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Mad About Physics
Christopher Jargodzki
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Description for Mad About Physics
Paperback. In this entertaining collection of intriguing, educational, and fun braintwisters, acclaimed author and physicist Christopher Jargodzki and physicist Franklin Potter join forces to explore the curiosities of physics and provide answers intriguing conundrums. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, cartoons. BIC Classification: PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You'll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so ... Read more
Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You'll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471569619
SKU
V9780471569619
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Christopher Jargodzki
CHRISTOPHER P. JARGODZKI, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Physics at Central Missouri State University and the author of two previous books of science braintwisters. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, and received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical physics from the University of California. FRANKLIN POTTER, Ph.D., is an Associate Specialist in Physics at the University of California at ... Read more
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