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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972509442Author Thomas CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Lightning Strike BooksPublisher Lightning Strike BooksWeight(grams) 372g

This book provides an accessible, yet thorough, introduction to special and general relativity, crafted and class-tested over many years of teaching. Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book provides clear descriptions of how...

"What a splendid book! Reading it is a joy, and for me, at least, continuing reading it became compulsive. . . . Chandrasekhar is a distinguished astrophysicist and every one of the lectures bears the hallmark of all his work: precision, thoroughness,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDavid Bohm (1917-1992) was an American-born British theoretical physicist who developed a causal, nonlocal interpretation of quantum mechanics.Reviews"Of...

From the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural scienceA century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that keep changing, from a mechanical model of...

This book, first published in 2004, provides an introduction to the major mathematical structures used in physics today. It covers the concepts and techniques needed for topics such as group theory, Lie algebras, topology, Hilbert space and differential...

From Atoms to Galaxies: A Conceptual Physics Approach to Scientific Awareness teaches heightened scientific acuity as it educates students about the physical world and gives them answers to questions large and small. Written by Sadri Hassani, the author...

This classic work presents the main results and calculational procedures of quantum electrodynamics in a simple and straightforward way. Designed for the student of experimental physics who does not intend to take more advanced graduate courses in...

A thoroughly updated and extended new edition of this well-regarded introduction to the basic concepts of biological physics for students in the health and life sciences. Designed to provide a solid foundation in physics for students following health...

Physics can explain many of the things that we commonly encounter. It can tell us why the night is dark, what causes the tides, and even how best to catch a baseball. With In Praise of Simple Physics, popular math and science writer Paul Nahin presents a...

Like its predecessor, 200 Puzzling Physics Problems, this book is aimed at strengthening students' grasp of the laws of physics by applying them to situations that are practical, and to problems that yield more easily to intuitive insight than to...

'This book presents a clear, highly readable view of science's best understanding of how things in the Universe came to be the way they are. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in that sub-field. Together they cover nearly all major advances made...

This text provides a thoroughly modern graduate-level introduction to the theory of critical behaviour. Beginning with a brief review of phase transitions in simple systems and of mean field theory, the text then goes on to introduce the core ideas of...

Cosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A philosopher and a physicist, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for a revolution...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788191070569Author Stafford Valentine ReddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Stafford Valentine ReddenPublisher Stafford Valentine ReddenWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578687025Author Philip NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint Chiliagon SciencePublisher Chiliagon ScienceWeight(grams) 1143gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

A scientific and globetrotting exploration of the physics experiments changing the ways we understand our universe. Why is the universe expanding? What is the nature of dark matter? Do other universes exist? In this timely and original book, science...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645220650Author Amy SprinksFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Unconventional PublishingPublisher Unconventional PublishingWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719580642Author Peter RileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 620gDimensions(mm) 270mm * 202mm *...

"...dipping into this collection is much like opening a holiday gift and discovering a marvelous little toy that then holds your attention by some curious performance...This book precisely reflects the way science education should be, especially at the...

The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Taylor...

Many students find quantum mechanics conceptually difficult when they first encounter the subject. In this book, the postulates and key applications of quantum mechanics are well illustrated by means of a carefully chosen set of problems, complete with...

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background. This project,...

This new edition of a popular textbook offers an original collection of problems in analytical mechanics. Analytical mechanics is the first chapter in the study and understanding of theoretical physics. Its methods and ideas are crucially important, as...

The study of electronic structure of materials is at a momentous stage, with new computational methods and advances in basic theory. Many properties of materials can be determined from the fundamental equations, and electronic structure theory is now an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941691168Author Chris McMullenFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Zishka PublishingPublisher Zishka PublishingWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593192153Author Carlo RovelliFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Unrivalled in its coverage and unique in its hands-on approach, this guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus is essential reading for every scientist and student of engineering, and physical, chemical, and biological sciences...

The arrow of time refers to the curious asymmetry that distinguishes the future from the past. Reversing the Arrow of Time argues that there is an intimate link between the symmetries of 'time itself' and time reversal symmetry in physical theories,...

This book contains discussions of radiation theory, quantum statistics and the many-body problem, and more advanced topics in collision theory. It is intended as a text for a first-year graduate quantum mechanics course.About the AuthorKurt Gottfried...

In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, and world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman...

'Mansoulie here demonstrates his talent for communicating physics to non-scientists, his target audience for this brief, readable, volume.'CHOICEThe book comprises 15 short chapters, each presenting an important equation of Physics, from the simplest and...

Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein's realization that black holes have entropy. Stephen Hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole...

This engaging undergraduate text uses the performance, recording, and enjoyment of music to present basic principles of physics. The narrative lays out specific results from physics, as well as some of the methodology, thought processes, and...

Develop a mindful practice with this interactive journal, full of simple and inspirational ideas for every day Writing things down is more than a mental release, it is a way of living consciously and mindfully in the present. This journal...

The late Abraham Pais, author of the award winning biography of Albert Einstein, Subtle is the Lord, here offers an illuminating portrait of another of his eminent colleagues, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of...

Fascinating, fun and friendly, this physics book is perfect for anyone with a healthy dose of curiosity. How can you tell where a sound is coming from? What is the human energy equivalent of a vacuum cleaner? How does GPS work? Why do eggs explode in...

The study of network theory is a highly interdisciplinary field, which has emerged as a major topic of interest in various disciplines ranging from physics and mathematics, to biology and sociology. This book promotes the diverse nature of the study of...

Covering basic physical concepts, experimental methods, and applications, this book is an indispensable text on the fascinating science of magnetism, and an invaluable source of practical reference data. Accessible, authoritative, and assuming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888407606Author Samuel J LingFormat HardbackPage Count 1002Imprint Samurai Media LimitedPublisher Samurai Media LimitedWeight(grams) 2572gDimensions(mm)...