Chapter 1. Atoms.- Chapter 2. Matter-Radiation Interaction.- Chapter 3. Black Body Radiation.- Chapter 4. Thermodynamics.- References.- Appendix A. Michelson and Morley's experiment.- Appendix B. Useful mathematical reminders in physics.- Index.

Samir Khene is Professor and Research Director in the Physics Department of Badji Mokhtar University of Annaba (Algeria). He belongs to the Radiation Physics Laboratory, where he directs the Oxides team. Author of six scientific books published in four countries (Algeria, France, Canada and USA) and several international publications, he has carried out research for thirty years on magnetism and superconductivity. He has directed several theses and research projects in this area.