Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics
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Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics

An Example-based Approach

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics

An Example-based Approach

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The principles of classical physics, though superseded in specific fields by such theories as quantum mechanics and general relativity, are still of great importance in a broad range of applications.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

  1. Cover
  2. Mechanics, Waves and Thermodynamics
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter 1: Energy, Mass, Momentum
  11. Chapter 2: Kinematics, Newton's Laws of Motion
  12. Chapter 3: Circular Motion
  13. Chapter 4: The Principle of Least Action
  14. Chapter 5: Work and Energy
  15. Chapter 6: Mechanics of a System of Particles
  16. Chapter 7: Friction
  17. Chapter 8: Impulse and Collisions
  18. Chapter 9: Central Forces
  19. Chapter 10: Dimensional Analysis
  20. Chapter 11: Oscillations
  21. Chapter 12: Waves
  22. Chapter 13: Sound of Music
  23. Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics
  24. Chapter 15: Water Waves
  25. Chapter 16: The Kinetic Theory of Gases
  26. Chapter 17: Concepts and Laws of Thermodynamics
  27. Chapter 18 Some Applications of Thermodynamics
  28. Chapter 19: Basic Ideas of Statistical Mechanics
  29. Bibliography
  30. Index