{"product_id":"how-everything-works-isbn-9780470170663","title":"How Everything Works","description":"By explaining the physics behind ordinary objects, this book unravels the mysteries of how things work. Using familiar examples from everyday life and modern technology, this book explains the seemingly inexplicable phenomena we encounter all around us. As it examines everything from roller coasters to radio, musical instruments to makeup, and knuckleballs to nuclear weapons, How Everything Works provides the answers to such questions as why the sky is blue, why metal is a problem in microwave ovens, and why some clothes require dry cleaning. With fascinating and fun real-life examples that provide the answers to scores of questions, How Everything Works is nothing short of a user's manual to our everyday world.  Chapter 1. Things That Move.  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. More Things That Move.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Mechanical Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. More Mechanical Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Things Involving Fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Things That Move With Fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Thermal Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Things That Work With Heat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Things With Resonances and Mechanical Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Electric Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Magnetic and Electromagnetic Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Electronic Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Things That Use Electromagnetic Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Things That Involve Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Optical Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Things That Use Recent Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Things That Involve Materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Things That Involve Chemical Physics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A. Relevant Mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B. Units, Conversion of Units.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e No one is better at making physics come to life than \u003cb\u003eLouis Bloomfield\u003c\/b\u003e. Widely recognized for his teaching of physics and science to non-science students at the University of Virginia, Professor Bloomfield is the co-host of the Discovery Channel television show “Some Assembly Required,” premiering in the fall of 2007.  \u003cb\u003eWhy do golf balls have dimples?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does an iPod turn binary digits into Bon Jovi?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do microwave ovens cook?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does a pitcher make a curveball curve and a knuckleball jitter?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy don’t you fall off an upside-down roller coaster?\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIf one didn’t know better, one might think the world was filled with magic––from the household appliances that make our lives easier to the devices that fill our world with sounds and images. Even a simple light bulb can seem mysterious when you’re clueless about the science behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Works\u003c\/i\u003e, Louis Bloomfield takes you inside the amazing gizmos and gadgets that are part of the fabric of our everyday life, explaining the physics that makes them work. Examining everything from roller coasters to radio, knuckleballs to nuclear weapons, \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Works\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the answers to such questions as why the sky is blue, why metal is a problem in microwave ovens, how MRIs see inside you, and why some clothes require dry cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou don’t need a science or engineering background to understand \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Works\u003c\/i\u003e. All you need is an active curiosity about the extraordinary world all around you. Remarkably clear and always fascinating, \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Works\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing short of a user’s manual for our everyday world. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989374189797,"sku":"NP9780470170663","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470170663.jpg?v=1761783863","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/how-everything-works-isbn-9780470170663","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}