A complete set of lecture notes for a graduate quantum mechanics course. Topics covered include the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, angular momentum, approximation methods, and scattering theory.
A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division undergraduate classical dynamics course. The course concentrates on those aspects of classical dynamics which can be studied analytically. Topics... More > covered include oscillations, Keplerian orbits, two-body scattering, rotating frames of reference, rotation of rigid bodies in three dimensions, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, coupled oscillations, gravitational potential theory, the three-body problem, lunar motion, and the chaotic pendulum.< Less
A complete set of lecture notes for a graduate level introductory plasma physics course. Topics covered include particle orbits, fluid theory, waves, MHD theory, and kinetic theory.
An edition of Euclid's Elements of Geometry consisting of the definitive Greek text of J.L. Heiberg (1883-1885) accompanied by a modern English translation and a Greek-English lexicon. This edition... More > contains all 13 books with the Greek and English text on the same pages in a two column format.< Less
This book presents the definitive Greek text of Euclid's Elements - i.e., that edited by J.L. Heiberg
(1883--1885) - accompanied by a modern English translation, as well as a Greek-English
lexicon.... More > This edition contains all 13 books with the Greek and English text on the same pages in a two column format.< Less
A complete set of lecture notes for an lower-division classical mechanics course. Topics covered include one-dimensional motion, three-dimensional motion, Newton's laws of motion, energy and momentum... More > conservation, circular and rotational motion, statics, planetary motion, oscillations, and wave motion.< Less
Euclid's Elements is the most famous mathematical work of classical antiquity, and has had a profound influence on the development of modern Mathematics and Physics. This version contains the... More > definitive Ancient Greek text of J.L. Heiberg (1883), together with an English translation. For ease of use, the Greek text and the corresponding English text are on facing pages. Moreover, the figures are drawn with both Greek and English symbols. Finally, a helpful Greek/English lexicon explaining Ancient Greek mathematical jargon is appended. Volume IV contains Books 10-13 and deals with stereometry. THIS EDITION IS OBSOLETE. SEE PROJECTS 1400539 OR 1354389 FOR THE LATEST EDITION.< Less
This book presents an updated version of Claudius Ptolemy's geocentric model of the solar system which shows that the model
is relatively simple to use, and surprisingly accurate.
A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division thermodynamics and statistical mechanics course. Topics covered include elementary probability theory, classical thermodynamics, the... More > thermodynamics of the atmosphere, heat engines, specific heat capacities of gases and solids, the Maxwell velocity distribution, paramagnetism, black-body radiation and the Stephan-Bolzmann law, conduction electrons in metals, and degeneracy pressure in white-dwarfs and neutron stars.< Less
A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division undergraduate quantum dynamics course. Topics covered include the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics, one-dimensional, multi-dimensional,... More > and central potentials, angular momentum, spin, perturbation theory, variational methods, and scattering theory.< Less
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