Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics, Activity Book - Trefil

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Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics, Activity Book James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen ISBN: 0-471-42898-1 Paperback 178 pages February 2004 US $21.95 This price is valid for Colombia.

Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics, Trefil

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Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen ISBN: 0-471-15058-4 Hardcover 691 pages January 2004 US $77.95 This price is valid for Colombia.

Description

From amusement park rides to critical environmental issues such as energy generation-physics affects almost every aspect of our world. In PHYSICS MATTERS, James Trefil and Robert Hazen examine the fundamental physics principles at work behind the many practical applications that fuel our society and individual lives. Their goal is to promote a deeper understanding of how the great ideas of physics connect to form a much larger understanding of the universe in which we live. Highlights Helps readers build a general knowledge of key ideas in physics and their connection to technology and other areas of science. Promotes an appreciation of what science is, how scientific knowledge is developed, and how it differs from other intellectual activities. Examines modern technologies, including GPS, the Internet, and information technologies, as well as medical technologies, such as MRI, PET scans, CAT scans, and radioisotope tracers. Explores key issues facing the world today, such as global warning, nuclear waste, and government funding for research.

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Science: A Way of Knowing. 2. The Language of Science. PART II. MECHANICS AND ENERGY. 3. Motions in the Universe. 4. Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion. 5. The Law of Universal Gravitation. 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum. 7. Rotational Motion of an Object. 8. Kinetic and Potential Energy. PART III. MATTER, ENERGY, AND THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS. 9. Atomic Structure and Phases of Matter. 10. Properties of Matter. 11. Heat and Temperature. 12. The First Law of Thermodynamics. 13. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. PART IV. WAVES. 14. Vibrations and Waves. 15. Sound. PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. 16. Electric and Magnetic Forces. 17. Electromagnetic Interactions. 18. Electric Circuits. 19. The Electromagnet ic Spectrum. 20. Classical and Modern Optics. PART VI. THE ATOM. 21. Atomic Structure and Interactions. 22. Quantum Mechanics. 23. Chemical Bonds and Physical Properties. 24. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials. 25. Semiconductor Devices and Information Technology. PART VII. THE NUCLEUS AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES. 26. The Nucleus of The Atom. 27. The Ultimate Structure of Matter. PART VIII. RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY. 28. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity. 29. Cosmology. Appendix A: Units and Numbers. Appendix B: Selected Physical Constants. Appendix C: Periodic Table and Atomic Weights. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.

Author Information

James Trefil is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. He has made contributions to research in elementary particle physics, fluid mechanics, medical physics (including cancer research), and the earth sciences and has written extensively about science for the general audience. He has recently completed a term as General Councilor of the American Physical Society and was awarded the prestigious Gemant Prize of the American Institute of Physics for his efforts to present science to the general public. Robert M. Hazen is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University and Staff Scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Laboratory. He performs research on materials at high pressure and is studying the hypothesis that life arose in a deep, high-pressure environment. He is the author of more than 230 articles and 16 books on science, history, and music. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he has received numerous awards for his science writing.

Teaching Introductory Physics, Homework & Test Questions, Arons

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Homework and Test Questions for Introductory Physics Teaching Arnold B. Arons ISBN: 0-471-30931-1 Paperback 279 pages February 1994 US $53.95 This price is valid for Colombia. This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 3 days delivery time for paperbacks, and 10 days for hardcovers. The book is not returnable.

Description

This collection is confined to an extremely fundamental level of subject matter common to the great majority of introductory physics courses. Questions range from simple to fairly sophisticated, extending over a variety of modes that emerge as essential components in the learning and understanding of physics. These modes include forming and applying basic concepts, operational definition, verbalization, connection of abstractions to everyday experience, checking for internal consistency and interpreting results.

Table of Contents

Scaling and Ratio Reasoning. Kinematics. Force and Dynamics. Momentum and Energy. Electricity. Direct Current Circuits. Electromagnetism. Particle Trajectories in E- and B-Fields. Wave Phenomena. Images with Mirrors and Lenses. Geometrical and Physical Optics. Fluids and Thermal Phenomena. Kinetic Theory. Modern Physics. Mixed Areas of Subject Matter. Naked Eye Astronomy. Learning Objectives. Term Paper Assignments.

Teaching Introductory Physics - Arons

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Teaching Introductory Physics Arnold B. Arons ISBN: 0-471-13707-3 Paperback 816 pages August 1996 US $83.95 This price is valid for Colombia. This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 3 days delivery time for paperbacks, and 10 days for hardcovers. The book is not returnable.

Description

This book is an invaluable resource for physics teachers. It contains an updated version of the author's A Guide to Introductory Physics Teaching (1990), Homework and Test Questions (1994), and a previously unpublished monograph "Introduction to Classical Conservation Laws".

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: Underpinnings. Rectilinear Kinematics. Elementary Dynamics. Motion in Two Dimensions. Momentum and Energy. Static Electricity. Current Electricity. Electromagnetism. Waves and Light. Early Modern Physics. Miscellaneous Topics. Achieving Wider Scientific Literacy. Critical Thinking. Bibliography. Index.

How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life - Bloomfield, 3E

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How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, 3rd Edition Louis A. Bloomfield ISBN: 0-471-46886-X Paperback 576 pages October 2005 US $68.95 This price is valid for Colombia.

Description

This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. How Things Work brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context. This book is written in English and organized in a case-study fashion. It conveys an understanding and appreciation for physics by finding physics concepts and principles within the familiar objects of everyday experience. Because its structure is defined by real-life examples, this book necessarily discusses concepts as they're needed and then revisits them later on when they reappear in other objects. Lou Bloomfield is a highly dedicated teacher and one of the most popular professors at University of Virginia, and was the recipient of the 1998 State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Lou has given talks all over the country on teaching physics through everyday objects. He has extreme attention to detail and knowledge of technical physics. He is very tech savvy and has been able to provide many of the photos and illustrations for the text himself.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Laws of Motion, Part I. Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 1. 1.1 Skating. (inertia, force, velocity, acceleration, mass, Newton's first and second laws, inertial frames of reference, units). 1.2 Falling Balls. (weight, projectile motion, vector components). 1.3 Ramps. (net force, Newton's third law, energy, work, energy conservation, potential energy, ramps,mechanical advantage). Chapter 2. The Laws of Motion, Part II. Experiment: A Spinning Pie Dish. 2.1 Seesaws. (rotational inertia, torque, angular velocity, angular acceleration, rotational mass, Newton's first and second laws of rotation, center of mass, levers). 2.2 Wheels. (friction, thermal energy, wheels, bearings, kinetic energy). 2.3 Bumper Cars. (momentum, impulse, momentum conservation, angular momentum, angular impulse, angular momentum conservation, Newton’s third law of rotation, potential energy and acceleration). Chapter 3. Mechanical Objects, Part I. Experiment: Swinging Water Overhead. 3.1 Spring Scales. (Equilibrium, stable equilibrium, Hooke’s law, oscillation, calibration, center of gravity). 3.2 Bouncing Balls. (collisions, energy transfers, vibration, elastic and inelastic collisions). 3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters. (feeling of acceleration, uniform circular motion, centripetal acceleration). Chapter 4. Mechanical Objects, Part II. Experiment: High Flying Balls. 4.1 Bicycles. (unstable equilibrium, static and dynamic stability, precession). 4.2 Rockets and Space Travel. (reaction forces, Newton's law of gravitation, elliptical orbits, Kepler’s laws, special and general relativity, equivalence principle). Chapter 5. Fluids. Experiment: A Cartesian Diver. 5.1 Balloons. (pressure, density, temperature, Archimedes’ principle, buoyant force, ideal gas law). 5.2 Water Distribution. (hydrostatics, Pascal’s principle, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, steady state flow, Bernoulli’s equation). Chapter 6. Fluids and Motion. Experiment: A Vortex Cannon. 6.1 Garden Watering. (viscous forces, laminar and turbulent flows, speed and pressure in a fluid, Reynolds number, chaos, momentum in a fluid). 6.2 Balls and Air. (aerodynamic lift and drag, viscous drag, pressure drag, boundary layers, Magnus and wake deflection forces). 6.3 Airplanes. (streamlining, lifting wing, angle of attack, induced drag, stalled wing, thrust). Chapter 7. Heat and Phase Transitions. Experiment: A Ruler Thermometer. 7.1 Woodstoves. (thermal energy, heat, temperature, chemical bonds and reactions, conduction, thermal conductivity, convection, radiation, heat capacity). 7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice. (phases of matter, phase transitions, melting, freezing, condensation, evaporation, relative humidity, latent heats of melting and evporation, sublimation, deposition, boiling, nucleation, superheating). 7.3 Incandescent Lightbulbs. (electromagnetic spectrum, light, blackbody spectrum, emissivity, Stefan-Boltzmann law, thermal expansion). Chapter 8. Thermodynamics. Experiment: Making Fog in a Bottle. 8.1 Air Conditioners. (laws of thermodynamics, temperature, heat, entropy, heat pumps and thermodynamic efficiency). 8.2 Automobiles. (heat engines and thermodynamic efficiency). Chapter 9. Resonance and Mechanical Waves. Experiment: A Singing Wineglass. 9.1 Clocks. (time and space, natural resonance, harmonic oscillators, simple harmonic motion, frequency). 9.2 Musical Instruments. (sound, music, vibrations in strings, air, and surfaces, higher-order modes, harmonic and nonharmonic overtones, sympathetic vibration, standing and traveling waves, transverse and longitudinal waves, velocity, frequency, and wavelength in mechanical waves, superposition, Doppler effect). 9.3 The Sea. (tidal forces, surface waves, dispersion, refraction, reflection, and interference in mechanical waves). Chapter 10. Electricity. Experiment: Moving Water Without Touching It. 10.1 Static Electricity. (electric charge, electrostatic forces, Coulomb’s law, electrostatic potential energy, voltage, charging by contact, electric polarization, electrical conductors and insulators). 10.2 Xerographic Copiers. (electric fields and voltage gradients, relationships between shape and field, discharges, electric current, direction of current flow, charging by induction). 10.3 Flashlights. (electric circuits, electrical resistance, voltage rises, voltage drops, relationship between current, voltage, and power, Ohm’s law). Chapter 11. Magnetism and Electrodynamics. Experiment: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet. 11.1 Household Magnets. (magnetic pole, magnetostatic forces, Coulomb’s law for magnetism, magnetic fields, ferromagnetism, magnetic polarization, magnetic domains, magnetic materials, magnetic flux lines, relationship between currents and magnetic fields). 11.2 Electric Power Distribution. (superconductivity, direct and alternating currents, induction, transformers, magnetic field energy, relationship between changing magnetic fields and electric fields, induced emf, Lenz’s law, electrical safety). 11.3 Electric Generators and Motors. (electromagnetic forces, energy, and work, Lorenz force). Chapter 12. Electronics. Experiment: Building an Electronic Kit. 12.1 Power Adapters. (quantum physics, wave-particle duality, Pauli exclusion principle, band structure, Fermi level, metals, insulators, and semiconductors, p-n junction, diodes, capacitors). 12.2 Audio Players. (analog vs. digital representations, resistors, MOSFETs, logic elements, series and parallel circuits, amplifiers). Chapter 13. Electromagnetic Waves. Experiment: Boiling Water in an Ice Cup. 13.1 Radio. (electric field energy, relationship between changing electric fields and magnetic fields, tank circuits, speed of light, wave polarization, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, bandwidth). 13.2 Microwave Ovens. (speed, frequency, and wavelength in electromagnetic waves, polar and nonpolar molecules, cyclotron motion). Chapter 14. Light. Experiment: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight. 14.1 Sunlight. (Rayleigh scattering, impedance, refraction, reflection, dispersion, and interference in electromagnetic waves, index of refraction, polarized reflection). 14.2 Discharge Lamps. (color vision, primary colors of light and pigment, gas discharges, periodic chart, atomic structure and emission, radiative transitions, Planck’s constant, fluorescence, radiation trapping). 14.3 Lasers and LEDs. (incoherent and coherent light, spontaneous and stimulated emission, population inversion, laser amplification and oscillation, diffraction, laser safety). Chapter 15. Optics. Experiment: Focusing Sunlight. 15.1 Cameras. (refracting optics, converging lenses, real images, focus, focal lengths, f-numbers, the lens equation, diverging lenses, virtual images, light sensors, vision and vision correction). 15.2 Optical Recording and Communication. (diffraction limit, plane and circular polarization, total internal reflection). Chapter 16. Modern Physics. Experiment: Radiation Damaged Paper. 16.1 Nuclear Weapons. (nuclear structure, isotopes, radioactivity, uncertainty principle, tunneling, half-life, alpha decay, fission, chain reaction, fusion, transmutation of elements, fallout). 16.2 Medical Imaging and Radiation. (X rays, gamma rays, X-ray fluorescence, Bremsstrahlung, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, beta decay, anitimatter, accelerators, magnetic resonance). Appendices. A. Vectors. B. Units, Conversion of Units. Glossary. Solutions to Selected Exercises and Problems. Index.

Author Information

Lou Bloomfield is a highly dedicated teacher and one of the most popular professors at University of Virginia, and was the recipient of the 1998 State of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. Lou has given talks all over the country on teaching physics through everyday objects. He has extreme attention to detail and knowledge of technical physics. He is very tech savvy and has been able to provide many of the photos and illustrations for the text himself.