Student''s Guide to Dimensional Analysis

Informationen zum Autor Don S. Lemons is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Bethel College, Kansas, and has served as an assistant editor of the American Journal of Physics. He is a member of the American Physical Society and his research focuses primarily on plasma physics. Klappentext This introduction to dimensional analysis covers the methods, history and formalisation of the field, and provides physics and engineering applications. Zusammenfassung This introduction to dimensional analysis covers the methods! history and formalisation of the field. Utilising topics including mechanics! hydro- and electrodynamics! and thermal and quantum physics! it illustrates the possibilities and limitations of dimensional analysis! making it perfect for students on introductory courses in physics! engineering and mathematics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanics; 3. Hydrodynamics; 4. Temperature and heat; 5. Electrodynamics and plasma physics; 6. Quantum physics; 7. Dimensional cosmology; 8. Appendix. Answers to problems; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Don Lemons, Don S. Lemons, Don S. (Bethel College Lemons
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2017
• EAN: 9781316613818
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61381-8
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Student's Guides; Student's Guides
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Analysis