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About this book
The principles of classical physics, though superseded in specific fields by such theories as quantum mechanics and general relativity, are still of great importance in a broad range of applications. The book presents fundamental concepts of classical physics in a coherent and logical manner. It discusses important topics including the mechanics of a single particle, kinetic theory, oscillations and waves. Topics including the kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are discussed, which are normally not present in the books on classical physics. The fundamental concepts of energy, momentum, mass and entropy are explained with examples. Discussion on concepts of thermodynamics is presented along with the simplified explanation on Caratheodory's axioms. It covers chapters on wave motion and statistical physics, useful for the graduate students. Each concept is supported with real-life applications on several concepts including impulse and collision, Bernoulli's equation, and friction.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Energy, Mass, Momentum
- Chapter 2: Kinematics, Newton's Laws of Motion
- Chapter 3: Circular Motion
- Chapter 4: The Principle of Least Action
- Chapter 5: Work and Energy
- Chapter 6: Mechanics of a System of Particles
- Chapter 7: Friction
- Chapter 8: Impulse and Collisions
- Chapter 9: Central Forces
- Chapter 10: Dimensional Analysis
- Chapter 11: Oscillations
- Chapter 12: Waves
- Chapter 13: Sound of Music
- Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics
- Chapter 15: Water Waves
- Chapter 16: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
- Chapter 17: Concepts and Laws of Thermodynamics
- Chapter 18 Some Applications of Thermodynamics
- Chapter 19: Basic Ideas of Statistical Mechanics
- Bibliography
- Index