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for readers fascinated by the Internet, the author shows how it all comes down to physics,
This review is from: The Silicon Web: Physics for the Internet Age (Hardcover)
"the author shows how semiconductors and networks require a good understanding of physics `by discovery'.... Following a story that requires only high-school mathematics, the reader is transported from mechanics to thermodynamics, wave propagation, quantum mechanics and even to basic electronic engineering concepts.... Each chapter includes exercises and formal references as well as suggested readings and a provocative section on the social impacts of technology." -Optics & Photonics News (OPN)
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a perfect text,
This review is from: The Silicon Web: Physics for the Internet Age (Hardcover)
"a text perfect in itself and perfect for its time....ideal for an undergraduate course required of all physical science, engineering, computer science, and mathematics majors" --PHYSICS TODAY
"Change the title of this excellent text to 'Physics for the Internet Age: The Silicon Web' as soon as possible to attract teachers of all introductory physics courses to look into this text for adoption with its many hints as a PER [Physics Education Research]-influenced text." --THE PHYSICS TEACHER review by Professor John L. Hubisz, North Carolina State University "[A] stunningly rich story about the Internet and its associated technologies ... . The Silicon Web is an elegant and elaborate textbook, one that examines the science underlying the current revolution in communications technology. Each scientific concept arises on a need-to-know basis in the context of a particular ... issue or device. All the important physics is here, but presented in an engaging way, with modern examples." --From the Foreword by Louis A. Bloomfield, author of How Things Work |
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The Silicon Web: Physics for the Internet Age by Michael G. Raymer (Hardcover - June 23, 2009)
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