Books by Mary Walecka

A working knowledge of Einstein's theory of general relativity is an essential tool for every physicist. This book serves as an introductory text on the subject aimed at first-year graduate students, or advanced undergraduates, in physics.

Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of "modern physics".

The previously published book Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism provides a clear, calculus-based introduction to a subject that together with classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and modern physics lies at the heart of today's physics curriculum. The lectures, although relatively concise, take one from Coulomb's law to Maxwell's equations and special relativity in a lucid and logical fashion. That book contains an extensive set of accessible problems that enhances and extends the coverage. As an aid to teaching and learning, the present book provides the solutions to those problems.

The science of statistical mechanics is concerned with defining the thermodynamic properties of a macroscopic sample in terms of the properties of the microscopic systems of which it is composed. This book provides a clear, logical, and self-contained treatment of equilibrium statistical mechanics.

Felix Bloch's first-year graduate course at Stanford University was the highlight for several generations of students. This work has been prepared by Professor Walecka from Bloch's unfinished text based on the course. It includes three sets of Bloch's handwritten lecture notes.

Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of modern physics. This book, aimed at the very best students, extends the coverage of the theoretical groundwork of today's physics presented in the previous volume: "Introduction to Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations (Vol I)".

Presents the foundations and frontiers of physics. This book focuses on the following topics: quantum mechanics; applications in atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed-matter physics; special relativity; relativistic quantum mechanics, including the Dirac equation and Feynman diagrams; quantum fields; and, general relativity.