A Text-Book on the Elements of Physics for High Schools and Academies

Alfred Payson Gage

ISBN 10: 1527729516 / ISBN 13: 9781527729513

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book takes readers on a journey into the fascinating world of physics, exploring the fundamental nature of matter and the forces that govern its behavior. Drawing on a rich history of scientific inquiry, the book delves into the principles of attraction, repulsion, and the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. The author invites readers to explore the invisible world of molecules, demonstrating how these tiny particles, though imperceptible to the naked eye, are responsible for the properties of every object we see and touch. The book also explores the concept of force, from the everyday experience of gravity to the more subtle forces that operate at the molecular level. Through a series of engaging experiments, the book encourages readers to understand the principles of physics in a hands -on way, fostering a deeper appreciation for the natural world and the scientific method. The book's insights, rooted in the scientific understanding of the 19th century, provide a compelling foundation for comprehending the laws of nature that continue to shape our world today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: A Text-Book on the Elements of Physics for High Schools and Academies
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1527729516
• ISBN 13: 9781527729513
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Physics

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Excerpt from A Text-Book on the Elements of Physics for High Schools and Academies

Every teacher has a method of his own. But perhaps the follow ing plan, practised by the author, may be suggestive to some: He divides the experiments into three classes: home, laboratory, and lecture-room experiments. The first class are indicated in the assign ment of a lesson. They are such as may be performed with such simple means as every pupil has at his home. The laboratory experi ments are conducted as follows: Suppose that the number of pupils engaged at one time is fifteen, about as many as one teacher can care for successfully, and that the number of experiments to be performed during the hour is five, which is about an average number; then, to save a multiplicity of apparatus of the same kind, only three sets of apparatus of a kind are provided for each experiment. As soon as a pupil completes an experiment with one piece of apparatus, he looks about for an idle piece of some other kind; or, finding none, he improves the time in writing notes on his experiments until apparatus is ready for him; in this way each pupil performs five experiments during the hour, and devotes an average time of twelve minutes to each experiment, including the time of writing notes. The third class of experiments include such as require the use of apparatus that cannot safely be placed in the hands of pupils, - a very limited number, and those which have been performed by the pupils, and which the teacher may wish to repeat in a more elaborate way.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.