Roller Coasters, Rockets & Computers Plus the Odd Space Elevator - Brossura

East, Ian

 
9780956540997: Roller Coasters, Rockets & Computers Plus the Odd Space Elevator
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ISBN 10: 0956540996 ISBN 13: 9780956540997
Casa editrice: Open Channel Publishing Ltd, 2016

Sinossi

This book brings Year/Grade 11-13 (A-Level) physics and mathematics together in the context of technology that may inspire or excite the young. In so doing, it provides a wealth of valuable material for tutors and students of physics, maths and computer science (OCR, CIE, AQA, Edexcel). Applications in mechanics include roller coaster design, the Rocket Equation and the orbital tower, or "space elevator". Radiative equilibrium between Earth and Sun is explored, along with the "greenhouse effect" and the influence of weather on surface temperature. A mathematical appendix is added to explain all required mathematics beyond GCSE, including incommensurability and irrational numbers, the origin of Euler's number e, differentiation of polynomials and logarithms, and integration. The second half of the book is devoted to the nature, origins and construction of the digital computer, from mere switches via registers and arithmetic logic (including 'look-ahead' carry).

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Informazioni sull?autore

Ian East began his career as an Engineering Physicist in the defence industry before returning to university to gain a Ph.D. in physics from Imperial College, London, in 1983. He then continued as a University Lecturer in physics, and later computing, in diverse institutions over the next twenty-five years, publishing two textbooks and around thirty papers. He has also served as a consultant and contractor to commercial and military institutions. Ian now spends his time writing, publishing and implementing his own programming language, Honeysuckle, when not flying gliders or home-built radio-controlled planes. He lives with his wife, two sons and a large sleepy Labrador near Oxford.

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Editore
Open Channel Publishing Ltd
Data di pubblicazione
2016
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0956540996
ISBN 13 
9780956540997
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
142
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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