| Description |
xxiv, 512 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: The Laws of Motion, Part I.The Laws of Motion, Part II.Mechanical Objects.Fluids.Fluids and Motion.Heat and Thermodynamics.Resonance and Mechanical Waves.Electric and Magnetic Forces.Electrodynamics.Electronics.Electromagnetic Waves.Light.Optics.Modern Physics.Phase Transitions.Material Science.Chemical Physics.Appendices.Glossary.Answers to Selected Problems.Photo Credits.Index |
| Summary |
How things work is about ordinary objects and the physics concepts that make them possible. Its cover illustrates how often waves appears in our world. While ocean surf is clearly an example of waves, so is the light from the lighthouse, the rippling motion of the guitar strings, and the sound emerging from the CD in its player |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Overseas item |
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Reference works |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Physics -- Experiments.
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Physics.
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| LC no. |
00064917 |
| ISBN |
0471381519 paperback acid-free paper |
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