Neoclassical Physics

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 ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cunningham, Mark A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • On the Motion of Planets
  • On the Nature of Matter
  • On the Nature of Spacetime
  • More on the Nature of Matter
  • Terrestrial Mechanics
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Constituents of the Atom
  • The Classical Electron
  • Modern Technology
  • Emergent Phenomena
  • Appendix A. Vectors and Matrices
  • Appendix B. Noether’s Theorem
  • Index