Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to Einstein and BeyondThis work is the third edition of the classic text Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science. It has been reworked to further clarify the physics concepts and to incorporate physical advances and research. The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy and geoscience. In short, the aim of this edition is to teach good physics while presenting physical science as a human adventure that has become a major force in our civilization. |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
CHAPTER 2 | 17 |
CHAPTER 3 | 27 |
CHAPTER | 28 |
CHAPTER | 33 |
CHAPTER 4 | 39 |
Law | 47 |
PARTB | 61 |
Conservation | 242 |
CHAPTER 18 | 251 |
PARTF | 263 |
The Atomic Theory of Chemistry | 275 |
CHAPTER 21 | 296 |
CHAPTER 22 | 308 |
PARTG | 339 |
CHAPTER 24 | 352 |
CHAPTER 7 | 77 |
Projectile Motion | 88 |
PARTC | 101 |
CHAPTER 10 | 123 |
PARTD | 155 |
CHAPTER 13 | 156 |
On the Duality and Growth | 170 |
CHAPTER 14 | 187 |
PARTE | 201 |
CHAPTER 16 | 209 |
Law | 229 |
Discussion | 363 |
CHAPTER 25 | 369 |
PARTH | 407 |
CHAPTER 28 | 426 |
CHAPTER 30 | 462 |
CHAPTER 31 | 487 |
CHAPTER 32 | 499 |
in Science | 517 |
APPENDIX V | 540 |
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References to this book
A History of Physical Theories of Comets, From Aristotle to Whipple Tofigh Heidarzadeh Limited preview - 2008 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to Einstein and Beyond |
| Authors | Gerald James Holton, Stephen G. Brush |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0813529085, 9780813529080 |
| Length | 582 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Physics / General |
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