General Physics category: 2746 books

  Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle,...

How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe...

What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature? Introducing Particle Physics explores the very frontiers of our knowledge, even showing how particle physicists are now using theory and experiment to probe our very concept of what is real. From the earliest history of the atomic theory through...

Exam Board: CCEA Level: A-level Subject: Physics First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Reinforce students' understanding throughout their course; clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers will improve exam technique to achieve higher grades Written by examiners...

The application of statistical methods to physics is essential. This unique book on statistical physics offers an advanced approach with numerous applications to the modern problems students are confronted with. Therefore the text contains more concepts and methods in statistics than the student would...

Understand Physics gives you a solid understanding of the key skills and ideas that run through the subject. You will explore the important concepts of force and motion, electricity, light, molecules, matter and space and discover the frontiers of physics. With numerous questions, answers and worked...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Physics First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 AQA approved. Apply and develop your students' knowledge and understanding of Physics with this textbook that builds mathematical skills, provides practical assessment guidance and supports all...

A full course textbook for the new National 5 Physics syllabus, endorsed by SQA! This book is designed to act as a valuable resource for pupils studying National 5 Physics. It provides a core text which adheres closely to the SQA syllabus, with each section of the book matching a unit of the...

At last, science and the soul shake hands. Writing in a style that is both lucid and charming, mischievous and profound, Dr. Amit Goswami uses the language and concepts of quantum physics to explore and scientifically prove metaphysical theories of reincarnation and immortality. In Physics...

In 1909 the great German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Planck (1858–1947) delivered a series of eight lectures at Columbia University giving a fascinating overview of the new state of physics, which he had played a crucial role in bringing about. The first, third, fifth, and sixth lectures...

This is the first of at least three essays on the elements of physics. I have dealt with these ideas in other works to some extent, but feel no compunction in laying them out in different formats for readers to grasp the full import. And extraneous matters in other works of mine where these problems...

Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Physics First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Welsh edition. Help students to apply and develop their knowledge and understanding of Physics with this textbook that builds mathematical skills, provides practical assessment guidance...

What are simple machines and how do they work? In this book, we’ll take a look at some of the most commonly used simple machines with the intention of figuring out what makes them tick. You will soon realize that the mechanisms between each machine is guided by the laws of physics. Are you ready to learn? Then grab a copy today!

Let’s make physics a lot more appealing for your second grader! Your child will be learning about speed, velocity and acceleration in the pages of this book. Interesting images are also present to create a visual appeal and make information much more memorable. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and secure a copy now!