Why toast lands jelly-side down : zen and the art of physics demonstrations / Robert Ehrlich.
Why toast lands jelly-side down : zen and the art of physics demonstrations / Robert Ehrlich.
Why toast lands jelly-side down : zen and the art of physics demonstrations / Robert Ehrlich.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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T0393663
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English
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x, 196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. How to Design Simple Physics Demos -- 2. Newton's Laws -- 3. Statics, Equilibrium, and Accelerometers -- 4. Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum -- 5. Conservation of Momentum and Energy -- 6. Fluids -- 7. Thermodynamics -- 8. Mechanical Oscillations and Waves -- 9. Electricity and Magnetism -- 10...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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New Jersey
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c1997.
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Robert Ehrlich recognizes that physics is often perceived as being highly abstract, user-unfriendly, and remote from everyday life. However, he has spent much of his career disproving these stereotypes. In the latest of his provocatively titled books, he provides a collection of simple physics demonstrations and experiments that will be extraordina...
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Why toast lands jelly-side down : zen and the art of physics demonstrations / Robert Ehrlich.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-194)and index.
Transferred from N530.078/3.
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c1997.
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T0393663
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0691028877 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9780691028910 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0691028915 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9780691028873 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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530.078
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991004991809702626
