Lectures in Physics
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Light and Matter
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Preface
Newtonian Physics
Conservation Laws
Conservation of Energy
Simplifying the Energy Zoo
Work: The Transfer of Mechanical Energy
Conservation of Momentum
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Introduction
Conservation of Angular Momentum
Restriction to rotation in a plane
Angular Momentum in Planetary Motion
Two Theorems About Angular Momentum
Torque
Torque distinguished from force
Relationship between force and torque
The torque due to gravity
Equilibrium
Simple Machines: The Lever
Proof of Kepler’s Elliptical Orbit Law
Examples
Summary
Discussion Questions
Homework Problems
Thermodynamics
Exercises
Vibration and Waves
Electricity
Optics
Modern Physics
Appendix
Last Update: 2006-Mär-22