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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521304296
ISBN-13
9780521304290
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1387977

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mechanical Universe : Introduction to Mechanics and Heat
Subject
Mechanics / General, Physics / General, Mechanics / Thermodynamics
Publication Year
1985
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Author
Tom M. Apostol, David L. Goodstein, Richard P. Olenick
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
48.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
85-012835
Dewey Edition
19
TitleLeading
The
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
531
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. Introduction to the mechanical universe; 2. The law of falling bodies; 3. Derivatives; 4. Inertia; 5. Vectors; 6. Newton's law; 7. Integration; 8. The apple and the moon; 9. Moving in circles; 10. Forces; 11. Gravity, electricity, and magnetism; 12. The Milliken oil-drop experiment; 13. The law of conservation of energy; 14. Energy and stability; 15. Temperature and the gas laws; 16. The engine of nature; 17. Entropy; 18. The quest for low temperatures; 19. The conservation of momentum; 20. Harmonic motion; 21. Resonance; 22. Coupled oscillators and waves; 23. Angular momentum; 24. Gyroscopes; 25. Kepler's laws and the conic sections; 26. Solving the Kepler problem; 27. Energy and eccentricity; 28. Navigating in space; 29. Loose ends and black holes; 30. The harmony of the spheres: an overview of the mechanical universe; Appendix A. The international system of units; Appendix B. Conversion factors; Appendix C. Formulas from algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; Appendix D. Astronomical data; Appendix E. Physical constants; Selected bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This important textbook is based on, though independent of, an educational TV series The Mechanical Universe broadcast on public television in the United States. Its aim is to guide students and general readers to an understanding of how the physical world works; physics is presented as a human endeavour, with historical development forming a thread throughout the text. The prerequisites are minimal, only basic algebra and trigonometry since the necessary calculus is developed in the text, with physics providing the motivation. New concepts are introduced at the natural, logical point with many historical references to place physics in a social perspective. Many topics from twentieth-century physics are included, for example energy, low temperature physics, relativity and black holes. The book is attractively and profusely illustrated and will be welcomed by students and also by general readers for whom this will be a stimulating alternative to other, less-thorough treatments., This book studies electricity and magnetism, their relation to each other, and to light, and shows how the problem of light led to the special theory of relativity. It moves to modern physics, where particles may behave like waves and vice versa., This book studies electricity and magnetism, light, the special theory of relativity, and modern physics.
LC Classification Number
QC125.2 .O44 1985

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