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Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics (Hardcover)
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Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics (Hardcover)
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Expose Your Students to the Elegant World of Physics in an Enticing
Way Physics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics
provides a one-semester, calculus-based introduction to classical
mechanics for first-year undergraduate students studying physics,
chemistry, astronomy, or engineering. Developed from
classroom-tested materials refined and updated for over ten years
at Colgate University, the book guides students on a journey beyond
standard approaches that use blocks, projectiles, and inclined
planes to grander themes involving interplanetary travel,
exoplanets, asteroid collisions, and dark matter. Beginning
students are often bewildered by the rapid-fire presentation of
physical concepts, mathematics, and problem-solving strategies in
traditional introductory textbooks. In contrast, this text:
Introduces the three conservation laws (momentum, energy, and
angular momentum) as fundamental laws of nature from which
secondary concepts, such as force and torque, are derived Organizes
topics around the conservation laws, avoiding the typical "math
overload" that confronts students at the start of standard courses
Motivates and illustrates many topics through real, contemporary
applications in astronomy, planetary science, and space travel
After reviewing the basic mathematical tools needed to study
mechanics, the text addresses the conservation of momentum and
applications, such as gravity-assisted space travel and rocket
propulsion. It next discusses Newton's Laws and numerous space- and
astronomy-based applications. The text then presents evidence for a
second conservation principle, energy, which allows us to describe
motion as a function of position rather than time. The book also
explores the conservation of angular momentum and a variety of
applications, including pulsars, orbital eccentricity, and
gyroscopes. The text concludes with a discussion of dark matter,
dark energy, and the ultimate fate of the universe.
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