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Fundamentals of Physics I
Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics
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R. Shankar
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English
Published/Copyright:
2019
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A beloved introductory physics textbook, now including exercises and an answer key, explains the concepts essential for thorough scientific understanding
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R. Shankar is Josiah Willard Gibbs Professor of Physics, Yale University. He is winner of the American Physical Society’s Lilienfeld Prize and author of five textbooks, including Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Basic Training in Mathematics, and Quantum Field Theory and Condensed Matter Physics.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface to the Expanded Edition
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Preface to the First Edition
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Chapter 1. The Structure of Mechanics
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Chapter 2. Motion in Higher Dimensions
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Chapter 3. Newton’s Laws I
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Chapter 4. Newton’s Laws II
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Chapter 5. Law of Conservation of Energy
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Chapter 6. Conservation of Energy in d = 2
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Chapter 7. The Kepler Problem
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Chapter 8. Multi-particle Dynamics
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Chapter 9. Rotational Dynamics I
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Chapter 10. Rotational Dynamics II
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Chapter 11. Rotational Dynamics III
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Chapter 12. Special Relativity I: The Lorentz Transformation
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Chapter 13. Special Relativity II: Some Consequences
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Chapter 14. Special Relativity III: Past, Present, and Future
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Chapter 15. Four-momentum
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Chapter 16. Mathematical Methods
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Chapter 17. Simple Harmonic Motion
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Chapter 18. Waves I
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Chapter 19. Waves II
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Chapter 20. Fluids
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Chapter 21. Heat
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Chapter 22. Thermodynamics
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Chapter 23. Thermodynamics II
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Chapter 24. Entropy and Irreversibility
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Exercises
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Answers to Exercises
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Constants and Other Data
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Index
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eBook published on:
August 20, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9780300249583
Edition:
Expanded Edition
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528
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123 b-w illus.
