Classical Physics
| Topic | Description | Author | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| The axis of rotation for rolling motion | Analysing and teaching about the actual axis of rotation for a rolling object. June 2015). (524k) | David M. Harrison | |
| Ballistocardiogram | A small application of Newton's Laws to the measurment of the acceleration of the blood. (52k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Basal Metabolism | A small introduction to the basal metabolism and allometry. | David M. Harrison | html |
| Birth of Physics in the Rennaisance | A brief summary of the birth of physics from Bacon through Young, from a first year physics course that uses minimal mathematics; the entire set of materials from the course is available by clicking here. (152k) | Anthony W. Key | html |
| Diffraction | A small little document discussing some qualitative aspects of diffraction. (200k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Electricity and Magnetism | A brief overview of electricity, magnetism and electromagnetic waves, from a first year physics course that uses minimal mathematics; the entire set of materials from the course is available by clicking here. (5k) | Anthony W. Key | html |
| Electricity and Magnetism: History | A brief summary of the history of electricity and magnetism from the Greeks through Maxwell, from a first year physics course using minimal mathematics; the entire set of materials from the course is available by clicking here. (131k) | Anthony W. Key | html |
| Energy | A brief introduction to the concept of energy. It includes a small discussion of whether the energy is real. (37k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Energy, Entropy, and the Village Witch | Various forms of the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, and their implications. (510k, 2018) | David M. Harrison | |
| Entropy html pdf | Course notes from a one-hour class on entropy for upper-year liberal arts students. (44k/92k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| The Extended Mind | Subtitled "Understanding Language and Thought in Terms of Complexity and Chaos Theory", this document shows that the origins of speech and the human mind have emerged simultaneously as the bifurcation from percepts to concepts. (42k) | Robert K. Logan | html |
| Flash Animations for Physics | An index to various Flash animations for physics. (12k). | David M. Harrison | html |
| Hip Forces html pdf | A small document analysing the forces acting on the hip. (89k/55k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Horsepower of an Engine | The relationship between the horsepower and torque of an engine, focusing on car and motorcycle engines. The level is intended to be suitable for first year Physics courses. Requires Flash 5 or better. (316k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Inertial Frames of Reference html pdf | A brief summary of the concept of Inertial Frames of Reference in Newtonian and Einsteinian Physics. (25k/35k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Life, Emerging Structures, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | A discussion of issues of life and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Includes a section on cellular automata, and a section on sustainable energy sources. (255k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer | A detailed description of the phase shifts of the Mach-Zehnder interfereometer. (11k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Magic Through Two Millenia | The Dept. of Physics offers a first year course with minimal mathematics, titled The Magic of Physics. Documents from that course appear throughout this virtual bookshelf. The link to the left gives access to these 14 documents in a more coherent order. | Anthony W. Key | html |
| Mirror Symmetry html pdf | The first section of this document discusses the fact the mirrors apparently reverse front and back, not left and right. The rest discusses mirror symmetry in physics and biology. The document is course notes from an upper-year offering in modern physics without mathematics. (399k/148k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Newtonian Mechanics | A brief summary of Newtonian mechanics, from a first year physics course that uses minimal mathematics; the entire set of materials from the course is available by clicking here. (5k) | Anthony W. Key | html |
| The Poetry of Physics | This is a 20 chapter book on the ideas of physics, explained without mathematics. It also examines the role of physics in shaping both our thinking and the structure of our society. (671k in total, but the link to the left provides an index to pairs of chapters; each pair has a total filesize of about 66k.) | Robert K. Logan | html |
| Polarisation | A very brief and simple introduction to the polarisation of light.(17k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Predicting the Future Using Physics | Course notes for a brief discussion of predicting the future with physics. Used in an introductory physics course. Chaos dominates the discussion. | David M. Harrison | |
| Spectra | A very brief introduction, originally designed for upper-year liberal arts students. (107k) | David M. Harrison | html |
| Standing Waves html pdf | Vibrations on strings and drum heads, plus a brief discussion of Fourier analysis. The document is course notes from an upper-year liberal arts course. (189k/195k) | David M. Harrison | html and pdf |
| Waves and Wave Motion | A brief summary of waves, from a first year physics course using minimal mathematics; the entire set of materials from the course is available by clicking here. (27k) | Anthony W. Key | html |
| Why Science? | Course notes used for student motivation in an introductory physics course. (2018, 1.1M) | David M. Harrison |
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