Part of a two-volume set of introductory physics textbooks which guide students through the fundamentals of the subject, this work has been revised and updated in order to provide a rigorous account of physics in the 1990s.

Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law.
The Electric Field.
Gauss' Law.
Electric Potential.
Capacitors and Dielectrics.
Current and Resistance.
DC Circuits.
The Magnetic Field.
Ampere's Law.
Faraday's Law of Induction.
Magnetic Properties of Matter.
Inductance.
Alternating Current Circuits.
Maxwell's Equations.
Electromagnetic Waves.
The Nature of Propagation of Light.
Reflection and Refraction at Plane Surfaces.
Spherical Mirrors and Lenses.
Interference.
Diffraction.
Gratings and Spectra.
Polarization.
Light and Quantum Physics.
The Wave Nature of Matter.
The Structure of Atomic Hydrogen.
Atomic Physics.
Electrical Conduction in Solids.
Nuclear Physics.
Energy from the Nucleus.
Particle Physics and Cosmology.
Appendices.
Answers to Odd Numbered Problems.
Photo Credits.
Index.