The question: "Why do we believe in atoms and their properties?" provides the theme for this text suitable for the first semester of a two- or three-term introductory physics course or for a one-term course for non-scientists. The book thus covers much of 19th and 20th century physics, but it also connects these topics to classical physics. The treatment emphasizes quantitative reasoning and analysis: how are the ideas of physics inferred from the data, and how are the data acquired?
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Charles H. Holbrow
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