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1. General Physics o Module 1. Mechanics, molecular physics, and thermodynamics Physics, the most fundamental science, is concerned with the basic principles of the Universe. It provides the basis for other sciences. This textbook is a course in introductory physics for students mastering science or engineering. The main objectives of this introductory physics textbook are twofold: to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of these concepts through applications to the real world. So we have attempted to motivate readers through practical examples. o Module 2. Electricity and magnetism (Electrodynamics) This textbook is a second part of course in introductory physics for students mastering science or engineering. The main objective of this part is electromagnetism, which involves the theory of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic fields, elements of the theory of relativity in electrodynamics. o Module 3. Oscillations and waves. Optics. Elements of atomic and nuclear physics This is the third volume of a three-volume course in physics summing up the experience gained by the authors for more than ten years of teaching the subject in English at the Tomsk Polytechnic University. The main content of the present volume is the science of optics, which represents the last section of the classical physics; and the second part of our course, which we named the modern physics. The second part includes more then 70 items dedicated to the most important questions of the modern physics. In particular, the phenomenon of superconductivity and the high-temperature superconductors are discussed in detail. The present course is intended for the foreign students who might have problems with the Russian language, and above all for our Christian friends from Cyprus. Of course, this manual may be used by everybody who wants to improve his knowledge in Physics.
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