The Mechanical Universe: Mechanics and Heat, Advanced Edition - Hardcover

Frautschi, Steven C.; Olenick, Richard P.; Apostol, Tom M.; Goodstein, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521304326 ISBN 13: 9780521304320

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Inhaltsangabe

This physics textbook is intended for science and engineering majors and develops classical mechanics from a historical perspective. The presentation of the standard course material includes a discussion of the thought processes of the discoverers and a description of the methods by which they arrived at their theories.

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Reseña del editor:

This innovative physics textbook intended for science and engineering majors develops classical mechanics from a historical perspective. The presentation of the standard course material includes a discussion of the thought processes of the discoverers and a description of the methods by which they arrived at their theories. However the presentation proceeds logically rather than strictly chronologically, so new concepts are introduced at the natural moment. The book assumes a familiarity with calculus, includes a discussion of rigid body motion, and contains numerous thought-provoking problems. It is largely based in content on The Mechanical Universe: Introduction to Mechanics and Heat, a book designed in conjunction with a tele-course to be offered by PBS in the Fall of 1985. The advanced edition, however, does not coincide exactly with the video lessons, contains additional material, and develops the fundamental ideas introduced in the lower-level edition to a greater degree.

Biografía del autor:

Steven C. Frautschi joined the California Institute of Technology faculty in 1962 and became professor emeritus in 2006. His publication list includes 80 research papers on the theory of high energy physics, and the book 'Regge Poles and S- Matrix Theory'. He has served as Master of Student Houses and has won three student teaching awards.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521304326
• ISBN 13: 9780521304320
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 608