General Physics category: 2746 books
by Albert Einstein,Robert W. Lawson (Translator)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Relativity: The Special and General Theory is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, first published in December 1916. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's...
Feynman's Tips on Physics
Reflections, Advice, Insights, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics
With characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics physics students often struggle with and offers valuable tips...
Void
The Strange Physics of Nothing
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
The rising star author of The Physics of Wall Street explores why “nothing” may hold the key to the next era of theoretical physics James Owen Weatherall’s previous book, The Physics of Wall Street, was a New York Times best-seller and named one of Physics Today’s five most intriguing books of...
Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point : New Directions for the Physics of Time
New Directions for the Physics of Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 1996
Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way around? What does quantum mechanics really tell us about the world? In this important and accessible book Huw Price throws fascinating new light on some of the great mysteries of modern physics...
Rain Formation in Warm Clouds
General Systems Theory
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This book aims to promote the understanding of some of the basic mathematical and scientific issues in the subjects relating to climate dynamics, chaos and quantum mechanics. It is based on substantial research work in atmospheric science carried out over twenty years.
Atmospheric flows exhibit...
Mad About Modern Physics
Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
More mind-bending fun in physics
The sequel to the popular Mad About Physics, Mad About Modern Physics promises endless hours of entertaining, challenging fun. With detailed answers to hundreds of questions ("Are fluorescent lights dangerous to your health?", "What is a fuel cell?"),...
In Praise of Simple Physics
The Science and Mathematics behind Everyday Questions
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Physics can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter. It can tell us why the night is dark, what causes the tides, and even how best to catch a baseball. With In Praise of Simple Physics, popular math and science writer Paul Nahin presents a plethora of situations that explore the science...
Quantum Space
Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behaviour of matter in a curved spacetime. This theory is the basis for the standard model of big bang cosmology. The discovery...
by Frederick Bueche, Eugene Hecht
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
The ideal review for your college physics course
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum’s Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing...
The Physicist's World
The Story of Motion and the Limits to Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
How do students learn about physics without picking up a 1,000-page textbook chock-full of complicated equations? The Physicist’s World is the answer. Here, Thomas Grissom explains clearly and succinctly what physics really is: the science of understanding how everything in the universe moves.
From...
Geometry and Light
The Science of Invisibility
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
The science of invisibility combines two of physics' greatest concepts: Einstein's general relativity and Maxwell's principles of electromagnetism. Recent years have witnessed major breakthroughs in the area, and the authors of this volume — Ulf Leonhardt and Thomas Philbin of Scotland's University...
by Steven Holzner
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2019
Physics Essentials For Dummies (9781119590286) was previously published as Physics Essentials For Dummies (9780470618417). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
For students...
by Graham Woan
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2000
The Cambridge Handbook of Physics Formulas is a quick-reference aid for students and professionals in the physical sciences and engineering. It contains more than 2000 of the most useful formulas and equations found in undergraduate physics courses, covering mathematics, dynamics and mechanics, quantum...
by Stefano Boccaletti, George Zaslavsky, Albert C.J. Luo
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2008
The origin of the word synchronization is a greek root, meaning "to share the common time". The original meaning of synchronization has been maintained up to now in the colloquial use of this word, as agreement or correlation in time of different processes. Historically, the analysis of synchronization...