Description: Further DetailsTitle: In Praise of Simple PhysicsCondition: NewEAN: 9780691178523ISBN: 9780691178523Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/19/2017Item Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 425gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Science and Mathematics behind Everyday QuestionsISBN-10: 0691178526Description: Physics can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter. It can tell us why the night is dark, what causes the tides, and even how best to catch a baseball. With In Praise of Simple Physics, popular math and science writer Paul Nahin presents a plethora of situations that explore the science and math behind the wonders of everyday life. Roaming through a diverse range of puzzles, he illustrates how physics shows us ways to wring more energy from renewable sources, to measure the gravity in our car garages, to figure out which of three light switches in the basement controls the light bulb in the attic, and much, much more. How fast can you travel from London to Paris? How do scientists calculate the energy of an atomic bomb explosion? How do you kick a football so it stays in the air and goes a long way downfield? Nahin begins with simpler problems and progresses to more challenging questions, and his entertaining, accessible, and scientifically and mathematically informed explanations are all punctuated by his trademark humor. Readers are presumed to have some background in beginning differential and integral calculus.Whether you simply have a personal interest in physics' influence in the world or you're an engineering and science student who wants to gain more physics know-how, this book has an intriguing scenario for you. In Praise of Simple Physics proves that if we look carefully at the world around us, physics has answers for the most astonishing day-to-day occurrences.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Princeton PuzzlersAuthor: Paul NahinRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: In Praise of Simple Physics
Title: In Praise of Simple Physics
EAN: 9780691178523
ISBN: 9780691178523
Release Date: 09/19/2017
Release Year: 2017
Subtitle: The Science and Mathematics behind Everyday Questions
ISBN-10: 0691178526
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Princeton Puzzlers
Book Title: In Praise of Simple Physics : the Science and Mathematics Behind Everyday Questions
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Topic: General, Physics / Mathematical & Computational, Physics / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 15 oz
Author: Paul Nahin
Item Length: 9.1 in
Book Series: Princeton Puzzlers Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
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