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Great ideas of classical physics
- Title
- Great ideas of classical physics / Steven Pollock.
- Author
- Pollock, Steven.
- Publication
- [Springfield, VA] : Teaching Co., ©2006.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pt.2, disc 3-4 in 1album | Moving image | Use in library | QC21.3 .P655 2006 pt.2, disc 3-4 in 1album | Off-site | |
| pt.1, disc 1-2 in 1album | Moving image | Use in library | QC21.3 .P655 2006 pt.1, disc 1-2 in 1album | Off-site | |
| guidebook | Moving image | Use in library | QC21.3 .P655 2006 guidebook | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Teaching Company.
- Description
- 4 videodiscs : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- "Physics is the study of the natural world, an experimental science that lies at the heart of all other sciences. It is an effort to make sense of the world at a fundamental level, to unify and describe observable physical phenomena. 'Classical' refers to the pre-20th century developments in physics, a reductionistic, 'realist' approach that continues to be one of the most productive and powerful tools in understanding nature. We begin with a broad overview of the domain of classical physics: matter and energy, space and time, particles and waves, and forces and motion. This course will take a 'quasi-historical' path, and our themes will focus on such questions as: How do we know? Why does it matter? How does it tie together? How can I make sense of the world?"--Taken from the guidebook introduction.
- Series Statement
- The great courses
- Uniform Title
- Great courses (DVD)
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Lecture
- lectures.
- Lectures.
- Science films.
- Educational films.
- Films éducatifs.
- Films scientifiques.
- Conférences.
- Note
- "Course no. 1295."
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- Contents
- Pt. 1: lecture 1. The great ideas of classical physics -- lecture 2. Describing motion - a break from Aristotle -- lecture 3. Describing ever more complex motion -- lecture 4. Astronomy as a bridge to modern physics -- lecture 5. Isaac Newton - The dawn of classical physics -- lecture 6. Newton quantified - force and acceleration -- lecture 7. Newton and the connections to astronomy -- lecture 8. Universal gravitation -- lecture 9. Newton's third law -- lecture 10. Conservation of momentum -- lecture 11. Beyond Newton - work and energy -- lecture 12. Power and the Newtonian synthesis -- pt. 2: lecture 13. Further developments - static electricity -- lecture 14. Electricity, magnetism, and force fields -- lecture 15. Electrical currents and voltage -- lecture 16. The origin of electric and magnetic fields -- lecture 17. Unification 1 - Maxwell's equations -- lecture 18. Unification II - electromagnetism and light -- lecture 19. Vibrations and waves -- lecture 20. Sound waves and light waves -- lecture 21. The atomic hypothesis -- lecture 22. Energy in systems - heat and thermodynamics -- lecture 23. Heat and the second law of thermodynamics -- lecture 24. The grand picture of classical physics.
- ISBN
- 9781598032543
- 1598032542
- OCLC
- ocm77481186
- 77481186
- SCSB-9588566
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library