How to fall slower than gravity and other everyday : and other everyday (and not so everyday) uses of mathematics and physical reasoning
Nahin, Paul J.2021
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"An engaging collection of intriguing problems that shows you how to think like a mathematical physicist. Paul Nahin is a master at explaining odd phenomena through straightforward mathematics. In this collection of twenty-six intriguing problems, he explores how mathematical physicists think. Always entertaining, the problems range from ancient catapult conundrums to the puzzling physics of a very peculiar material called NASTYGLASS. The questions raised may seem impossible to answer at first and may require an unexpected twist in reasoning, but sometimes their solutions are surprisingly simple. Nahin guides readers--who will need only to have studied advanced high school math and physics--to expand their mathematical thinking to make sense off the curiosities of the physical world." -- Page [4] of cover.
Main title:
Author:
Nahin, Paul J., author
Imprint:
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2021.©2018
Collation:
xxxiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780691229171 (pbk)9780691229171
Dewey class:
530.15
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
504503
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 530.15 NAH | Available |