Doing physics with Scientific Notebook : a problem-solving approach /: a problem-solving approach. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Gallant.
• Other Names: Gallant, Joseph
• Contents: Doing Physics with Scientific Notebook: A Problem-Solving Approach; Contents; Preface; So we're all on the same page ... ; What is science?; To the Student; To the Teacher; Contact Information; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction to SNB; Why SNB?; The Basics; Physics à la mode: Math or Text; Creating Mathematical Expressions; Evaluate and Evaluate Numerically; Scientific Notation; Substitution and Endpoint Evaluation; Solving Equations; Solve Exact; Solve Numeric; Systems of Equations; The Compute Menu; Simplify and Expand; Factor; Rewrite and Combine; Check Equality; Polynomials; Power Series. DefinitionsOther Good Stuff; Computing In-place; Making Assumptions About Variables; Limits; A Few Words About Calculus; Units; Converting Units; User-Defined Units; Plotting; Plot 2D Rectangular; Other 2-Dimensional Plots; Plot 3D Rectangular; Cylindrical and Spherical Plots; Plotting Data; Fitting a Curve to Data; Differential Equations; Solve ODE Exact and Laplace; Solve ODE Numeric; Problems; 2 One-Dimensional Kinematics; Constant Acceleration; Displacement and Position; Velocity and Acceleration; Equations of Motion; Signs of the Times; Free Fall; Varying Acceleration. Displacement, Velocity, and AccelerationEquations of Motion; Gravity and Air Resistance; Resisting Air Resistance is Futile; Long-Distance Free Fall; Problems; 3 Vectors; Components of a Vector; Magnitude and Direction; Adding Vectors; The Component Method; The SNB Method; The Graphing Method; Unit Vectors; Multiplying Vectors; Dot Product; Cross Product; Problems; 4 Projectile Motion; No Air Resistance; Trajectory; Time of Flight; Maximum Height; Linear Air Resistance; Trajectory; Time of Flight and Range; Maximum Height; Turn Off the Air!; Turn Down the Air!; Quadratic Air Resistance. Height-Dependent Air ResistanceProblems; 5 Newton's Laws of Motion; Newton's First Law; Newton's Second Law for Constant Forces; Newton's Second Law for Varying Forces; Time-Dependent Forces; Velocity-Dependent Forces; Position-Dependent Forces; Newton's Third Law; Problems; 6 Conservation Laws; Definitions; Conservation of Energy; Work; The Work-Energy Theorem; Potential Energy; Mechanical Energy is Conserved; A Complete Bookkeeping; Conservation of Momentum; Collisions in 1-Dimension; Collisions in 2-Dimensions; Rockets; Deep Space; Launch; Air Resistance; Varying Gravity and Air Resistance. Problems7 Circular Motion; Uniform Circular Motion; The Rotating Umbrella; Rotational Kinematics; The Compact Disk; Newton's Second Law and Circular Motion; Uniform Circular Motion and the 2nd Law; Non-Uniform Circular Motion and the 2nd Law; Sliding on a Sphere; Problems; 8 Harmonic Motion; Simple Harmonic Motion, Simply; Energy and SHM; Not-Quite-as-Simple Harmonic Motion; Energy and SHM, Again; Damped Harmonic Motion; Underdamped (ß2?20); Driven Harmonic Motion; Constant Driving Force, no Damping; Sinusoidal Driving Force, no Damping.
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, N.J : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.07; Physics -- Data processing; Mathematical physics -- Data processing; Problem solving -- Programmed instruction; SCIENCE -- Mathematical Physics; Mathematical physics -- Data processing; Physics -- Data processing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119941569; 1119941563; 9781119941941; 1119941946
• Related ISBNs: 9781119941958; 1119941954; 9781119941576; 1119941571; 0470665971; 9780470665978; 047066598X; 9780470665985
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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