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Classical mechanics : the theoretical minimum / Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Susskind, Leonard. Theoretical minimum ; [1].Publication details: London : Penguin Books, 2014.Description: 238 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141976228
Uniform titles:
  • Theoretical minimum. What you need to know to start doing physics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530 23 SUS
Contents:
The nature of classical physics -- Spaces, trigonometry, and vectors -- Motion -- Integral calculus -- Dynamics -- Partial differentiation -- Systems of more than one particle -- Energy -- The principle of least action -- Symmetries and conservation laws -- Hamiltonian mechanics and time-translation invariance -- The phase space fluid and the Gibbs-Liouville Theorem -- Poisson brackets, angular momentum, and symmetries -- Electric and magnetic forces --
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This is the ultimate master class in modern physics. World-class physicist and father of string theory Leonard Sussking and citizen-scientist George Hrabovsky combine forces in a primer that teachers the skills you need to do physics yourself.

Includes index.

The nature of classical physics --
Spaces, trigonometry, and vectors --

Motion --


Integral calculus --



Dynamics --



Partial differentiation --




Systems of more than one particle --





Energy --





The principle of least action --






Symmetries and conservation laws --







Hamiltonian mechanics and time-translation invariance --







The phase space fluid and the Gibbs-Liouville Theorem --








Poisson brackets, angular momentum, and symmetries --









Electric and magnetic forces --









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