Merchant F.W., Chant C.A. Elements of Physics for Canadian Schools

New Edition Revised. — Toronto: The Copp Clark Company, 1940. — 666 p.This work appeared first in 1911 as the Ontario High School Physics. A second edition was issued in 1923 under the same name which however later was changed to the Elements of Physics. To this title has now been added “for Canadian Schools,” the reason why being quite evident to anyone examining the book; for while it certainly is not provincial or narrowly national in outlook, a Canadian atmosphere is given to it by means of its illustrations. This new edition has been thoroughly revised. Some sections have been eliminated, others rewritten, and also considerable dditions have been made. These additions are chiefly in the portion devoted to Electricity, in which new discoveries and practical applications are continually being made; and to the part dealing with Sound. For some years this branch of science was pushed into the background, but recently its wonderful applications to moving pictures and to radio, and also the gratifying revival of music in our schools has created fresh interest in Sound. Music is receiving greater attention in all grades of educational institutions and a graduating course embodying a large amount of music has been established in one of our universities. The order in which the different branches of Physics are treated has been changed, following the experience gained in teaching the subject, and for the same reason the chapters have been shortened and increased in number. References to agriculture, still our greatest national business, have been made in many places.