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Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. This book presents a collection of physics demonstrations and experiments that prove that physics can, in fact, be 'made simple.' It uses 'low tech' and inexpensive materials from everyday life to make key principles of physics easy to understand.

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"An outstanding new book of physics demonstrations."--Washington Post "If you find the task of illustrating and humanizing the fundamental principles of the physical world daunting, Ehrlich offers a series of [100] easy 'demos' that are virtually foolproof and well described."--Science News

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments1How to Design Simple Physics Demos32Newton's Laws223Statics, Equilibrium, and Accelerometers434Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum645Conservation of Momentum and Energy816Fluids1007Thermodynamics1138Mechanical Oscillations and Waves1219Electricity and Magnetism14610Optics15711Interference and Diffraction17112Modern Physics179Bibliography193Index195

Why Toast Lands JellySide Down

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 6 April 1997
      ISBN-13 9780691028873
      978-0691028873
      ISBN-10 0691028877
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      Science: general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. This book presents a collection of physics demonstrations and experiments that prove that physics can, in fact, be 'made simple.' It uses 'low tech' and inexpensive materials from everyday life to make key principles of physics easy to understand.

      Trade Review
      "An outstanding new book of physics demonstrations."--Washington Post "If you find the task of illustrating and humanizing the fundamental principles of the physical world daunting, Ehrlich offers a series of [100] easy 'demos' that are virtually foolproof and well described."--Science News

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments1How to Design Simple Physics Demos32Newton's Laws223Statics, Equilibrium, and Accelerometers434Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum645Conservation of Momentum and Energy816Fluids1007Thermodynamics1138Mechanical Oscillations and Waves1219Electricity and Magnetism14610Optics15711Interference and Diffraction17112Modern Physics179Bibliography193Index195

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