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The Mechanical universe ... and beyond / a co-production of the California Institute of Technology and The Corporation for Community College Television ; David L. Goodstein, creator & host.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | South Burlington, VT : Annenberg/CPB Project, ©1989. |
| Description | 2 parts (52 programs) in 14 videodiscs (approximately 780 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Goodstein, David L., 1939-2024 |
| Other author/creator | Arnold, Jack. |
| Other author/creator | Buffa, Peter F. |
| Other author/creator | Fletcher, Aaron. |
| Other author/creator | California Institute of Technology. |
| Other author/creator | Southern California Consortium for Community College Television. |
| Other author/creator | Annenberg/CPB Project. |
| Other author/creator | CitiCam Digital. |
| Portion of title | Mechanical universe |
| Contents | Part I. 1. Introduction to the mechanical universe -- 2. The law of falling bodies -- 3. Derivatives -- 4. Inertia -- 5. Vectors -- 6. Newton's laws -- 7. Integration -- 8. The apple and the moon -- 9. Moving in circles --10. The fundamental forces -- 11. Gravity, electricity, magnetism -- 12. The Millikan experiment -- 13. Conservation of energy -- 14. Potential energy --15. Conservation of momentum -- 16. Harmonic motion -- 17. Resonance -- 18. Waves -- 19. Angular momentum -- 20. Torques and gyroscopes -- 21. Kepler's three laws -- 22. The Kepler problem -- 23. Energy and eccentricity -- 24. Navigating in space -- 25. From Kepler to Einstein -- 26. Harmony of the spheres. |
| Contents | Part II. 27. Beyond the mechanical universe -- 28. Making electricity -- 29. The electric field -- 30. Potential and capacitance -- 31. Voltage, energy and force -- 32. Electric battery -- 33. Electric circuits -- 34. Magnetism -- 35. The magnetic field -- 36. Vector fields and hydrodynamics -- 37. Electromagnetic induction -- 38. Alternating current -- 39. Maxwell's equations -- 40. Optics -- 41. Michelson-Morley experiment -- 42. Lorentz transformation -- 43. Velocity and time -- 44. Mass, momentum, energy -- 45. Temperature and gas laws -- 46. Engine of nature -- 47. Entropy -- 48. Low temperatures -- 49. Atom -- 50. Particles and waves -- 51. From atoms to quarks --52. The quantum mechanical universe. |
| Abstract | Contains introductory physics and traces the drama of scientific discovery using a mixture of archival footage and historical backdrops to introduce the great thinkers of the past from Copernicus to Einstein. Programs illustrate classical mechanics and modern physics. |
| General note | Originally produced in 1985. |
| Credits | Producer, Peter Buffa ; writer, Jack Arnold ; executive producer, Sally V. Beaty ; narrator, Aaron Fletcher. |
| Credits | DVD produced by Annenberg/CPB and CitiCam Digital, producer, Bob Schapiro. |
| Performer | Host, David Goodstein. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Other title | Annenberg/CPB collection. |
| ISBN | 1576806863 (part 1) |
| ISBN | 9781576806869 (part 1) |
| ISBN | 1576806936 (part II) |
| ISBN | 9781576806937 (part II) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 1 V. 1&2 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 1 V. 3&4 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 1 V. 5&6 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 1 V. 7 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 2 V. 8&9 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 2 V. 10&11 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 2 V. 12&13 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QC21.2 .M43 1989 DVD PT. 2 V. 14 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |