Equations of physics
In physics, there are equations in every field to relate physical quantities to each other and perform calculations. Entire handbooks of equations can only summarize most of the full subject, else are highly specialized within a certain field.
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The Laws of Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion – three sentences that explain the movements of everything from planets to ping pong balls.
3 April 2008
Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Raymond Flood, Rob Iliffe
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam and boiling an egg to the Big Bang.
16 December 2004
Featuring: John Gribbin, Peter Atkins, Monica Grady