ABSTRACT

A research scientist at NASA working on planetary exploration, Carlos Calle has the opportunity to ponder what seems imponderable, but while that might make Dr. Calle unusual, what makes him truly special is his ability to translate the algebraic formulas and calculus-based logic into concepts that can be appreciated and held in awe by those in pos

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Part I: Introductory Concepts

chapter 1|16 pages

Physics: The Fundamental Science

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Part II: The Laws of Mechanics

chapter 2|14 pages

The Description of Motion

chapter 4|12 pages

Energy

chapter 5|16 pages

Conservation of Energy and Momentum

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Part III: The Structure of Matter

chapter 7|14 pages

Atoms: Building Blocks of the Universe

chapter 8|10 pages

The Heart of the Atom: The Nucleus

chapter 9|22 pages

Fluids

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Part IV: Thermodynamics

chapter 10|20 pages

Heat and Temperature

chapter 11|18 pages

The Laws of Thermodynamics

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Part V: Electricity and Magnetism

chapter 12|16 pages

Electricity

chapter 13|20 pages

Applied Electricity

chapter 14|22 pages

Electromagnetism

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Part VI: Waves

chapter 15|18 pages

Wave Motion

chapter 16|22 pages

1Chapter 6 Sound

chapter 17|26 pages

1Chapter 7 Optics

chapter 18|26 pages

1Chapter 8 The Nature of Light

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Part VII: Modern Physics

chapter 19|22 pages

The Special Theory of Relativity

chapter 20|20 pages

The General Theory of Relativity

chapter 21|12 pages

The Early Atomic Theory

chapter 22|16 pages

Quantum Mechanics

chapter 23|18 pages

Nuclear Physics

chapter 24|16 pages

Elementary Particles

chapter 25|12 pages

Unifying Physics

chapter 26|12 pages

Superstrings