General methods for solving physics problems

Front Cover ......Page 1 Preface ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 8 Introduction ......Page 10 1. Some General Concepts of Physics ......Page 12 2. Idealization of a Physics Problem ......Page 15 3. Classification of Physics Problems ......Page 18 4. Stages in Solving a Formulated Problem ......Page 22 5. Method of Analyzing the Physical Content of a Problem ......Page 25 6. General-Particular Methods. The DI Method ......Page 26 7. The Simplification and Complication Method. The Estimate Method ......Page 30 8. The Problem Statement Method ......Page 36 9. Another Classification of Formulated Problems ......Page 40 10. Particle Kinematics ......Page 48 11. Particle Dynamics ......Page 56 12. Mechanical Oscillations ......Page 74 13. Conservation Laws ......Page 81 14. Rigid-Body Dynamics ......Page 97 15. Conservation Laws in Rigid-Body Dynamics ......Page 105 16. The Basic Problem of Gravitation Theory ......Page 112 17. The Gravitational Field Generated by a System of Particles ......Page 114 18. The Gravitational Field Generated by an Arbitrary Mass Distribution ......Page 118 19. The Electrostatic Field in a Vacuum ......Page 128 20. The Electrostatic Field in Insulators ......Page 141 21. Conductors in an Electrostatic Field ......Page 158 22. Direct Current ......Page 170 23. The Magnetic Field in a Vacuum ......Page 178 24. The Magnetic Field in Mailer ......Page 192 25. Electromagnetic Induction and Self-Induction ......Page 196 26. Electromagnetic Oscillations ......Page 204 27. Interference of Light ......Page 212 28. Diffraction of Light ......Page 220 29. The First Law of Thermodynamics ......Page 227 30. The Second Law of Thermodynamics ......Page 235 31. The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution ......Page 242 32. The Boltzmann Distribution ......Page 250 33. Nonstandard Problems ......Page 256 34. Original Problems ......Page 265 35. Nonspecified Problems ......Page 272 36. Research Problems ......Page 277 37. Arbitrary Problems ......Page 285 Conclusion ......Page 297 Back Cover ......Page 298