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