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THIS book, prepared for use in the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, is suitable for candidates for engineering degrees who have already pursued laboratory courses in physics. “Each experiment has been chosen because of its close connection with engineering work, and in many cases the theoretical result may be calculated from the constants of the apparatus with which that result obtained by experiment may readily be compared. As these two results approach to an equality the student gains confidence in the apparatus, confidence in the theory, and confidence in himself.” This is well said. There can be no doubt that many students lose not only confidence but also interest in physics when they find that owing to inefficient apparatus results of reasonable accuracy cannot be obtained. The experiments here described are well selected, and as apparatus of engineering design has been chosen, the equipment with ordinary care in use should continue to give sufficient accuracy. Special mention may be made of the apparatus for the study of the harmonic motion of a rotating system, which appears to be unknown to British instrument makers. The book is printed on good paper, and is well illustrated.
Physical Laboratory Experiments for Engineering Students.
Prof.
Samuel
Sheldon
Prof.
Erich
Hausmann
By. Part i. Mechanics, Sound, Heat, and Light. Pp. v + 134. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1919.) Price 6s. net.
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A., H. Physical Laboratory Experiments for Engineering Students . Nature 104, 4 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104004b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/104004b0