"Version: 20160901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Porous materials -- 1.2. The geometry of the pore space and porosity -- 1.3. Pore sizes and the pore size distribution -- 1.4. Tortuosity -- 1.5. Guide to the reader2. Recap of thermodynamics -- 2.1. Funda…
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction : from death rays to smartphones2. Optical propagation -- 2.1. Electromagnetic fields -- 2.2. Helmholtz equation and wave optics3. Gaussian beams and lasers -- 3.1. Lasers -- 3.2. Gaussian beams -- 3.3. Coherent a…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page A-1).Preface -- 1. Introduction--the magic of the wheel -- 2. The evolution of the bicycle -- 2.1. Beginnings -- 2.2. Baron Karl Von Drais's running machine -- 2.3. The boneshaker -- 2.4. Early refinements -- 2.5. High-wheelers -- 2.6…
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Preparation -- 1.2. Demonstrating a simple function -- 1.3. Saving a macro-enabled workbook -- 1.4. Using constants and VB functions -- 1.5. User-defined array function -- 1.6. Notes on VBA functions -- 1.…
"Version: 20180201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Gravity gradiometry -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. History and recent developments -- 1.3. Classification of existing gravity gradiometers -- 1.4. Gravity gradiometry applications2. Magnetic gradiometry -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. History…
"Version: 20180501"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Numerical solution of differential equations using Euler and second order Runge-Kutta methods -- 1.1. Euler solution of differential equation -- 1.2. Second order Runge-Kutta solution of the differential equation2. Motion under constant …
"Version: 20160401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visits2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exopl…
"Version: 20160901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Stellar structure -- 1.2. Equations of stellar structure -- 1.3. Our Sun -- 1.4. Stellar atmospheres -- 1.5. Stellar evolution -- 1.6. Galaxies2. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 2.1. Coordinate systems, parallax a…
"Version: 20170102"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Electrostatics principles -- 2.1. Coulomb's law and the principle of superposition -- 2.2. The electric field -- 2.3. Gauss's law -- 2.4. Electric potential -- 2.5. Conductors in electrostatic fields -- 2.6.…
"Version: 20170601"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The discovery of spiral galaxies -- 2. The classification of galaxies -- 2.1. Elliptical galaxies -- 2.2. Lenticular galaxies -- 2.3. Spiral galaxies -- 2.4. The de Vaucouleurs Classification scheme -- 2.5. Spiral galaxy bulges -- 2.6. S…