Sadri Hassani

From Atoms to Galaxies

A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on courses taught by the author for over 15 years, this text raises the scientific awareness of untrained readers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 756
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 279mm x 210mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1669g
• ISBN-13: 9780367384111
• ISBN-10: 0367384116
• Artikelnr.: 58449583

Autorenporträt

Sadri Dean Hassani is a mathematical physicist with interests in theoretical elementary particle physics.

Inhaltsangabe

IN THE BEGINNING: ScienceKindles. A Dark Interlude. Science Rekindles.
NEWTONIAN ERA: Kinematics: Describing Motion. Dynamics: Cause of Motion.
Further Topics on Motion. Gravitation. Epilogue: Determinism. WAVES AND
ELECTROMAGNETISM: Waves. Electricity. Magnetism and Electricity.
Electromagnetic Waves. Epilogue: Mind & Matter. THERMODYNAMICS:
Introduction to Probability. Statistical Mechanics. Temperature and Heat.
Epilogue: Whole & Parts. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: QUANTUM THEORY: Birth
of Quantum Theory. The Atoms. Quantum Theory I. TWENTIETH CENTURY
PHYSICS:RELATIVITY THEORY: Birth of Relativity. Relativity of Time and
Space. Spacetime Geometry. E = mc2. General Theory of Relativity. Epilogue:
No Marketplace. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: MICROCOSMOLOGY: On the
Experimental Front. On the Theoretical Front. Classifying Particles and
Forces. The Standard Model. TWENTIETH CENTURY PHYSICS: MACROCOSMOLOGY:
Physics of the Cosmos. Early Universe. The Last Epoch. Epilogue: The
Closing Dialogue. NATURE OF SCIENCE: Misconceptions About Science.
Characteristics of Science. Science Versus Pseudoscience