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An edition of How everything works: making physics out of the ordinary (2006)

How everything works

making physics out of the ordinary

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Explains the physics of approximately sixty common items, including roller coasters, elevators, television, lasers, and musical instruments, as well as nuclear weapons and reactors.

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Wiley
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Table of Contents

Table Of Contents
Page ix
Chapter 1. Things That Move
Page 1
1.1. Skating
Page 2
1.2. Falling Balls
Page 10
1.3. Ramps
Page 17
Chapter 2. More Things That Move
Page 29
2.1. Seesaws
Page 30
2.2. Wheels
Page 41
2.3. Bumper Cars
Page 49
Chapter 3. Mechanical Things
Page 59
3.1. Spring Scales
Page 60
3.2. Bouncing Balls
Page 69
3.3. Carousels and Roller Coasters
Page 79
Chapter 4. More Mechanical Things
Page 87
4.1. Bicycles
Page 88
4.2. Rockets and Space Travel
Page 96
4.3. The Earth, Moon, and Sun
Page 109
4.4. Elevators
Page 117
Chapter 5. Things Involving Fluids
Page 125
5.1. Balloons
Page 126
5.2. Water Distribution
Page 137
Chapter 6. Things That Move With Fluids
Page 147
6.1. Garden Watering
Page 148
6.2. Balls and Air
Page 160
6.3. Airplanes
Page 168
6.4. Vacuum Cleaners
Page 190
Chapter 7. Thermal Things
Page 197
7.1. Woodstoves
Page 198
7.2. Water, Steam, and Ice
Page 212
7.3. Incandescent Lightbulbs
Page 219
7.4. Clothing and Insulation
Page 228
7.5. Thermometers and Thermostats
Page 238
Chapter 8. Things That Work With Heat
Page 249
8.1. Air Conditioners
Page 250
8.2. Automobiles
Page 258
8.3. The Atmosphere
Page 275
8.4. Water Purification
Page 284
Chapter 9. Things With Resonances and Mechanical Waves
Page 293
9.1. Clocks
Page 294
9.2. Musical Instruments
Page 303
9.3. The Sea
Page 315
Chapter 10. Electric Things
Page 323
10.1. Static Electricity
Page 324
10.2. Xerographic Copiers
Page 332
10.3. Flashlights
Page 343
Chapter 11. Magnetic and Electromagnetic Things
Page 351
11.1. Household Magnets
Page 352
11.2. Electric Power Distribution
Page 362
11.3. Electric Generators and Motors
Page 374
11.4. Magnetically Levitated Trains
Page 385
11.5. Magnetic Recording
Page 392
Chapter 12. Electronic Things
Page 399
12.1. Power Adapters
Page 400
12.2. Audio Players
Page 414
Chapter 13. Things That Use Electromagnetic Waves
Page 427
13.1. Radio
Page 428
13.2. Microwave Ovens
Page 436
13.3. Television
Page 442
Chapter 14. Things That Involve Light
Page 453
14.1. Sunlight
Page 454
14.2. Discharge Lamps
Page 461
14.3. Lasers and LEDs
Page 470
14.4. Paint and Makeup
Page 476
Chapter 15. Optical Things
Page 489
15.1. Cameras and Vision
Page 490
15.2. Optical Recording and Communication
Page 506
15.3. Telescopes and Microscopes
Page 517
Chapter 16. Things That Use Recent Physics
Page 527
16.1. Nuclear Weapons
Page 528
16.2. Nuclear Reactors
Page 543
16.3. Medical Imaging and Radiation
Page 552
Chapter 17. Things That Involve Materials
Page 563
17.1. Knives and Steel
Page 564
17.2. Windows and Glass
Page 574
17.3. Plastics
Page 587
Chapter 18. Things That Involve Chemical Physics
Page 599
18.1. Oil Refineries
Page 600
18.2. Laundry
Page 617
18.3. Batteries
Page 632
Appendices.
A. Relevant Mathematics
Page 647
B. Units, Conversion of Units
Page 649
Glossary
Page 653
Photo Credits
Page 693
Index
Page 695

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Includes index

Published in
Hoboken, NJ
Genre
Popular works

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Library of Congress
QC24.5 .B56 2007, QC21.2

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xvi, 720 p. :
Number of pages
720

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OL17196167M
ISBN 10
047174817X
LCCN
2006296744
OCLC/WorldCat
63186159
LibraryThing
1448285
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