Ink sandwiches, electric worms, and 37 other experiments for saturday science

Neil A. Downie

352 pages, parution le 18/11/2003

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How do you make a clock out of an ice cube? Send messages using bubbles? Make money using a tube that waltzes? This collection of curious and offbeat science experiments provides the answers to these and thirty-six other fascinating questions. Accomplished physicist and science writer Neil A. Downie covers a range of phenomena, from the rocking and rolling that drives a waltzing tube; to the fluid mechanics of a coffee-cup rev counter and biceps made from balloons; to the simple chemistry of red-hot batteries and wet solar cells. For each experiment, he provides historical anecdotes about the relevant phenomena, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation-requiring only high-school mathematics-of the science behind the procedure. For those intrigued by any experiment, he includes follow-up suggestions, which describe ways to tinker with the initial "recipe."

This collection of lively experiments, with complete explanations and simple mathematics, will appeal to high-school science teachers, inveterate tinkerers, amateur scientists, or anyone looking for a project for the next science fair.

This is a book that science teachers will love. With simple experiments that illustrate physical principles and then use basic mathematics to explain why they work, it will liven up classes for a wide age range.

Mark Kidger, astronomer at La Palma Observatory and La Laguna University

Chaotic Clocks
- Chaotic Regularity
- Glacial Oscillations
- Everlasting Hourglass
Aerodymagic
- Juggling Airstreams
- Railroad Yacht
Sounds Interesting
- Musical Glugging
- Pneumatic Drum
- Singing Contacts
Jolly Boating
- Giant Putt-Putt Boat
- Follow That Field!
Transports of Delight
- Electric Worms
- Vacuum Railroad
- Naggobot, or Reverse Ice Vehicle
- Boadicea's Autochariot
- Tubal Travelator
Centripetal Force and Centrifugal Projectiles
- Centripetal Chaos
- The Rotapult
Exotic Amplification
- Transformer Transistors
- Electrolystor Amplifier
Vibrations, Rotations, and Chance
- Waltzing Tube
- Motor Dice
Maverick Measurement
- Coffee-Cup Revolution Counter
- Coulter's Bubbles
- Electronic Elastic : Make a force sensor from a rubber band
- Light Tunnels
- Reverse Electric Lamp Solar Tracker
- Gravity Diode
- AMIPLEX
Curious Communications
- Servo Telegraph
- Send Me a Bubblegram
- Pneumatic Morse
- Seven-Segment Telegraph
- Six-Wire Telegraph
- Moving Messages
Unusual Actuators
- Balloon Biceps
- Ink Sandwiches
Electrochemical Magic
- Red-Hot Batteries
- Unusually Cool Sunglasses
- Wet Solar Cell
Hints and Tips
Suggested Further Reading
Index

L'auteur - Neil A. Downie

Neil A. Downie is a lead scientist with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and the author of Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 Other Saturday Science Projects.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Johns Hopkins
Auteur(s)	Neil A. Downie
Parution	18/11/2003
Nb. de pages	352
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	720g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780801874109
ISBN13	978-0-8018-7410-9