Mechanics, waves, and thermal physics
Armstrong, Robin L.,
Mechanics, waves, and thermal physics / R. L. Armstrong and J. D. King. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1970 - x, 563 p. illus. 25 cm.
The beginning;
Vectors;
Introduction to classical kinematics;
Frames of reference in uniform relative motion;
Relativistic kinematics;
A more general approach to classical kinematics;
An introduction to forces;
Rotational dynamics;
Conservation laws;
Motion in accelerated(noninertial) reference frames;
Simple harmonic motion;
Relativistic dynamics;
Planetary motions: a two-particle problem;
Molecular motions: a many-particle problem;
Introduction to wave motion;
The superposition of waves;
The kinetic theory of gases;
Elementary quantum concepts;
Introductory statistical physics;
Some applications of statistical and quantum concepts;
The symmetry of crystalline solids;
The dynamics of crystalline solids;
Thermodynamics
0135718104 (hbk)
Physics.
531 / Ar571
Mechanics, waves, and thermal physics / R. L. Armstrong and J. D. King. - Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1970 - x, 563 p. illus. 25 cm.
The beginning;
Vectors;
Introduction to classical kinematics;
Frames of reference in uniform relative motion;
Relativistic kinematics;
A more general approach to classical kinematics;
An introduction to forces;
Rotational dynamics;
Conservation laws;
Motion in accelerated(noninertial) reference frames;
Simple harmonic motion;
Relativistic dynamics;
Planetary motions: a two-particle problem;
Molecular motions: a many-particle problem;
Introduction to wave motion;
The superposition of waves;
The kinetic theory of gases;
Elementary quantum concepts;
Introductory statistical physics;
Some applications of statistical and quantum concepts;
The symmetry of crystalline solids;
The dynamics of crystalline solids;
Thermodynamics
0135718104 (hbk)
Physics.
531 / Ar571
