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" The handy physics answer book / "
Paul W. Zitzewitz.
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BL
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1022609
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b776979
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| Main Entry
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Zitzewitz, Paul W.
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| Title & Author
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The handy physics answer book /\ Paul W. Zitzewitz.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit, MI :: Visible Ink Press,, ©2011.
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| Series Statement
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The handy answer book series.
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ix, 373 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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1578593050
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: 9781578593057
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325) and index.
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| Contents
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The basics. Measurement ; Careers in physics ; Famous physicists ; The Nobel Prize -- Motion and its causes. Force and Newton's laws of motion -- Momentum and energy. Momentum ; Energy -- Statics. Center of gravity ; Statics ; Bridges and other "static" structures -- Fluids. Water pressure ; Blood pressure ; Atmospheric pressure ; Sinking and floating : buoyancy ; Fluid dynamics : hydraulics and pneumatics ; Aerodynamics ; The sound barrier ; Supersonic flight -- Thermal physics. Thermal energy ; Temperature and its measurement ; Absolute zero ; States of matter ; Heat ; Thermodynamics -- Waves. Water waves ; Electromagnetic waves ; Communicating with electromagnetic waves ; Putting information on electromagnetic waves ; Microwaves ; The principle of superposition ; Resonance ; Impedance ; The Doppler effect ; Radar ; NEXRAD Doppler radar ; Radio astronomy -- Sound. Speed of sound ; Hearing ; Ultrasonics and infrasonics ; Intensity of sound ; Acoustics ; Musical acoustics ; Noise pollution -- Light. The speed of light ; Polarization of light ; Opaque, transparent, and translucent materials ; Shadows ; Reflection ; Mirrors ; Refraction ; Lenses ; Fiber optics ; Diffraction and interference ; Color ; Rainbows ; Eyesight ; Cameras ; Telescopes -- Electricity. Leyden jars and capacitors ; Van de Graaf generators ; Lightning ; Safety precautions ; Current electricity ; Resistance ; Superconductors ; Ohm's law ; Electric power and its uses ; Circuits ; AC/DC ; Series/parallel circuits ; Electrical outlets -- Magnetism. Electromagnetism ; Electromagnetic technology ; Magnetic fields in space -- What is the world made of? -- At the heart of the atom. -- Unanswered questions. Beyond the proton and neutron ; Entanglement, teleportation, and quantum computing.
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Answers more than eight hundred questions about physics, ranging from everyday life applications to the latest explorations in the field.
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Physics, Miscellanea.
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Physics, Miscellanea.
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Physics.
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Physics, Miscellanea.
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Physics.
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530
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QC75.Z58 2011
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