Bolton J. Classical Physics of Matter 2020

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Classical Physics of Matter explores the properties of matter that can be explained more or less directly in terms of classical physics. Among the topics discussed are the principles of flight and the operation of engines and refrigerators. The discussion introduces ideas such as temperature, heat, and entropy that will take you beyond Newtonian.
Understanding and using the properties of matter have gone hand in hand with technological progress and the rise and fall of civilizations. We speak of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, because the properties of these materials helped to shape the nature of human existence. More recently, we have emerged from the Age of Steam, flirted with the Age of Uranium and, with the rise of computers, are surely living in the Age of Silicon.
Introduction
From atoms to the phases of matter
Chance and probability
Thermodynamics and entropy
The physics of fluids
Consolidation and skills development