Activity Book to accompany Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics, 1e / Edition 1

by James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen, Michael Tammaro

Overview

Activity Book 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471428985
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/09/2004
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.48(w) x 11.04(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION.

Chapter 1. Science: A Way of Knowing.

Chapter 2. The Language of Science.

PART II. MECHANICS AND ENERGY.

Chapter 3. Motions in the Universe.

Chapter 4. Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion.

Chapter 5. The Law of Universal Gravitation.

Chapter 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum.

Chapter 7. Rotational Motion of an Object.

Chapter 8. Kinetic and Potential Energy.

PART III. MATTER, ENERGY, AND THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS.

Chapter 9. Atomic Structure and Phases of Matter.

Chapter 10. Properties of Matter.

Chapter 11. Heat and Temperature.

Chapter 12. The First Law of Thermodynamics.

Chapter 13. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

PART IV. WAVES.

Chapter 14. Vibrations and Waves.

Chapter 15. Sound.

PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.

Chapter 16. Electric and Magnetic Forces.

Chapter 17. Electromagnetic Interactions.

Chapter 18. Electric Circuits.

Chapter 19. The Electromagnet ic Spectrum.

Chapter 20. Classical and Modern Optics.

PART VI. THE ATOM.

Chapter 21. Atomic Structure and Interactions.

Chapter 22. Quantum Mechanics.

Chapter 23. Chemical Bonds and Physical Properties.

Chapter 24. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials.

Chapter 25. Semiconductor Devices and Information Technology.

PART VII. THE NUCLEUS AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES.

Chapter 26. The Nucleus of The Atom.

Chapter 27. The Ultimate Structure of Matter.

PART VIII. RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY.

Chapter 28. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity.

Chapter 29. Cosmology.

Appendices.

Glossary.

Photo Credits.

Index.