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Physics over easy : breakfasts with Beth and physics /
During a sequence of meals, the author relates the principal features of physics in easy-to-understand conversations with his wife Beth. Beginning with the studies of motion by Galileo and Newton through to the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum mechanics in the 20th century, all impor...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©2010.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Introduction: What Keeps Us Going? Physicists, and Other People; Chapter One: Breakfast of Hard-Boiled Eggs with Inertia How It All Began
- with Rolling Balls; Chapter Two: Breakfast of Eggs Bene-Bricked What Keeps the Ball Rolling?; Chapter Three: Breakfast of Apple-Gravity Pancakes Why Does an Apple Fall From a Tree?; Chapter Four: Breakfast of Cereal and Calories But It Takes Energy to Keep Moving; Chapter Five: Breakfast of Hot Cakes with Energy How Hot is It? Putting Heat to Work.