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Description:FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS (C1912)PREFACE NOT many years ago the ideal textbook in elementary physics was little more than a concise, scientific statement of the fundamental principles of the subject, illustrated by experiments and reinforced by numerous problems designed to emphasize the expression of physical relations in mathematical form. Teachers, however, came to recognize that books of this type do not make the subject sufficiently attractive to pupils who are familiar with picturesque, popular applications of physics, and who are not inclined to devote the requisite time and effort to overcome the difficulties of a less alluring side of the subject. Attempts have been made to meet this vague dissatisfaction by presenting many familiar illustrations of the practical applications of physics, but with an unsatisfactory treatment of the fundamental principles on which these applications are based. As a result, pupils reached the end of their study with few definite ideas and little knowledge of the science itself. This condition was plainly so much worse than the former one that teachers, who have been drawn into the experiment, have generally preferred to return to the earlier type of book. The present volume is the result of an attempt to make a book which shall have a strong element of interest and attractiveness, and at the same time be so clear and definite in the treatment of principles that pupils may carry away from the course some useful acquisitions for daily life and a preparation for continuing the subject with success in the college or technical school. Every effort has been made to have the language of the book clear and simple. Cordial acknowledgment is made to many teachers whose helpful criticisms have been an aid to this end. The problems given require for their solution only such simple algebraic operations as offer no difficulty to pupils who have taken a course in elementary algebra. Yielding to the advice of teachers in whose judgment the authors have the greatest confidence, a somewhat radical change has been made in the order of subjects by placing the Mechanics of Fluids before the Mechanics of Solids. The reason assigned is that the facts and principles of the former are more familiar than those of the latter ; they thus form a natural approach to the abstract laws of motion, the composition and resolution of forces and velocities, and the formulae connected with them as the shorthand expression of physical laws.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS. To get started finding FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS (C1912)PREFACE NOT many years ago the ideal textbook in elementary physics was little more than a concise, scientific statement of the fundamental principles of the subject, illustrated by experiments and reinforced by numerous problems designed to emphasize the expression of physical relations in mathematical form. Teachers, however, came to recognize that books of this type do not make the subject sufficiently attractive to pupils who are familiar with picturesque, popular applications of physics, and who are not inclined to devote the requisite time and effort to overcome the difficulties of a less alluring side of the subject. Attempts have been made to meet this vague dissatisfaction by presenting many familiar illustrations of the practical applications of physics, but with an unsatisfactory treatment of the fundamental principles on which these applications are based. As a result, pupils reached the end of their study with few definite ideas and little knowledge of the science itself. This condition was plainly so much worse than the former one that teachers, who have been drawn into the experiment, have generally preferred to return to the earlier type of book. The present volume is the result of an attempt to make a book which shall have a strong element of interest and attractiveness, and at the same time be so clear and definite in the treatment of principles that pupils may carry away from the course some useful acquisitions for daily life and a preparation for continuing the subject with success in the college or technical school. Every effort has been made to have the language of the book clear and simple. Cordial acknowledgment is made to many teachers whose helpful criticisms have been an aid to this end. The problems given require for their solution only such simple algebraic operations as offer no difficulty to pupils who have taken a course in elementary algebra. Yielding to the advice of teachers in whose judgment the authors have the greatest confidence, a somewhat radical change has been made in the order of subjects by placing the Mechanics of Fluids before the Mechanics of Solids. The reason assigned is that the facts and principles of the former are more familiar than those of the latter ; they thus form a natural approach to the abstract laws of motion, the composition and resolution of forces and velocities, and the formulae connected with them as the shorthand expression of physical laws.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS. To get started finding FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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