An edition of Thinking physics (1981)

Thinking physics

questions with conceptual explanations

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Lewis C. Epstein
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An edition of Thinking physics (1981)

Thinking physics

questions with conceptual explanations

  • 4.83 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 96 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Lewis Carroll Epstein explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Thinking Physics is a perfect beginner's guide to an amazingly wide range of physics-related questions. The book targets topics that science teachers and students spend time wondering about, like wing lift. Epstein elucidates the familiar but misunderstood — such as how tides work — along with more obscure but fascinating phenomena like the "Bernoulli sub"€ and the "artificial aurora"€ created by hydrogen bombs. Broken into many short sections and peppered with Epstein'€™s own playful hand-drawn illustrations, the book does not simply give the right answer: It also goes into the answers that seem right but are wrong and shows why they are wrong — a rarity in science books. Thinking Physics is a rigorously correct, lighthearted, and cleverly designed Q and A book for physicists of all ages.

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Insight Press
Language
English
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515

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1981, Insight Press
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June 1981, Insight Pr
Paperback in English
Cover of: Thinking physics
Thinking physics
1981, Insight USA
in English

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Includes index.

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San Francisco, CA

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515 p. :
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515

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OL21908479M
ISBN 10
0935218025

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