CONTENTS
Preface
5
A Few Hints for Solving the Problems
9
Notation
10
PART ONE. PHYSICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF MECHANICS
11
1.1. Kinematics
11
1.2. The Fundamental Equation of Dynamics
20
1.3. Laws of Conservation of Energy, Momentum, and Angular
Momentum
30
1.4. Universal Gravitation
43
1.5. Dynamics of a Solid Body
47
1.6. Elastic Deformations of a Solid Body
58
1.7. Hydrodynamics
62
1.8. Relativistic Mechanics
67
PART TWO. THERMODYNAMICS AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS .
75
2.1. Equation of the Gas State. Processes
75
2.2. The First Law of Thermodynamics. Heat Capacity
78
2.3. Kinetic Theory of Gases. Boltzmann's Law and Maxwell's
Distribution
82
2.4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy
88
2.5. Liquids. Capillary Effects
93
2.6. Phase Transformations
96
2.7. Transport Phenomena
100
PART THREE. ELECTRODYNAMICS
105
3.1. Constant Electric Field in Vacuum
105
3.2. Conductors and Dielectrics in an Electric Field
111
3.3. Electric Capacitance. Energy of an Electric Field
118
3.4. Electric Current
125
3.5. Constant Magnetic Field. Magnetics
136
3.6. Electromagnetic Induction. Maxwell's Equations
147
3.7. Motion of Charged Particles in Electric and Magnetic Fields
160
PART FOUR. OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
166
4.1. Mechanical Oscillations
166
4.2. Electric Oscillations
180
4.3. Elastic Waves. Acoustics
188
4.4. Electromagnetic Waves. Radiation
193
PART FIVE. OPTICS
199
5.1. Photometry and Geometrical Optics
199
5.2. Interference of Light
210
5.3. Diffraction of Light
216
5.4. Polarization of Light
226
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