Mechanical Universe: Mechanics and Heat, Advanced Edition > 지구과학/천문학

Preface;

1. Introduction to the mechanical universe;

2. The law of falling bodies;

3. The language of nature: derivatives and integrals;

4. Inertia;

5. Vectors;

6. Newton\'s laws and equilibrium;

7. Universal gravitation and circular motion;

8. Forces;

9. Forces in accelerating reference frames;

10. Energy: conservation and conversion;

11. The conservation of momentum;

12. Oscillatory motion;

13. Angular momentum;

14. Rotational dynamics for rigid bodies;

15. Gyroscopes;

16. Kepler\'s laws and the conic sections;

17. Solving the Kepler problem;

18. Navigating in space;

19. Temperatures and the gas laws;

20. The engine of nature;

21. Entropy;

22. The quest for low temperature;

Appendix A. The international system of units;

Appendix B. Conversion factors;

Appendix C. Formulas from algebra, geometry, and trigonometry;

Appendix D. Astronomical data;

Appendix E. Physical constraints;

Selected bibliography;

Index.