preface
how to use this book
1 units, constants, and conversions
1.1 introduction
1.2 si units
1.3 physical constants
1.4 converting between units
1.5 dimensions
1.6 miscellaneous
2 mathematics
2.1 notation
2.2 vectors and matrices
2.3 series, summations, and progressions
2.4 complex variables
2.5 trigonometric and hyperbolic formulas
2.6 mensuration
2.7 differentiation
2.8 integration
2.9 special functions and polynomials
2.10 roots of quadratic and cubic equations
2.11 fourier series and transforms
2.12 laplace transforms
2.13 probability and statistics
2.14 numerical methods
3 dynamics and mechanics
3.1 introduction
3.2 frames of reference
3.3 gravitation
3.4 particle motion
3.5 rigid body dynamics
3.6 oscillating systems
3.7 generalised dynamics
3.8 elasticity
3.9 fluid dynamics
4 quantum physics
5 thermodynamics
6 solid state physics
7 electromagnetism
8 optics
9 astrophysics
index