In Praise of Simple Physics : : The Science and Mathematics behind Everyday Questions / / Paul J. Nahin.
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 scien...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Puzzlers
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 59 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface with Challenge Problems
- 1. How's Your Math?
- 2. The Traffic-Light Dilemma
- 3. Energy from Moving Air
- 4. Dragsters and Space Station Physics
- 5. Merry-Go-Round Physics and the Tides
- 6. Energy from Moving Water
- 7. Vectors and Bad Hair Days
- 8. An Illuminating Problem
- 9. How to Measure Depth with a Stopwatch
- 10. Doing the Preface Problems
- 11. The Physics of Stacking Books
- 12. Communication Satellite Physics
- 13. Walking a Ladder Upright
- 14. Why Is the Sky Dark at Night?
- 15. How Some Things Float (or Don't)
- 16. A Reciprocating Problem
- 17. How to Catch a Baseball (or Not)
- 18. Tossing Balls and Shooting Bullets Uphill
- 19. Rapid Travel in a Great Circle Transit Tube
- 20. Hurtling Your Body through Space
- 21. The Path of a Punt
- 22. Easy Ways to Measure Gravity in Your Garage
- 23. Epilogue
- Postscript
- Acknowledgments
- Index