Kingsley Augustine

Wave, Sound and Heat Energy Calculations Kingsley Augustine

This is a book which is suitable for students in high schools and colleges. It also serves as a useful companion for students who are preparing for entrance examinations into colleges and universities. This book contains great and useful formulas and many worked examples under heat energy, waves and sounds in physics. Each worked example has been well simplified in details to enhance a very clear understanding of calculations in these branches of physics. Numerous exercises at the end of each chapter are given to test students' understanding of the topic. These exercises can serve as a form of workbook for students.

In this eBook you will learn: General equation of waves Graphical and mathematical representation of waves Echoes Beat Vibration of air columns in open and closed pipes Modes of vibration of a stretched string The pitch as a characteristic of sound Doppler effects in sound Linear, area, volume/cubic expansivity Real and apparent cubic expansivity Measurement of temperature Heat or thermal capacity and specific heat capacity Latent heat and specific latent heat Relative humidity Boyle's, Charles', pressure and general gas laws.

This book will make the study of physics a truly enjoyable intellectual pursuit.

A constructive review of this textbook will be highly appreciated from buyers so as to give ideas to others who intend to purchase a copy of this eBook, and also to serve as a form of advice to the author when revising the textbook.