When physics professor Chad Orzel went to the pound to adopt a dog, he never imagined Emmy. She wasn't just a friendly mutt who needed a home; she was a talking dog with an active interest in what her new owner did for a living and how it could work for her. Soon Emmy was trying…
Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.
Who better to teach the magic of quantum physics than a talking dog? Sit down with Orzel and his dog Emmy as the author explains the laws of physics.
Offers a look at the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. This title covers the basics we learnt at school from: what is physics; motion and forces; work and energy; matter and heat; and, electricity and magnetism.
Offers a look at the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. This title covers the basics we learnt at school from: what is physics; motion and forces; work and energy; matter and heat; and, electricity and magnetism.
A comprehensive introduction to physics that provides information on key terms, ideas, theories, and concepts related to the main branches of the science.
In a series of brief and largely self-contained chapters, Nahin discusses a wide range of topics in which math and physics are mutually dependent and mutually illuminating, from Newtonian gravity and Newton's laws of mechanics to ballistics, air drag, and electricity. The mathem…
by Diu, Bernard
fromSciences (Éditions Odile Jacob)
Annotation Reality as we know it is bound by a set of constants--numbers and values that dictate the strengths of forces like gravity, the speed of light, and the masses of elementary particles. In The Constants of Nature, Cambridge Professor and bestselling author John D. Barro…
"TEACH YOURSELF PHYSICS offers a comprehensive introduction to physics, covering the main branches of the science and the key ideas that run through the subject. This informative book: introduces you to the key concepts and essential facts ; outlines important recent and past di…
