Neoclassical Physics

✍ Scribed by Mark A. Cunningham (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this introductory text, physics concepts are introduced as a means of understanding experimental observations, not as a sequential list of facts to be memorized. The book is structured around the key scientific discoveries that led to much of our current understanding of the universe. Numerous exercises are provided that utilize Mathematica software to help students explore how the language of mathematics is used to describe physical phenomena. Topics requiring quantum mechanics for a more complete explanation are identified but not pursued.

In a departure from the traditional methodology and subject matter used in introductory physics texts, this is organized in a manner that will facilitate a guided discovery style of instruction. Students will obtain much more detailed information about fewer topics and will also gain proficiency with Mathematica, a powerful tool with many potential uses in subsequent courses.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
I Introduction....Pages 1-18
II On the Motion of Planets....Pages 19-54
III On the Nature of Matter....Pages 55-86
IV On the Nature of Spacetime....Pages 87-130
V More on the Nature of Matter....Pages 131-158
VI Terrestrial Mechanics....Pages 159-188
VII Celestial Mechanics....Pages 189-216
VIII Constituents of the Atom....Pages 217-250
IX The Classical Electron....Pages 251-290
X Modern Technology....Pages 291-318
XI Emergent Phenomena....Pages 319-352
Back Matter....Pages 353-375

✦ Subjects

Classical Continuum Physics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Numerical and Computational Physics; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences