Preparatory Physics

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Excerpt from Preparatory Physics: A Short Course in the Laboratory An exposition of the advantages of laboratory work in science in training the hand and the eye and in developing the student's powers of perception and logical reasoning is, at the present day, unnecessary. The benefit of such work, as preliminary to the undertaking of any thorough or advanced work in science, particularly in physical science, is generally acknowledged. The course here presented is the outgrowth of the needs of the classes beginning the study of physics in the Drexel Institute. It is intended primarily as a preparation for the more advanced work in general physics, to develop habits of accurate and thorough observation, careful and complete record and orderly arrangement, and to give that training in the handling of apparatus that is so necessary for the beginner. To accomplish these purposes it has seemed to me best not to attempt to cover the whole ground of physics. What is done should be done thoroughly. The subject of Mechanics has, therefore, been selected for the fullest treatment, as being fundamental, particularly susceptible of treatment in this manner, with comparatively simple apparatus, and because the student is very greatly aided in thoroughly comprehending its problems by investigating them experimentally. The work is quantitative throughout. Qualitative work in the physical laboratory is of little or no value as training for the beginner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.