistry, nanotechnology and graphene, and absolute configuration, increasing the dictionary's appeal to students in these fields. New diagrams have been added and existing diagrams updated to illustrate topics that would benefit from a visual aid. There are also biographical entries on key figures, featured entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and a chronology charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics.

Illustrated Dictionary of Physics

Author: Jane Wertheim
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409531647
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Arranged in six colour-coded thematic sections, this book covers all aspects of the physics curriculum. Key concepts and basic ideas are clearly explained using simple text and colourful pictures and diagrams.

Dictionary of Effects and Phenomena in Physics

Author: Joachim Schubert
Publisher: VCH Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

The Penguin Dictionary of Physics

Author: Valerie Illingworth
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140512366
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 544

Book Description
A concise and accurate guide to the terminology of physics and related disciplines. With over 4,500 entries, "The Penguin Dictionary of Physics" provides an up-to-date and authoritative guide to the subject. Extensively cross-referenced, it also covers related scientific fields such as physical chemistry, astronomy, medical physics, computing and engineering. The dictionary has been extensively revised to cover developments in physics since the first edition, particularly in such fields as quantum physics, nuclear and particle physics, solid-state physics, electronics and computer science. It will prove useful to students, teachers and others whose work or interest brings them into contact with physical sciences. Numerous entries have been added, including catastrophe theory and chaos theory, cosmic strings and cellular telephone, the greenhouse effect and high temperature superconductivity, quantum chromodynamics and the scanning-tunnelling microscope, S-drops, strange matter - and many more.