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Preface to the First Edition |
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1 | (2) |
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3 | (5) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (3) |
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1.4.1 Superposition principle |
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12 | (1) |
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1.5 Verifying Coulomb's law |
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13 | (2) |
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1.6 The ratio of gravitational to electric forces |
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15 | (2) |
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1.7 Coulomb's law for continuous charge density |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (23) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Digression on nuclear forces |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (3) |
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2.4 Visualizing the field |
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25 | (8) |
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33 | (5) |
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2.5.1 Far field of dipole: general case |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (4) |
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2.6.1 Dipole in a uniform field |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (23) |
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3.1 Field of an infinite line charge |
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43 | (4) |
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3.2 Field of an infinite sheet of charge |
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47 | (5) |
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3.3 Spherical charge distribution: Gauss's law |
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52 | (1) |
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3.4 Digression on the area vector dA |
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53 | (6) |
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3.4.1 Composition of areas |
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55 | (2) |
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3.4.2 An application of the area vector |
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57 | (2) |
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3.5 Gauss's law through pictures |
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59 | (6) |
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3.5.1 Continuous charge density |
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64 | (1) |
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4 Gauss's Law II: Applications |
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65 | (16) |
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4.1 Applications of Gauss's law |
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66 | (3) |
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69 | (3) |
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4.3 Field of an infinite charged wire, redux |
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72 | (2) |
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4.4 Field of an infinite plane, redux |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (6) |
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4.5.1 Field inside a perfect conductor is zero |
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76 | (1) |
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4.5.2 The net charge on a conductor will reside at the surface |
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77 | (1) |
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4.5.3 A conductor with a hole inside |
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78 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Field on the surface of a conductor |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (16) |
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5.1 Conservative forces and potential energy |
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82 | (6) |
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5.2 Is the electrostatic field conservative? |
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88 | (4) |
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5.3 Path independence through pictures |
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92 | (1) |
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5.4 Potential and field of a dipole |
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93 | (4) |
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6 Conductors and Capacitors |
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97 | (22) |
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6.1 Cases where computing V from E is easier |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Proof of uniqueness (optional section) |
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110 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Additional properties of the potential V(r) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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6.6 Energy stored in a capacitor |
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115 | (1) |
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6.7 Energy of a charge distribution |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (23) |
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7.1 Energy in the electric field |
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120 | (1) |
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7.2 Circuits and conductivity |
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121 | (5) |
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126 | (4) |
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7.4 The battery and the emf ε |
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130 | (5) |
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7.5 The RC circuit with a battery |
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135 | (3) |
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7.6 Miscellaneous circuits |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (16) |
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8.1 Experiments pointing to magnetism |
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142 | (5) |
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8.2 Examples of the Lorentz force, the cyclotron |
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147 | (4) |
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8.3 Lorentz force on current-carrying wires |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (2) |
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9 Magnetism II: Biot-Savart Law |
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158 | (16) |
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9.1 Practice with Biot-Savart: field of a loop |
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160 | (2) |
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9.2 Microscopic description of a bar magnet |
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162 | (2) |
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9.3 Magnetic field of an infinite wire |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (5) |
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9.5 Maxwell's equations (static case) |
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172 | (2) |
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10 Ampere II, Faraday, and Lenz |
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174 | (26) |
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10.1 Field of an infinite wire, redux |
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175 | (4) |
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179 | (5) |
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184 | (11) |
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10.4 Optional digression on Faraday's law |
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195 | (5) |
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200 | (20) |
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200 | (5) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (3) |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (3) |
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11.6 Energy in the magnetic field |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (24) |
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220 | (6) |
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226 | (5) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (10) |
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12.3.1 Review of complex numbers |
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231 | (5) |
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12.3.2 Solving the LCR equation |
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236 | (3) |
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239 | (2) |
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12.4 Complex form of Ohm's law |
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241 | (3) |
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13 LCR Circuits and Displacement Current |
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244 | (19) |
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13.1 Analysis of LCR results |
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246 | (7) |
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13.1.1 Transients and the complementary solution |
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251 | (2) |
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13.2 Power of the complex numbers |
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253 | (6) |
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13.3 Displacement current |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (37) |
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266 | (4) |
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14.2 Restricted Maxwell equations in vacuum |
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270 | (5) |
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14.2.1 Maxwell equations involving infinitesimal cubes |
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270 | (2) |
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14.2.2 Maxwell equations involving infinitesimal loops |
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272 | (3) |
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275 | (2) |
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14.4 Sinusoidal solution to the wave equation |
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277 | (6) |
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14.5 Energy in the electromagnetic wave |
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283 | (2) |
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14.6 Origin of electromagnetic waves |
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285 | (1) |
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14.7 Maxwell equations---the general case (optional) |
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286 | (8) |
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14.7.1 Maxwell equations involving infinitesimal cubes |
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286 | (2) |
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14.7.2 Maxwell equations involving infinitesimal loops |
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288 | (5) |
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14.7.3 Consequences for the restricted E and B |
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293 | (1) |
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14.8 From microscopic to macroscopic (optional) |
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294 | (6) |
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14.8.1 Maxwell equations involving cubes |
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295 | (2) |
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14.8.2 Maxwell equations involving loops |
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297 | (3) |
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15 Electromagnetism and Relativity |
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300 | (36) |
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15.1 Magnetism from Coulomb's law and relativity |
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301 | (4) |
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15.2 Relativistic invariance of electrodynamics |
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305 | (1) |
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15.3 Review of Lorentz transformations |
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305 | (4) |
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15.3.1 Implications for Newtonian mechanics |
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307 | (2) |
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15.4 Scalar and vector fields |
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309 | (3) |
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15.5 The derivative operator |
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312 | (3) |
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15.6 Lorentz scalars and vectors |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (2) |
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15.7.1 Charge conservation and the four-current |
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318 | (1) |
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15.8 The four-potential A |
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319 | (5) |
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322 | (2) |
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15.9 Wave equation for the four-vector A |
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324 | (4) |
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15.9.1 Why work with V and A? |
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327 | (1) |
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15.10 The electromagnetic tensor T |
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328 | (8) |
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328 | (4) |
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15.10.2 The electromagnetic field tensor T |
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332 | (4) |
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16 Optics I: Geometric Optics Revisited |
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336 | (19) |
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16.1 Geometric or ray optics |
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336 | (2) |
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338 | (2) |
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16.3 Some highlights of geometric optics |
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340 | (3) |
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16.4 The law of reflection from Fermat's principle |
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343 | (1) |
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16.5 Snell's law from Fermat's principle |
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344 | (2) |
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16.6 Reflection off a curved surface by Fermat |
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346 | (3) |
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16.7 Elliptical mirrors and Fermat's principle |
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349 | (3) |
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352 | (3) |
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17 Optics II: More Mirrors and Lenses |
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355 | (22) |
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17.1 Spherical approximations to parabolic mirrors |
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355 | (2) |
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17.2 Image formation: geometric optics |
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357 | (3) |
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359 | (1) |
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17.3 Image formation by Fermat's principle |
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360 | (4) |
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364 | (4) |
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17.4.1 Fermat's principle for virtual focal points |
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365 | (1) |
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17.4.2 Ray optics for virtual images |
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366 | (2) |
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368 | (2) |
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17.6 Principle of least action |
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370 | (2) |
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372 | (5) |
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377 | (29) |
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18.1 Interference of waves |
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381 | (2) |
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18.2 Adding waves using real numbers |
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383 | (2) |
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18.3 Adding waves with complex numbers |
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385 | (3) |
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18.4 Analysis of interference |
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388 | (6) |
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394 | (3) |
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18.6 Single-slit diffraction |
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397 | (1) |
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18.7 Understanding reflection and crystal diffraction |
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398 | (3) |
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18.8 Light incident on an oil slick |
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401 | (5) |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (2) |
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19 Quantum Mechanics: The Main Experiment |
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406 | (36) |
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19.1 Double-slit experiment with light |
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407 | (1) |
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19.2 Trouble with Maxwell |
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407 | (5) |
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19.3 Digression on photons |
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412 | (4) |
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19.3.1 Photoelectric effect |
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412 | (2) |
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414 | (2) |
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416 | (4) |
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19.5 Photons versus electrons |
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420 | (2) |
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19.6 The Heisenberg uncertainty principle |
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422 | (8) |
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19.6.1 There are no states of well-defined position and momentum |
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423 | (4) |
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19.6.2 Heisenberg microscope |
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427 | (3) |
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430 | (5) |
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435 | (3) |
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19.9 Collapse of the wave function |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (3) |
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20 The Wave Function and Its Interpretation |
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442 | (18) |
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20.1 Probability in classical and quantum mechanics |
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446 | (5) |
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451 | (5) |
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20.3 Statistical concepts: mean and uncertainty |
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456 | (4) |
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21 Quantization and Measurement |
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460 | (35) |
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21.1 More on momentum states |
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462 | (2) |
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21.2 Single-valuedness and quantization of momentum |
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464 | (5) |
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467 | (1) |
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21.2.2 The integral of ψp(x) |
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468 | (1) |
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21.3 Measurement postulate: momentum |
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469 | (11) |
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21.3.1 An example solvable by inspection |
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476 | (2) |
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21.3.2 Using a normalized ψ |
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478 | (2) |
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21.4 Finding A(p) by computation |
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480 | (6) |
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21.5 More on Fourier's theorems |
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486 | (5) |
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21.6 Measurement postulate: general |
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491 | (2) |
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21.7 More than one variable |
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493 | (2) |
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22 States of Definite Energy |
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495 | (29) |
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22.1 Free particle on a ring |
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500 | (7) |
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22.1.1 Analysis of energy levels: degeneracy |
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503 | (4) |
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22.2 Thinking inside the box |
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507 | (14) |
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22.2.1 Particle in a well |
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507 | (9) |
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22.2.2 The box: an exact solution |
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516 | (5) |
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22.3 Energy measurement in the box |
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521 | (3) |
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23 Scattering and Dynamics |
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524 | (26) |
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524 | (7) |
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23.1.1 Scattering for E < V0 |
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526 | (4) |
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23.1.2 Scattering for E > V0 |
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530 | (1) |
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531 | (2) |
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533 | (5) |
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23.3.1 A solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation |
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535 | (1) |
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23.3.2 Derivation of the particular solution ψE(x, t) |
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536 | (2) |
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23.4 Special properties of the product solution |
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538 | (3) |
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23.5 General solution for time evolution |
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541 | (9) |
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23.5.1 Time evolution: a more complicated example |
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545 | (5) |
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550 | (35) |
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24.1 Postulates: first pass |
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550 | (4) |
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24.2 Refining the postulates |
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554 | (11) |
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24.2.1 Toward a compact set of postulates |
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555 | (1) |
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24.2.2 Eigenvalue problem |
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556 | (2) |
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24.2.3 The Dirac delta function and the operator Χ |
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558 | (7) |
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565 | (1) |
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24.4 Many particles, bosons, and fermions |
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566 | (10) |
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24.4.1 Identical versus indistinguishable |
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567 | (7) |
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24.4.2 Implications for atomic structure |
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574 | (2) |
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24.5 Energy-time uncertainty principle |
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576 | (7) |
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583 | (2) |
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585 | (44) |
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Problem Set 1, for Chapters 1 and 2 |
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585 | (3) |
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Problem Set 2, for Chapters 3 and 4 |
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588 | (3) |
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Problem Set 3, for Chapters 5 and 6 |
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591 | (4) |
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Problem Set 4, for Chapter 7 |
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595 | (4) |
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Problem Set 5, for Chapters 8 and 9 |
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599 | (5) |
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Problem Set 6, for Chapter 10 |
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604 | (5) |
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Problem Set 7, for Chapters 11, 12, and 13 |
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609 | (4) |
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Problem Set 8, for Chapters 14 and 15 |
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613 | (4) |
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Problem Set 9, for Chapters 16, 17, and 18 |
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617 | (5) |
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Problem Set 10, for Chapters 19 and 20 |
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622 | (2) |
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Problem Set 11, for Chapters 21 and 22 |
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624 | (2) |
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Problem Set 12, for Chapters 23 and 24 |
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626 | (3) |
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629 | (24) |
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Problem Set 1, for Chapters 1 and 2 |
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629 | (2) |
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Problem Set 2, for Chapters 3 and 4 |
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631 | (2) |
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Problem Set 3, for Chapters 5 and 6 |
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633 | (2) |
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Problem Set 4, for Chapter 7 |
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635 | (2) |
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Problem Set 5, for Chapters 8 and 9 |
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637 | (3) |
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Problem Set 6, for Chapter 10 |
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640 | (2) |
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Problem Set 7, for Chapters 11, 12, and 13 |
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642 | (2) |
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Problem Set 8, for Chapters 14 and 15 |
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644 | (2) |
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Problem Set 9, for Chapters 16, 17, and 18 |
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646 | (2) |
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Problem Set 10, for Chapters 19 and 20 |
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648 | (1) |
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Problem Set 11, for Chapters 21 and 22 |
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649 | (1) |
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Problem Set 12, for Chapters 23 and 24 |
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650 | (3) |
Constants |
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653 | (2) |
Index |
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