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WebAssign for Thornton/Rex/Hood's Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Single-Term Instant Access, 5th Edition

Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex, Carol E. Hood

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MODERN PHYSICS presents the latest discoveries in physics, offering a contemporary, comprehensive approach with a strong emphasis on applications. In order to illustrate the process behind scientific advances and give students a historical perspective, the authors discuss experiments that led to key discoveries. A flexible organization allows you to select and teach topics in your preferred sequence without compromising your students\u2019 learning experience. A sound theoretical foundation in quantum theory is included to help physics and engineering majors succeed. The fifth edition, which has been updated to include the latest research in the field, is now exclusively available in an online eBook format. An updated WebAssign course features a mobile-friendly eBook and a variety of assignable questions to enhance the student learning experience.

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Meet the Authors

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Stephen T. Thornton

Stephen Thornton is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. He has published over 130 research articles in experimental nuclear physics and has done research at several accelerator facilities in the United States and Europe. He has directed research for 25 graduate students and has held two U.S. Senior Fulbright-Hays Fellowships and a Max-Planck Fellowship to do research at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany on two occasions. He was the founding Director of the University of Virginia Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics. He has published three college textbooks for physics: "Classical Dynamics," "Modern Physics, " and "Physics for Scientists and Engineers. He was Director of the Master of Arts in Physics Education program at the University of Virginia, which has graduated more than 150 high school physics teachers. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of several organizations including American Association of Physics Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Teachers Association, Virginia Association of Science Teachers (past President), and the Virginia Math and Science Coalition. He was awarded the Pegram Award by the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society for “Excellence in Physics Education in the Southeast.” He has developed multiple courses for undergraduate students and high school physics teachers.

Andrew Rex

Andrew Rex has been Professor of Physics at the University of Puget Sound since 1982. He frequently teaches the Modern Physics course, so he has a deep sense of student and instructor challenges. He is the author of several textbooks, including "Modern Physics," "Essential College Physics," "Integrated Physics and Calculus," and "Finn's Thermal Physics, Third Edition." In addition to textbook writing, he studies foundations of the second law of thermodynamics, which has led to the publication of several papers and the widely acclaimed book, "Maxwell's Demon: Entropy, Information, Computing." He has also written the general-audience book "Commonly Asked Questions in Physics."

Carol E. Hood

Carol Hood is an Associate Professor of Physics at California State University, San Bernardino, a primarily undergraduate Hispanic serving institution. In addition to teaching Modern Physics and other introductory and advanced physics courses, she has spent significant time in the past few years redesigning program curriculum and courses throughout the undergraduate physics and general education levels. Her research focuses on the growth of active galactic nuclei over cosmic time and faculty development in STEM pedagogy. Dr. Hood is the Co-Director of the southern portion of Cal-Bridge, a state-wide scholarship and mentoring program for California State University students designed to increase minority participation in physics and astronomy Ph.D. programs, in particular to the University of California.

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  • The important contributions to physics of more female scientists, including Emmy Noether, Rosalyn Yalow, Annie Jump Cannon, and Henrietta Leavitt, have been added, as well as the contributions of the computers at the Harvard Observatory and NASA.
  • WebAssign’s Objective and Conceptual questions are used to facilitate students' familiarity with the equations, the variables used, the concepts the variables represent and the relationships between the concepts.
  • A flexible organization makes this eBook appropriate for a one- or two-term course. The authors begin by laying the historical groundwork for modern physics and then provide in-depth coverage of relativity and quantum mechanics. They devote the latter part of the book to the sub-fields of physics (atomic, condensed matter, nuclear, and particle) along with general relativity and cosmology. This organization gives students a solid foundation early in the book, and gives you the option to enhance your teaching with additional topics of your choosing.
  • The discussion on gravitational waves has been greatly expanded to include the recent detections and subsequent electromagnetic detections and the discussions on dark matter and dark energy have been updated to include the most up-to-date observations and theories.
  • The latest information on the Higgs boson brings students up-to-date on this significant research area of physics research and theory.
  • The latest research into the age of the universe has been added to help students understand the theories and controversies physicists continue to debate.
  • Chapters 15, “Modern Astrophysics and General Relativity” and 16, "Cosmology," have been rewritten to reflect the latest research and findings,.

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  • A large number of examples, including Conceptual Examples, give students ample practice applying the theories in the eBook. Examples feature a Strategy step, which helps students identify the essential steps in problem solving and improve their problem-solving skills.
  • Short biographical features highlight the achievements of physicists throughout history to illustrate the importance of individual ingenuity in advancing knowledge in the field.
  • Throughout the text, a focus on the history of physics offers a human perspective and helps students understand the context in which scientific advancements have been made.
  • Special Topic boxes are up-to-date applications of interest to physicists and engineers. These features show the relevance of modern physics to the real world and allow students a more in-depth look at particularly engaging topics like exoplanets, the "Age of the Earth," neutrino detection, and scanning probe microscopes.
  • End-of-chapter problems include over 200 questions and more than 700 problems, providing you with ample material from which to select homework assignments without repeating the same problems every year. More challenging problems are flagged to help students gauge their progress from easier to harder problems.
  • Blue margin notes and End-of-chapter summaries give students a quick overview of topics covered in the chapter and help guide students to important concepts for easy review.
  • Accessibility: WebAssign is committed to making its services available to all students based on guidelines from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
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  • Life-of-Edition Access: With WebAssign, if students are using the right code for the book, they will have continued access to the platform after the first semester as long as the course uses the same textbook and edition.

Table of Contents

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1. THE BIRTH OF MODERN PHYSICS.
Classical Physics of the 1890s. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. Waves and Particles. Conservation Laws and Fundamental Forces. The Atomic Theory of Matter. Unresolved Questions of 1895 and New Horizons. Summary.
2. SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY.
The Apparent Need for Ether. The Michelson-Morley Experiment. Einstein's Postulates. The Lorentz Transformation. Time Dilation and Length Contraction. Addition of Velocities. Experimental Verification. Twin Paradox. Spacetime. Doppler Effect. Special Topic: Applications of the Doppler Effect. Relativistic Momentum. Relativistic Energy. Computations in Modern Physics. Electromagnetism and Relativity. Summary.
3. THE EXPERIMENTAL BASIS OF QUANTUM PHYSICS.
Discovery of the X-Ray and the Electron. Determination of Electron Charge. Line Spectra.
Special Topic: The Discovery of Helium. Quantization. Blackbody Radiation. Photoelectric Effect. X-Ray Production. Compton Effect. Pair Production and Annihilation. Summary.
4. STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM.
The Atomic Models of Thomson and Rutherford. Rutherford Scattering. Special Topic: Lord Rutherford of Nelson. The Classical Atomic Model. The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom.
Successes and Failures of the Bohr Model. Characteristic X-Ray Spectra and Atomic Number. Atomic Excitation by Electrons. Summary.
5. WAVE PROPERTIES OF MATTER AND QUANTUM MECHANICS I.
X-Ray Scattering. De Broglie Waves. Special Topic: Cavendish Laboratory. Electron Scattering.
Wave Motion. Waves or Particles? Uncertainty Principle. Probability, Wave Functions, and the Copenhagen Interpretation. Particle in a Box. Summary.
6. QUANTUM MECHANICS II.
The Schrödinger Wave Equation. Expectation Values. Infinite Square-Well Potential. Finite Square-Well Potential. Three-Dimensional Infinite-Potential Well. Simple Harmonic Oscillator.
Barriers and Tunneling. Special Topic: Scanning Probe Microscopes. Summary.
7. THE HYDROGEN ATOM.
Application of the Schrödinger Equation to the Hydrogen Atom. Solution of the Schrödinger Equation for Hydrogen. Quantum Numbers. Magnetic Effects on Atomic Spectra--The Normal Zeeman Effect. Intrinsic Spin. Special Topic: Hydrogen and the 21-cm Line Transition. Energy Levels and Electron Probabilities. Summary.
8. ATOMIC PHYSICS.
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table. Special Topic: Rydberg Atoms. Total Angular Momentum. Anomalous Zeeman Effect. Summary.
9. STATISTICAL PHYSICS.
Historical Overview. Maxwell Velocity Distribution. Equipartition Theorem. Maxwell Speed
Special Topic: Superfluid 3^He. Summary.
10. MOLECULES AND SOLIDS.
Molecular Bonding and Spectra. Stimulated Emission and Lasers. Structural Properties of Solids. Thermal and Magnetic Properties of Solids. Superconductivity. Special Topic: Low-Temperature Methods. Applications of Superconductivity. Summary.
11. SEMICONDUCTOR THEORY AND DEVICES.
Band Theory of Solids. Semiconductor Theory. Special Topic: The Quantum Hall Effect. Semiconductor Devices. Nanotechnology. Summary.
12. THE ATOMIC NUCLEUS.
Discovery of the Neutron. Nuclear Properties. The Deuteron. Nuclear Forces. Nuclear Stability. Radioactive Decay. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay. Special Topic: Neutrino Detection. Radioactive Nuclides. Special Topic: The Formation and Age of the Earth. Summary.
13. NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Nuclear Reactions. Reaction Kinematics. Reaction Mechanisms. Fission. Fission Reactors.
Fusion. Special Applications. Special Topic: The Search for New Elements. Summary.
14. PARTICLE PHYSICS.
Early Discoveries. The Fundamental Interactions. Classification of Particles. Conservation Laws and Symmetries. Quarks. The Families of Matter. Beyond the Standard Model. Accelerators. Special Topic: Experimental Ingenuity. Summary.
15. MODERN ASTROPHYSICS AND GENERAL RELATIVITY.
Stellar Evolution. Special Topic: Computers. Special Topic: Are Other Earths Out There? Galaxies and the Discovery of Dark Matter. Tenets of General Relativity. Tests of General Relativity. Black Holes. Gravitational Waves. Summary.
16. COSMOLOGY--THE BEGINNING AND THE END.
Evidence of the Big Bang. Special Topic: Measuring the Hubble Constant. The Theory of the Big Bang. Problems with the Big Bang. The Age of the Universe. The Standard Model of Cosmology. The Future. Summary.
Appendix 1: Fundamental Constants.
Appendix 2: Conversion Factors.
Appendix 3: Mathematics Supplement. 3A: Mathematical Relations. 3B: Mean Values and Distributions. 3C: Probability Integrals. 3D: Integrals of the Type.
Appendix 4: Periodic Table of Elements.
Appendix 5: Atomic Mass Table.
Appendix 6: Nobel Laureates in Physics.
Answers to Selected Odd- Numbered Problems.
Index.

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