The Physics of Waves [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Howard Georgi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0136656218 | ISBN-13: 978-0136656210 | Publication Date: October 30, 1992 | Edition: 1

The first complete introduction to waves and wave phenomena by a renowned theorist. Covers damping, forced oscillations and resonance; normal modes; symmetries; traveling waves; signals and Fourier analysis; polarization; diffraction.

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Key Benefit: The first complete introduction to waves and wave phenomena by a renowned theorist. Key Topics: Covers damping, forced oscillations and resonance; normal modes; symmetries; traveling waves; signals and Fourier analysis; polarization; diffraction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 1 edition (October 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0136656218
• ISBN-13: 978-0136656210
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,291,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on waves., January 4, 2007

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Luca Mazzei (London UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Physics of Waves (Paperback)

This is a truly exceptional book. It is incredibly clear and written in a wonderful way. I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to clearly understand the subject.

I would like to personally thank the author for having written this book with so much attention and care.

It is also very nice of him to have posted the PDF file of the book on his web site where you can download it legally and for free (including the book animations)! Just Google: Howard Georgi's home page.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best, June 29, 2005

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navid (Athens, GREECE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Physics of Waves (Paperback)

Probably the best wave book. It has the approach Crawford (3rd volume of Berkeley course) has but with a more definite and rigorous mathematical treatment.
Very nice to read and with plenty good problems to "have fun" with.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The worst Physics book I've ever used, June 7, 2004

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Jose Alvarez (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Physics of Waves (Paperback)

The only way I would read this garbage again is if I have a gun pointing at my head. This book is totally useless. I have to admit there aren't too many good "wave" books out there to use so my professor didn't really had much of a choice. I used this book this passed spring semester for my Honors Waves and Thermodynamics class at Cornell University. Since it's an honors class we required a book that has a more theoretical and math-intensive approach to Waves. I guess Georgi's goal was to write a bunch of formulas in a few badly put together pages and sell that as a book. Again what garbage; I had to take so much care of it, because I definitely knew I wasn't going to keep this crap and I wanted to sell it right here on the Amazon Marketplace as soon as I could. Believe me if you have to take a Waves class which forces you to use this so called "book" make sure you also check a real waves book from the library, like I did. I recommend The Berkley Physics Vol. 3 Waves book.