Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism, Optics, and Quantum Mechanics (Volume 2) (The Open Yale Courses Series)

R. Shankar, a well-known physicist and contagiously enthusiastic educator, was among the first to offer a course through the innovative Open Yale Course program. His popular online video lectures on introductory physics have been viewed over a million times. In this second book based on his online Yale course, Shankar explains essential concepts, including electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. The book begins at the simplest level, develops the basics, and reinforces fundamentals, ensuring a solid foundation in the principles and methods of physics. It provides an ideal introduction for college-level students of physics, chemistry, and engineering; for motivated AP Physics students; and for general readers interested in advances in the sciences. Electrostatics I The electric field Gauss's law I Gauss's law II: applications The Coulomb potential Conductors and capacitors Circuits and currents Magnetism I Magnetism II: Biot-Savart law Ampère II, Faraday, and Lenz More Faraday AC circuits LCR circuits and displacement current Electromagnetic waves Electromagnetism and relativity Optics I: geometric optics revisited Optics II: more mirrors and lenses Wave theory of light Quantum mechanics: the main experiment The wave function and its interpretation Quantization and measurement States of definite energy Scattering and dynamics Summary and outlook. Explains the fundamental concepts of Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, waves, fluids, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. Provides an introduction for college-level students of physics, chemistry, and engineering, for AP Physics students, and for general readers interested in advances in the sciences. In volume II, Shankar explains essential concepts, including electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. The book begins at the simplest level, develops the basics, and reinforces fundamentals, ensuring a solid foundation in the principles and methods of physics R. Shankar, a well-known physicist and contagiously enthusiastic educator, was among the first to offer a course through the innovative Open Yale Courses program. His popular online video lectures on introductory physics have been viewed over a million times. In this second book based on his online Yale course, Shankar explains essential concepts, including electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. The book begins at the simplest level, develops the basics, and reinforces fundamentals, ensuring a solid foundation in the principles and methods of physics.