The Masters Series of textbooks is aimed squarely at students taking specialized
options in topics either within the primary areas of physics and
astronomy, or closely related to them in areas such as, for example, physical
chemistry and environmental science. Appropriate applied subjects are also
included. The student interest group will typically be studying in the final
year of their first degree or in the first year of postgraduate work. Some of
the books may also be useful to professional researchers finding their way
into new research areas, and all are written with a clear brief to assume that
the reader has already acquired a working knowledge of basic core physics.