عنوان

The Feynman lectures on physics. Volume I, Mainly mechanics, radiation and heat

(Number (ISBN

0465072933

(Number (ISBN

9780465072934

Number

b539630

Title Proper

The Feynman lectures on physics. Volume I, Mainly mechanics, radiation and heat

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Feynman, Leighton, Sands.

Edition Statement

New millennium edition

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Basic Books

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(536 pages) : illustrations

Text of Note

Chapter 1. Atoms in Motion; Introduction; Matter is made of atoms; Atomic processes; Chemical reactions; Chapter 2. Basic Physics; Introduction; Physics before 1920; Quantum physics; Nuclei and particles; Chapter 3. The Relation of Physics to Other Sciences; Introduction; Chemistry; Biology; Astronomy; Geology; Psychology; How did it get that way?; Chapter 4. Conservation of Energy; What is energy?; Gravitational potential energy; Kinetic energy; Other forms of energy; Chapter 5. Time and Distance; Motion; Time; Short times; Long times; Units and standards of time; Large distances. Short distancesChapter 6. Probability; Chance and likelihood; Fluctuations; The random walk; A probability distribution; The uncertainty principle; Chapter 7. The Theory of Gravitation; Planetary motions; Kepler's laws; Development of dynamics; Newton's law of gravitation; Universal gravitation; Cavendish's experiment; What is gravity?; Gravity and relativity; Chapter 8. Motion; Description of motion; Speed; Speed as a derivative; Distance as an integral; Acceleration; Chapter 9. Newton's Laws of Dynamics; Momentum and force; Speed and velocity; Components of velocity, acceleration, and force. What is the force?Meaning of the dynamical equations; Numerical solution of the equations; Planetary motions; Chapter 10. Conservation of Momentum; Newton's Third Law; Conservation of momentum; Momentum is conserved!; Momentum and energy; Relativistic momentum; Chapter 11. Vectors; Symmetry in physics; Translations; Rotations; Vectors; Vector algebra; Newton's laws in vector notation; Scalar product of vectors; Chapter 12. Characteristics of Force; What is a force?; Friction; Molecular forces; Fundamental forces. Fields; Pseudo forces; Nuclear forces; Chapter 13. Work and Potential Energy (A). Energy of a falling bodyWork done by gravity; Summation of energy; Gravitational field of large objects; Chapter 14. Work and Potential Energy (conclusion); Work; Constrained motion; Conservative forces; Nonconservative forces; Potentials and fields; Chapter 15. The Special Theory of Relativity; The principle of relativity; The Lorentz transformation; The Michelson-Morley experiment; Transformation of time; The Lorentz contraction; Simultaneity; Four-vectors; Relativistic dynamics; Equivalence of mass and energy; Chapter 16. Relativistic Energy and Momentum; Relativity and the philosophers. The twin paradoxTransformation of velocities; Relativistic mass; Relativistic energy; Chapter 17. Space-Time; The geometry of space-time; Space-time intervals; Past, present, and future; More about four-vectors; Four-vector algebra; Chapter 18. Rotation in Two Dimensions; The center of mass; Rotation of a rigid body; Angular momentum; Conservation of angular momentum; Chapter 19. Center of Mass; Moment of Inertia; Properties of the center of mass; Locating the center of mass; Finding the moment of inertia; Rotational kinetic energy; Chapter 20. Rotation in space; Torques in three dimensions.

Text of Note

Eagerly awaited by scientists and academics worldwide, the complete series of Feynmans landmark Lectures on Physics

Parallel Title

Lectures on physics

Mechanics.

Physics.

Radiation.

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Book number

Feynman, Leighton, Sands.

Matthew L Sands

Richard P Feynman

Robert B Leighton

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[Book]

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