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Chapter Page
Publisher's Note vii
Introduction
by Paul Davies ix
Special Preface xix
Feynman's Preface xxv
1. Atoms in Motion 1
Introduction 1
Matter is made of atoms 4
Atomic processes 10
Chemical reactions 15
2. Basic Physics 23
Introduction 23
Physics before 1920 27
Quantum physics 33
Nuclei and particles 38
3. The Relation of Physics to Other Sciences 47
Introduction 47
Chemistry 48
Biology 49
Astronomy 59
Geology 61
Psychology 63
How did it get that way? 64
4. Conservation of Energy 69
What is energy? 69
Gravitational potential energy 72
Kinetic energy 80
Other forms of energy 81
5. The Theory of Gravitation 89
Planetary motions 89
Kepler's laws 90
Development of dynamics 92
Newton's law of gravitation 94
Universal gravitation 98
Cavendish's experiment 104
What is gravity? 107
Gravity and relativity 112
6. Quantum Behavior 115
Atomic mechanics 115
An experiment with bullets 117
An experiment with waves 120
An experiment with electrons 122
The interference of electron waves 124
Watching the electrons 127
First principles of quantum mechanics 133
The uncertainty principle 136
Index 139

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