Predicting Motion by Robert Lambourne

Predicting Motion by Robert Lambourne

Predicting Motion presents the core ideas of Newtonian mechanics, starting from Newton's laws and the idea that changes in motion are predictable given the forces that cause them. Richly illustrated with questions and answers for self-assessment, it carefully introduces concepts, such as kinetics and potential energy, linear momentum, torque (the rotational analogue of force), and angular momentum, and explains their role in predicting motion. Although no prior knowledge of this topic is required, the book focuses on the significance of differential equations in making such predictions. It also provides an up-to-date treatment of mechanics with accounts of relativistic collisions and the implications of chaos theory for the future of the solar system and for galaxies that contain black holes.

Lambourne, Robert J. a.: - Robert Lambourne is Director of the Physics Innovation Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (piCETL) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Open University. In 2002 he was awarded the Bragg medal and prize of the Institute of Physics for his contributions to physics education, and was made a National Teaching Fellow in 2006.

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ISBN 13	9780750307161
ISBN 10	0750307161
Titre	Predicting Motion
Auteur	Robert Lambourne
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Année de publication	2000-01-01
Nombre de pages	255
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