The Mathematical Radio: Inside the Magic of AM, FM, Single-Sideband, and Wifi
Inside the Magic of Am, Fm, and Single-Sideband
Paul Nahin
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ISBN: | 9780691235318 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Published: | 16 January, 2024 |
Format: | Hardcover |
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The Mathematical Radio: Inside the Magic of AM, FM, Single-Sideband, and Wifi
Inside the Magic of Am, Fm, and Single-Sideband
Paul Nahin
The modern radio is a wonder, and behind that magic is mathematics. In The Mathematical Radio, Paul Nahin explains how radios work, deploying mathematics and historical discussion, accompanied by a steady stream of intriguing puzzles for math buffs to ponder. Beginning with oscillators and circuits, then moving on to AM, FM, and single-sideband radio, Nahin focuses on the elegant mathematics underlying radio technology rather than the engineering. He explores and explains more than a century of key developments, placing them in historical and technological context.Nahin, a prolific author of books on math for the general reader, describes in fascinating detail the mathematical underpinnings of a technology we use daily. He explains and solves, for example, Maxwell’s equations for the electromagnetic field. Readers need only a familiarity with advanced high school-level math to follow Nahin’s mathematical discussions. Writing with the non-engineer in mind, Nahin examines topics including impulses in time and frequency, spectrum shifting at the transmitter, the superheterodyne, the physics of single-sideband radio, and FM sidebands. Chapters end with 'challenge problems' and an appendix offers solutions, partial answers, and hints. Readers will come away with a new appreciation for the beauty of even the most useful mathematics.
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