An edition of Thinking Physics (1979)

Thinking Physics

Practical Lessons in Critical Thinking

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An edition of Thinking Physics (1979)

Thinking Physics

Practical Lessons in Critical Thinking

2nd edition
  • 4.4 (8 ratings)
  • 150 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Lewis Carroll Epstein explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Thinking Physics is a perfect beginner's guide to an amazingly wide range of physics-related questions. The book targets topics that science teachers and students spend time wondering about, like wing lift. Epstein elucidates the familiar but misunderstood — such as how tides work — along with more obscure but fascinating phenomena like the "Bernoulli sub"€ and the "artificial aurora"€ created by hydrogen bombs. Broken into many short sections and peppered with Epstein'€™s own playful hand-drawn illustrations, the book does not simply give the right answer: It also goes into the answers that seem right but are wrong and shows why they are wrong — a rarity in science books. Thinking Physics is a rigorously correct, lighthearted, and cleverly designed Q and A book for physicists of all ages.

Publish Date
Publisher
Insight Pr
Pages
561

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Thinking Physics
Thinking Physics: Practical Lessons in Critical Thinking
August 2002, Insight Pr
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Cover of: Thinking Physics
Thinking Physics
1981, Insight USA
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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
561
Dimensions
9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.7 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8392039M
ISBN 10
0935218068
ISBN 13
9780935218060
LibraryThing
160424
Goodreads
611807

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL5921987W

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