Pohl's Introduction to Physics

This classic textbook on experimental physics, written by Robert W. Pohl to accompany hisfamous lecture courses, served generations of physics and other science majors, not only inhis native Germany, and was for many years a standard textbook. Pohl's lucid and memorablestyle and his consistent use of vivid demonstration experiments made his textbooks unique intheir time. This completely revised and updated modern edition retains his style and clarity in an up-to-dateformat. The accompanying videos document the original demonstrations and add manymodern touches, bringing to life the numerous illustrations in the book and providing aninstructive and motivating complement to the text. They are linked to the correspondingtopics in the text and can be accessed directly online from the e-book version. Volume I covers elementary mechanics, acoustics (vibrations and waves) and thermodynamics.The exercises provide an aid to understanding the material as well as complementaryinformation. This book addresses students of physics and of other natural sciences and engineering, butalso teachers and lecturers, who will profit from Pohl's many demonstration experiments, andother interested readers who want to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of physicsfrom an experimental viewpoint.