The Mechanical Universe and Beyond (01 to 13) (1 of 4)

The Mechanical Universe (Episodes 1 to 13) (1 of 4)



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A video instructional series on physics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners

; 52 half-hour video programs and coordinated books



This series helps teachers demystify physics by showing students what it looks like.



Field trips to hot-air balloon events, symphony concerts, bicycle shops, and other locales make complex concepts more accessible.



Inventive computer graphics illustrate abstract concepts such as time, force, and capacitance, while historical reenactments of the studies of Newton, Leibniz, Maxwell, and others trace the evolution of theories.



The Mechanical Universe helps meet different students' needs, from the basic requirements of liberal arts students to the rigorous demands of science and engineering majors.



This series is also valuable for teacher professional development.



1. Introduction

This preview introduces revolutionary ideas and heroes from Copernicus to Newton,

and links the physics of the heavens and the earth.



2. The Law of Falling Bodies

Galileo's imaginative experiments proved that all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration.



3. Derivatives

The function of mathematics in physical science and the derivative as a practical tool.



4. Inertia

Galileo risks his favored status to answer the questions of the universe with his law of inertia.



5. Vectors

Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also where and which way.



6. Newton's Laws

Newton lays down the laws of force, mass, and acceleration.



7. Integration

Newton and Leibniz arrive at the conclusion that differentiation and integration are inverse processes.



8. The Apple and the Moon

The first real steps toward space travel are made as Newton discovers that gravity describes the force between any

two particles in the universe.



9. Moving in Circles

A look at the Platonic theory of uniform circular motion.



10. Fundamental Forces

All physical phenomena of nature are explained by four forces: two nuclear forces, gravity, and electricity.



11. Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism

Shedding light on the mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces.



12. The Millikan Experiment

A dramatic recreation of Millikan's classic oil-drop experiment to determine the charge of a single electron.



13. Conservation of Energy

According to one of the major laws of physics, energy is neither created nor destroyed.



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