Essential Physics 1, is an intensive introduction to classical and special relativity, Newtonian dynamics and gravitation, Einsteinian dynamics and gravitation, and wave motion.
Book Description
Mathematical methods are discussed, as needed; they include: elements of differential geometry, linear operators and matrices, ordinary differential equations, calculus of variations, orthogonal functions and Fourier series, and non-linear equations for chaotic systems. The contents of this book can be taught in one semester. It is a book for first-year college students who have an interest in pursuing a career in Physics or a closely related field.
Table of Contents
- Mathematical Preliminaries
- Kinematics: The Geometry of Motion
- Classical and Special Relativity
- Newtonian Dynamics
- Invariance Principles and Conservation Laws
- Einsteinian Dynamics
- Newtonian Gravitation
- Einsteinian Gravitation: An Introduction to General Relativity
- An Introduction to The Calculus of Variations
- Conservation Laws, again
- Chaos
- Wave Motion
- Orthogonal Functions and Fourier Series