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"The role of physics in our culture is examined from the time of Newton to the present day. It has three parts: an introduction to physics and two parts covering the roles of Newtonian and Modern/Postmodern physics. It is shown how popularization enabled physics to become part of our culture, while the topics discussed include religion, philosophy, politics, literature, the visual arts, and music. An underlying theme is that physics is an intimate part of our culture which, together with the other sciences, has had a wide general influence that cannot be ignored. The book has been written for all that are genuinely interested in culture. It is well referenced and illustrated, and suitable for the general public, students and academics who are interested in bridging the sciences and humanities in today's era of specialization"--

1 Classical atomic, theory and interatomic binding -- 2 Quantum mechanics and band theory -- 3 Statistical mechanics -- 4 Semiconductors in thermodynamic equilibrium -- 5 Current flow in semiconductors -- 6 Semiconductors in non-equilibrium conditions -- 7 Current flow across semiconductor junctions -- 8 Minority carrier transistors -- 9 Space-charge-limited currents in semiconductors and insulators Majority carrier transistors -- Appendices -- II Common-emitter characteristics -- III The transistor as a charge controlled device. Circuit problems.

Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Concepts of finance -- Chapter 3 - Portfolio theory and CAPM -- Chapter 4 - Stochastic processes -- Chapter 5 - Black-Scholes differential equation -- Chapter 6 - The Greeks and risk management -- Chapter 7 - Regression models and hypothesis testing -- Chapter 8 - Time series -- Chapter 9 - Bubbles, crashes, fat tails and Levy-stable distributions -- Chapter 10 - Quantum finance and path integrals -- Chapter 11 - Optimal control theory.