How Things Work

The Physics of Everiday Life

Louis A. Bloomfield

562 pages, parution le 29/11/2005 (3^eme édition)

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This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. How Things Work brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context.

This book is written in English and organized in a case-study fashion. It conveys an understanding and appreciation for physics by finding physics concepts and principles within the familiar objects of everyday experience. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book necessarily discusses concepts as they're needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects.

Lou Bloomfield is a highly dedicated teacher and one of the most popular professors at University of Virginia, and was the recipient of the 1998 State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Lou has given talks all over the country on teaching physics through everyday objects. He has extreme attention to detail and knowledge of technical physics. He is very tech savvy and has been able to provide many of the photos and illustrations for the text himself.

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The Laws of Motion
The Laws of Motion, Part II
Mechanical Objects
Fluids
Fluids and Motion
Heat and Thermodynamics
Resonance and Mechanical Waves
Electric and Magnetic Forces
Electrodynamics
Electronics
Electromagnetic Waves
Light
Optics
Modern Physics
Phase Transitions
Material Science
Chemical Physics

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Louis A. Bloomfield
Parution	29/11/2005
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	562
Format	20,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	920g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780471468868
ISBN13	978-0-471-46886-8