The Elementary Mathematics of the Atom

160 Pages·1965·15.142 MB·English

by  Irving Adler, Ruth Adler

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THE ELEMENTARY
MATHEMATICS
OF THE ATOM
By IRVING ADLER
Author of
Inside the Nucleus,
The New Mathematics, etc.
with diagrams by ruth adler
Man’s knowledge of the atom, its na-
—
ture, its structure, its behavior is ex-
pressed in the language of mathematics.
He who wants truly to understand the
atom, the unlocking of whose secrets has
opened the way for the greatest leaps
forward in the history of technology,
must approach through mathematics.
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It has been generally assumed that the
mathematics needed highly advanced.
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But in this book Irving Adler shows that
considerable knowledge of the atom can
be understood by any interested person
who has had one year of high school
algebra.
Thus it is a book for
• Students of high school physics and
of the usual one-year introductory col-
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The Elementary Mathematics
Atom
of the
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Man’s knowledge of the atom its nature, its struc-
—
ture, its behavior is expressed in the language of math-
ematics. He who wants truly to understand the atom,
the unlocking of whose secrets has opened the way for
the greatest leaps forward in the history of technology,
must approach it through mathematics. It has been gen-
erally assumed that the mathematics needed is highly
advanced. But in this book Irving Adler shows that con-
siderable knowledge of the atom can be understood by
any interested person who has had one year of high
school algebra.
Without resort to calculus, it achieves the following:
Develops in some detail the molecular theory of mat-
ter and the periodic table of the elements (Chapter II).
Assuming some well known relationships of motion,
electricity, and light, derives others by elementary meth-
ods (Chapters III, IV, and V).
Using these relationships, develops in detail the Bohr
model of the atom with circular electronic orbits (Chap-
ter VI).
After describing the basic concepts of the quantum-
mechanical model of the atom, shows how its principal
conclusions explain the periodic table of the elements
(Chapter VII).
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OF THE ATOM
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THE ELEMENTARY
MATHEMATICS
THE ATOM
OF
With diagrams by Ruth Adler
The John Day Company
New
York
©
1965 by Irving Adler
All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be repro-
duced in any form without permission. Published by The John Day
Company, Inc., 62 West 46th Street, New York 36, New York, and
simultaneously in Canada by Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto.
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Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number; 64-20699
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