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Contents at a Glance

About the Authors.............................................................................................................. xxi


About the Technical Reviewer ......................................................................................... xxiii
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................ xxv
Introduction .................................................................................................................... xxvii

Part I: The Basics.......................................................................................... 1


Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics Programming .............................................................3
Chapter 2: JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas Basics ...........................................................11
Chapter 3: Some Math Background .................................................................................37
Chapter 4: Basic Physics Concepts .................................................................................75

Part II: Particles, Forces, and Motion ....................................................... 109


Chapter 5: The Laws Governing Motion .........................................................................111
Chapter 6: Gravity, Orbits, and Rockets .........................................................................133
Chapter 7: Contact and Fluid Forces .............................................................................155
Chapter 8: Restoring Forces: Springs and Oscillations .................................................187
Chapter 9: Centripetal Forces: Rotational Motion .........................................................209
Chapter 10: Long-Range Forces ....................................................................................233

Part III: Multi-particle and Extended Systems.......................................... 265


Chapter 11: Collisions....................................................................................................267
Chapter 12: Particle Systems ........................................................................................301
Chapter 13: Extended Objects .......................................................................................333
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CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

Part IV: Building More Complex Simulations ............................................ 375


Chapter 14: Numerical Integration Schemes, Accuracy, and Scaling............................377
Chapter 15: Doing Physics in 3D ...................................................................................399
Chapter 16: Simulation Projects ....................................................................................429
Index .................................................................................................................................467

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