Schaum's Outline of Applied Physics, 4th ed.

Schaum's Outline

by Arthur Beiser

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Genres: Physics, Science

384 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Arthur Beiser is an American physicist and geophysicist .

Arthur Beiser studied physics and received his PhD from New York University , where he later became an associate professor of physics. He was a Senior Research Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, where he focused on cosmic rays and magnetohydrodynamics in geophysics and astrophysics . He worked both theoretically and experimentally, taking part in expeditions to the observation of cosmic rays and magnetic phenomena to Alaska and the Pacific.

He is a Fellow of the Explorers Club and chaired the Explorers Club's Committee on Space Exploration .

Beiser is known for numerous physics textbooks, but also published books on geology and sailing (he is a passionate sailor who sailed around Cape Horn and twice crossed the Atlantic in his sailing boat). His wife Germaine Beiser is also an author and co-author of physics textbooks.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick refresher on high school level physics. Wish it delved more in quantum physics.

[Dwight Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple book on physics and applications in real world. It includes graphs and maths. Good for robotics.