1st Edition

Describing Motion The Physical World

By Robert Lambourne, Alan Durrant Copyright 2000
162 Pages
by CRC Press

160 Pages
by CRC Press

166 Pages
by CRC Press

Describing Motion: The Physical World provides the quantitative description of a variety of physically important motions. Starting with simple examples of motion along a line, the book introduces key concepts, such as position, velocity, and acceleration, using the fundamental rules of differential calculus. Topics include the free-fall motion of micro-gravity test vehicles, the trajectories of... Read more
MOTION ALONG A LINE
From drop-towers to Oblivion-some applications of linear motion
Positions along a line
Uniform motion along a line
Nonuniform motion along a line
Uniformly accelerated motion along a line

MOTION IN A PLANE AND IN SPACE
Long jumping-an example of motion in a plane
Position and displacement in a plane
Velocity and acceleration in a plane
Projectile motion
Motion in space

PERIODIC MOTION
Earth satellites-an example of periodic motion
Circular motion
Simple harmonic motion
Orbital motion
Closing motion

CONSOLIDATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Overview of chapters 1 to 3
Introducing Physica
Review of skills
Basic skills and knowledge test
Interactive questions
Physica problems

ANSWERS AND COMMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX

Biography

Robert Lamboume
Alan Durrani