Introduction To Physics | A. Kitagorodsky

The book is divided into three main sections, namely, Mechanical and Thermal Motion, Electromagnetic Fields, Structure and Properties of Matter.

The book was published by Foreign Languages Publishing House in 1966 and was translated from the Russian by O. Smith, the design of the book was done by V. Dober.

The detailed table of contents is below

PART ONE
MECHANICAL AND THERMAL MOTION

Chapter I The Fundamental Law of Mechanics
Chapter II. Mechanical Energy
Chapter III. Momentum
Chapter IV. Rotation of a Rigid Body
Chapter V. Vibrations
Chapter VI. Traveling Waves
Chapter VII. Standing Waves
Chapter VIII. Acoustics
Chapter IX. Temperature and Heat
Chapter X. Thermodynamic Processes
Chapter  XI Entropy
Chapter XII. Kinetic Theory of Gases
Chapter XIII. Processes of Transition to Equilibrium

PART TWO
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
Chapter XIV. Electric Fields
Chapter XV. Magnetic Fields
Chapter XVI. Electromagnetic Fields. Maxwell's Equations
Chapter XVII Energy Transformations Electromagnetic Fields
Chapter XVIII Electromagnetic Radiation
Chapter XlX. Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
Chapter XX . Interference Phenomena
Chapter XXI. Scattering
Chapter XXII. Diffraction of X-Rays by Crystals
Chapter XXIII. Double Refraction
Chapter X X IV. The Theory of Relativity
Chapter X XV. The Quantum Nature of a Field

PART THREE

STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
Chapter XXV /. Streams of Charged Particles
Chapter XXV II. The Wave Properties of Microparticles
Chapter XXVIII. Atomic Structure
Chapter XXIX. Molecules
Chapter XXX. Atomic Nuclei
Chapter XXXI. Nuclear Transformations
Chapter XXXII. Atomic Structure of Bodies
Chapter XXXIII. Phase Transformations
Chapter XXXIV. Deformations of Bodies
Chapter  XXXV. Dielectrics
Chapter XXXVI. Magnetic.Substances
Chapter XXXVII. Effect of Electron Structure on Properties of Bodies

Appendix 705
Subject Index 713