Physics in the Arts: Revised Edition
Pupa U.P.A. Gilbert
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Description for Physics in the Arts: Revised Edition
Paperback. A deep yet accessible analysis of the physics of light and sound, and how our eyes and ears detect them, is useful to understand the world in which we live, all the phenomena that take place around us, and how we perceive them. This title offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography. Series: Complementary Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, Approx. 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDS; PHJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616. Series: Complementary Science. 328 pages, Approx. 300 illustrations. A deep yet accessible analysis of the physics of light and sound, and how our eyes and ears detect them, is useful to understand the world in which we live, all the phenomena that take place around us, and how we perceive them. This title offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDZ; PHDS; PHJ. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight: 620.
Physics in the Arts is a concise, 328-page four-color entry in the Complementary Science Series, designed for science enthusiasts and liberal arts students requiring or desiring a well-developed discussion of physical phenomena, particularly with regard to sound and light. This book offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography. The material covered is at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbook. A typical course on sound and light for non-science majors covers the nature of sound and sound perception as well as important concepts and topics ... Read more
Physics in the Arts is a concise, 328-page four-color entry in the Complementary Science Series, designed for science enthusiasts and liberal arts students requiring or desiring a well-developed discussion of physical phenomena, particularly with regard to sound and light. This book offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography. The material covered is at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbook. A typical course on sound and light for non-science majors covers the nature of sound and sound perception as well as important concepts and topics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Complementary Science
Condition
New
Weight
616g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
San Diego, United States
ISBN
9780123918789
SKU
V9780123918789
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About Pupa U.P.A. Gilbert
Pupa Gilbert is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and an amateur surrealist painter. She is a physicist with passionate loves for biology, geoscience, and modern art. She studied at the Sapienza University of Rome, worked as a staff scientist at the Italian National Research Council and at the École Polytechnique Fédérale ... Read more
Reviews for Physics in the Arts: Revised Edition
"...the work of a pair of great physicists and top teachers...clear and imaginative. I cannot remember an occasion where a student complained about this text."
Francis Halzen, University of Wisconsin, Madison "I found the book very-well written...the book is also very popular with students. It covers the material at a depth appropriate for non-science students who are interested in ... Read more
Francis Halzen, University of Wisconsin, Madison "I found the book very-well written...the book is also very popular with students. It covers the material at a depth appropriate for non-science students who are interested in ... Read more