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Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics
- 611 pages
- English
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eBook - PDF
Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics
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Expose Your Students to the Elegant World of Physics in an Enticing WayPhysics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics provides a one-semester, calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics for first-year undergraduate students studying physics, chemistry, astronomy, or engineering. Developed from classroom-tested materials refined an
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Yes, you can access Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics by Joseph C. Amato,Enrique J. Galvez in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preface for Instructors
- Preface for Students
- Authors
- Chapter 1: Surveying the Skies
- Chapter 2: Vectors
- Chapter 3: Using Vectors to Describe Motion
- Chapter 4: The First Conservation Law : Mass, Momentum, and Rocketry
- Chapter 5: Collisions and the Center of Mass
- Chapter 6: Acceleration, Force, and Newtonâs Laws
- Chapter 7: Circular Motion, Simple Harmonic Motion, and Time
- Chapter 8: Keplerâs Laws and Newtonâs Discovery of Universal Gravitation
- Chapter 9: The Second Conservation Law : Energy
- Chapter 10: Gravitational Potential Energy and Orbital Motion
- Chapter 11: Rotations and the Third Conservation Law : Angular Momentum
- Chapter 12: Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
- Chapter 13: Torque, Angular Momentum, and the EarthâMoon System
- Chapter 14: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe
- EPILOGUE
- Appendix A: Physical Units
- Appendix B: Astrophysical Data
- Appendix C: Physical Constants
- Back Cover