Physics Matters - Brossura

Trefil, James; Hazen, Robert M.

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ISBN 10: 0471261548 ISBN 13: 9780471261544

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Riassunto

Get hands-on experience with this Lab Manual! Designed to accompany Trefil’s Physics Matters, this Lab Manual contains 20 different labs covering major topics with common equipment.

Written by authors who have vast experience in communicating science to general audiences, Physics Matters conveys the principles of physics in a manner that is understandable to the non-scientist. In a prose style that is clear, engaging, and contemporary, it pays particular attention to the relevance of physics in comprehending our modern technological society and the issues created by those technologies.

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Informazioni sull?autore

James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.

 

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471261548
• ISBN 13: 9780471261544
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 166
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile