简介：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mechanical_Universe 　　The first 26 episodes are titled "The Mechanical Universe" on the show itself.[2] The last 26, episodes 27 through 52. are titled "The Mechanical Universe ...and Beyond".[3] 　　[edit]The Mechanical Universe 　　##TitleDirected byWritten by 　　11"Introduction"Peter F. BuffaJack Arnold 　　Brief overview of the material in the first 26 episodes. 　　22"The Law of Falling Bodies"Peter F. BuffaPeter F. Buffa 　　How falling bodies behave and an introduction to the derivative. 　　33"Derivatives"Mark RothschildPamela Kleibrink 　　Review of the mathematical function the derivative. 　　44"Inertia"Peter F. BuffaAlbert Abrams 　　How Galileo used the law of inertia to answer questions of the stars. 　　55"Vectors"Peter F. BuffaDeane Rink 　　Vectors not only have a magnitude but also a direction. 　　66"Newton's Laws"Mark RothschildRonald J. Casden 　　Newton's first, second and third laws. 　　77"Integration"Mark RothschildSeth Hill & Tom M. Apostol 　　Integration and differentiation are the inverse of each other. 　　88"The Apple and the Moon"Peter F. BuffaDon Bane 　　An apple falls and the moon orbits the earth because of gravity. 　　99"Moving in Circles"Mark RothschildDeane Rink 　　Uniform circular motion has bot constant speed and constant acceleration. 　　1010"Fundamental Forces"Mark RothschildDon Bane 　　Gravity, electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. 　　1111"Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism"Peter F. BuffaDon Bane 　　How electricity and magnetism relate to the speed of light. 　　1212"The Millikan Experiment"Mark RothschildAlbert Abrams 　　Millikan's determination to accurately measure the charge of an electron. 　　1313"Conservation of Energy"Mark RothschildSeth Hill 　　Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. 　　1414"Potential Energy"Mark RothschildDon Bane 　　Systems that are stable are at their lowest potential energy. 　　1515"Conservation of Momentum"Peter RobinsonJack George Arnold 　　Momentum is conserved when two or more bodies interact. 　　1616"Harmonic Motion"Mark RothschildRonald J. Casden 　　Disturbing stable systems will produce simple harmonic motion. 　　1717"Resonance"Peter F. BuffaRonald J. Casden 　　Resonance is produced when the frequency of a disturbing force comes close to the natural harmonic frequency of a system. 　　1818"Waves"Peter F. BuffaRonald J. Casden 　　Waves are a series of disturbances that propagate through solids, liquids and gases. 　　1919"Angular Momentum"Peter F. BuffaJack George Arnold & David L. Goodstein 　　Objects traveling in circles have angular momentum. 　　2020"Torques and Gyroscopes"Mark RothschildJack George Arnold & David L. Goodstein 　　A force acting on a spinning object can cause it to precess. 　　2121"Kepler's Three Laws"Peter F. BuffaSeth Hill 　　Kepler discovered the orbits of the planets are ellipses. 　　2222"The Kepler Problem"Peter F. BuffaSeth Hill 　　Kepler used Newton's laws to create his own laws of planetary motion. 　　2323"Energy and Eccentricity"Peter F. BuffaSeth Hill 　　The conservation of energy and angular momentum help determine how eccentric an orbit will be. 　　2424"Navigating in Space"Peter F. BuffaDon Bane 　　The laws that describe planetary motion are used to navigate in space. 　　2525"Kepler to Einstein"Peter F. BuffaDon Bane & David L. Goodstein & Jack George Arnold 　　Einstein used Newton and Kepler's laws to work on his theory of relativity. 　　2626"Harmony of the Spheres"Peter F. BuffaDavid L. Goodstein & Jack George Arnold 　　Putting music to the orbits of the planets. 　　[edit]The Mechanical Universe ...and Beyond 　　27. Beyond the Mechanical Universe 　　The world of electricity and magnetism, and 20th-century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics. 　　28. Static Electricity 　　Eighteenth-century electricians knew how to spark the interest of an audience with the principles of static electricity. 　　29. The Electric Field 　　Faraday's vision of lines of constant force in space laid the foundation for the modern force field theory. 　　30. Capacitance and Potential 　　Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor. 　　31. Voltage, Energy, and Force 　　When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful? 　　32. The Electric Battery 　　Volta invents the electric battery using the internal properties of different metals. 　　33. Electric Circuits 　　The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchhoff leads to the design and analysis of how current flows. 　　34. Magnetism 　　Gilbert discovered that the earth behaves like a giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more. 　　35. The Magnetic Field 　　The law of Biot and Sarvart, the force between electric currents, and Ampère's law. 　　36. Vector Fields and Hydrodynamics 　　Force fields have definite properties of their own suitable for scientific study. 　　37. Electromagnetic Induction 　　The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of electric power. 　　38. Alternating Currents 　　Electromagnetic induction makes it easy to generate alternating current while transformers make it practical to distribute it over long distances. 　　39. Maxwell's Equations 　　Maxwell discovers that displacement current produces electromagnetic waves or light. 　　40. Optics 　　Many properties of light are properties of waves, including reflection, refraction, and diffraction. 　　41. The Michelson-Morley Experiment 　　In 1887, an exquisitely designed measurement of the Earth's motion through the ether results in the most brilliant failure in scientific history. 　　42. The Lorentz Transformation 　　If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate of a ticking clock, depends on who measures it. 　　43. Velocity and Time 　　Einstein is motivated to perfect the central ideas of physics, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of space and time. 　　44. Energy, Momentum, and Mass 　　The new meaning of space and time make it necessary to formulate a new mechanics. 　　45. Temperature and the Gas Law 　　Hot discoveries about the behavior of gases make the connection between temperature and heat. 　　46. The Engine of Nature 　　The Carnot engine, part one, beginning with simple steam engines. 　　47. Entropy 　　The Carnot engine, part two, with profound implications for the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the universe. 　　48. Low Temperatures 　　With the quest for low temperatures came the discovery that all elements can exist in each of the basic states of matter. 　　49. The Atom 　　A history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, and a new challenge for the world of physics. 　　50. Particles and Waves 　　Evidence that light can sometimes act like a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics. 　　51. Atoms to Quarks 　　Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to the search for quarks. 　　52. The Quantum Mechanical Universe 　　A last look at where we've been and a peek into the future.