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# Dover Introduction to Special Relativity

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Review: Reallt it is best book ever than others...it is started from basic to depth...i really like it.
Review: This book was published in 1965, when there were some good introductions to special relativity available. Preparing to teach special relativity as part of my introductory (calculus-based) physics, I found this book to be just what I sought. It is well organized, clearly written in prose notably better than average for physics textbooks, and full of helpful diagrams. So I tried it. I continued using it for introductory special relativity until I retired in 2008. If I were still teaching today, I would still be using it. It addresses common sources of puzzlement head on. (These apparent paradoxes are easily resolved if one remembers that the slogans "moving clocks run slow" and "moving meter sticks are shortened" must be supplemented with the oft-forgotten but crucial "clock synchronization depends on reference frame.") As soon as I saw that Dover is keeping this book in print, I stopped searching for an introduction to special relativity for my grandson. I could not recommend an introductory physics book more highly. Six stars.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (58) |
| Edition  | Dover ed |
| ISBN-10  | 048668895X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486688954 |
| Item weight  | 279 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 240 pages |
| Publication date  | 16 December 2015 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by D***R on 21 February 2017*

Reallt it is best book ever than others...it is started from basic to depth...i really like it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by H***R on 19 January 2025*

This book was published in 1965, when there were some good introductions to special relativity available. Preparing to teach special relativity as part of my introductory (calculus-based) physics, I found this book to be just what I sought. It is well organized, clearly written in prose notably better than average for physics textbooks, and full of helpful diagrams. So I tried it. I continued using it for introductory special relativity until I retired in 2008. If I were still teaching today, I would still be using it. It addresses common sources of puzzlement head on. (These apparent paradoxes are easily resolved if one remembers that the slogans "moving clocks run slow" and "moving meter sticks are shortened" must be supplemented with the oft-forgotten but crucial "clock synchronization depends on reference frame.") As soon as I saw that Dover is keeping this book in print, I stopped searching for an introduction to special relativity for my grandson. I could not recommend an introductory physics book more highly. Six stars.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***Y on 7 December 2022*

This is one of the best introductions to special relativity available, and given the price, the very best value. The presentation is fairly conventional, but somewhat more careful and detailed than most. The figures and explanations make very clear what is being measured and how, paying particular attention early on to the disposition of the clock or clocks used for time measurement, which is really key to all the kinematical effects. Common misunderstandings are also pointed out and explained. The author indeed makes things "as simple as possible, but no simpler," so there is no overly elaborate or cumbersome notation bogging down the development (which also made the book age very well). At the same time, four vectors and the relativity of the magnetic force are discussed in some detail. This book provides all you need for a solid understanding at this level. And if you intend to continue to more advanced mathematical treatments, you'll be ready. One slight drawback is the lack of answers to most of the exercises, but I still highly recommend this book.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Introduction to Special Relativity (Dover Books on Physics)
- Einstein's Theory of Relativity
- Relativity: The Special And The General Theory

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