Preface and Acknowledgments |
General Notions; Agenda / 1: |
Foundations / Part A: |
Dimensional Analysis / 2: |
Dimensions and Units |
Dimensional Analysis--Motivation |
Dimensional Analysis--The Process |
Units |
Summary |
Problems |
Scaling / 3: |
Size and Shape |
Size and Function |
Size and Limits |
Consequences of Choosing a Scale |
Approximation and Reasonableness of Answers / 4: |
Taylor Series |
Binomial Expansion |
Trigonometric Series |
Algebraic Approximations and Significant Figures |
Validating the Model--Errors |
Averaging--Mean, Median, Mode |
Curve Fitting: Least Squares Method; The Continuum Hypothesis |
Validating the Model--Testing |
Applications / Part B: |
Free Oscillations of a Pendulum / 5: |
Results of an Experiment |
Some Dimensional Analysis |
Equations of Motion |
More Dimensional Analysis |
Linear Model of the Pendulum |
Energy Considerations--Conservation |
Energy Considerations--Dissipation |
Nonlinear Model of the Pendulum |
Transformation of Equations of Motion / Appendix: |
Forced Motion of Linerr Oscillators / 6: |
The Spring-Mass Oscillator |
Building Vibration |
Automobile Suspension System |
Acoustic Resonator |
Particle Moving in a Magnetic Field |
Electrical Circuits and the Electrical-Mechanical Analogy |
Forced Motion of a Linear Oscillator: Resonance and Impedance |
Traffic Flow Models / 7: |
Macroscopic Traffic Flow Theory--I. Continuum Hypothesis |
Macroscopic Traffic Flow Theory--II. The Fundamental Diagram |
Linear Car-Following Models |
Stability Analysis for Linear Car-Following Models |
Nonlinear Car-Following Models |
Exponential Models / 8: |
Exponential Behavior |
Exponential Functions |
Radioactive Decay |
Discharge of a Capacitor in an RC Circuit |
Charging a Capacitor in an RC Circuit |
Inflation |
Compound Interest |
Growth in Demand for Highways |
Population Growth |
The Lotka-Volterra Equations |
Lanchester's Law |
Operations Research: Linear Programming / 9: |
Optimization via the Calculus |
Optimization via Linear Programming |
The Transportation Problem |
Network Analysis |
Diffraction and Scale / 10: |
Diffraction Geometry |
Diffraction Gratings |
X-Ray and Atomic Particle Diffraction |
Sound Wave Diffraction |
Elementary Transcendental Functions / Appendix I: |
The Differential Equation dN/dt = [lambda]N / Appendix II: |
The Differential Equation m d[superscript 2]x/dt[superscript 2] + kx = F(t) / Appendix III: |
Bibliography and References |
Index |
Preface and Acknowledgments |
General Notions; Agenda / 1: |
Foundations / Part A: |