

Introduction.- On the Motion of Planets.- On the Nature of Matter.- On the Nature of Spacetime.- More on the Nature of Matter.- Terrestrial Mechanics.- Celestial Mechanics.- Constituents of the Atom.- The Classical Electron.- Modern Technology.- Emergent Phenomena.- Appendix...

In this introductory text, physics concepts are introduced as a means of understanding experimental observations, not as a sequential list of facts to be memorized. The book is structured around the key scientific discoveries that led to much of our current understanding of the...