The theoretical minimum what you need to know to start doing physics
A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in a reference that covers such topics as classical mechanics, electromagnetic fields and chaos theory.
| Main Author: | Susskind, Leonard. |
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| Other Authors: | Hrabovsky, George. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Basic Books,
c2013.
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| Summary: |
A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in a reference that covers such topics as classical mechanics, electromagnetic fields and chaos theory. "A first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur ... beginning with classical mechanics"--Dust jacket flap. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xi, 238 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780465028115 (hardcover) : 046502811X |
| Author Notes: |
Susskind is a member of the National Academy of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of numerous prizes including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his Scientific American article on black holes. (Bowker Author Biography) |