2. Edition - August 2006
29.90 Euro
2006. 352 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-471-76273-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-76273-7 - John Wiley & Sons








Short description
A rollicking introduction to the principles of physics, now revised and updated

Hurry! Hurry! Come one, come all. Meet a man who can pull two railroad passenger cars with his teeth and a real-life human cannon ball. Come face to face with a dead rattlesnake that still bites. And unlock the secrets of a magician's bodiless head. Welcome to this updated, redesigned, and modernized edition of The Flying Circus of Physics, where death-defying stunts, high-flying acrobatics, strange curiosities, and mind-bending illusions bring to life the fascinating feats of physics in the world around us.

From the contents
Preface.

Chapter 1. Slipping Between Falling Drops. (Motion).

Chapter 2. Racing on the Ceiling, Swimming Through Syrup. (Fluids).

Chapter.3. Hiding Under the Covers, Listening or the Monsters. (Sound).

Chapter 4. Striking at the Heat in the Night. (Thermal Processes).

Chapter 5. Ducking First a Roar and Then a Flash. (Electricity and Magnetism).

Chapter 6. Splashing Colors Everywhere, Like a Rainbow. (Optics).

Chapter 7. Armadillos Dancing Against a Swollen Moon. (Vision).

Index.