Physics for Computer Science Students: With Emphasis on Atomic and Semiconductor Physics

✍ Scribed by Narciso Garcia, Arthur Damask (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 535
• Series: Springer Study Edition
• Edition: Originally published by Wiley & Sons 19861st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This text is the product of several years' effort to fill an educational gap, namely, to teach computer scientists the fundamental physics of how a computer works. The book starts with many of the topics of a standard introductory physics course, but with the topics selected and presented in a way to be of use in the second half, which develops the physics of electronic devices. In particular, these chapters cover the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, multi-electron systems, crystal structure, semiconductor devices, and logic circuits. The mathematical complexities are alleviated by intuitive physical arguments. Students are encouraged to use their own programming skills to solve problems. An instructor's manual is available from the authors.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Physical Quantities....Pages 1-8
Vectors....Pages 9-19
Uniformly Accelerated Motion....Pages 21-36
Newton’s Laws....Pages 37-52
Work, Energy, and Power....Pages 53-65
Momentum and Collisions....Pages 67-80
Rotational Motion....Pages 81-95
Rotational Dynamics....Pages 97-110
Kinetic Theory of Gases and the Concept of Temperature....Pages 111-130
Oscillatory Motion....Pages 131-144
Wave Motion....Pages 145-155
Interference of Waves....Pages 157-176
Electrostatics....Pages 177-186
The Electric Field and the Electric Potential....Pages 187-202
Electric Current....Pages 203-226
Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves....Pages 227-241
The Beginning of The Quantum Story....Pages 243-262
Atomic Models....Pages 263-278
Fundamental Principles of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 279-296
An Introduction to the Methods of Quantum Mechanics....Pages 297-320
Quantum Mechanics of Atoms....Pages 321-346
Crystal Structures and Bonding in Solids....Pages 347-359
Free Electron Theories of Solids....Pages 361-393
Band Theory of Solids....Pages 395-428
Semiconductors....Pages 429-452
Semiconductor Devices....Pages 453-479
Some Basic Logic Circuits of Computers....Pages 481-502
The Technology of Manufacturing Integrated Circuits....Pages 503-517
Back Matter....Pages 519-532

✦ Subjects

Physics, general; Computer Science, general; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Engineering, general