{"product_id":"how-things-work-isbn-9781119013846","title":"How Things Work","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Things Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides an accessible introduction to physics for the non-science student. Like the previous editions it employs everyday objects, with which students are familiar, in case studies to explain the most essential physics concepts of day-to-day life. Lou Bloomfield takes seemingly highly complex devices and strips away the complexity to show how at their heart are simple physics ideas. Once these concepts are understood, they can be used to understand the behavior of many devices encountered in everyday life. The sixth edition uses the power of WileyPLUS Learning Space with Orion to give students the opportunity to actively practice the physics concepts presented in this edition. This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. Access to WileyPLUS sold separately. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Laws of Motion, Part 1 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Skating 2\u003cbr\u003e(inertia, coasting, vector quantities, position, velocity, force, acceleration, mass, net force, Newton’s first and second laws, inertial frames of reference, units)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Falling Balls 12\u003cbr\u003e(gravity, weight, constant acceleration, projectile motion, vector components)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Ramps 21\u003cbr\u003e(support forces, Newton’s third law, energy, work, conservation of energy, kinetic and potential energies, gravitational potential energy, ramps, mechanical advantage)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 1 31 \/ Explanation: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 31 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Laws of Motion, Part 2 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Spinning Pie Dish 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Seesaws 34\u003cbr\u003e(rotational inertia; angular velocity; torque; angular acceleration; rotational mass; net torque; Newton’s first, second, and third laws of rotation; centers of mass and gravity; levers; balance)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Wheels 48\u003cbr\u003e(friction, traction, ordered and thermal energies, wheels, bearings, kinetic energy, power, rotational work)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Bumper Cars 59\u003cbr\u003e(momentum, impulse, conservation of momentum, angular momentum, angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, gradients, potential energy, acceleration, and forces)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 2 70 \/ Explanation: A Spinning Pie Dish 70 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Mechanical Objects Part 1 72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: Swinging Water Overhead 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Spring Scales 73\u003cbr\u003e(equilibrium, stable equilibrium, restoring force, Hooke’s law, elastic potential energy, oscillation, calibration)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Ball Sports: Bouncing 79\u003cbr\u003e(collisions, energy transfers, elastic and inelastic collisions, vibration)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters 86\u003cbr\u003e(uniform circular motion, feeling of acceleration, apparent weight, centripetal acceleration)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 3 94 \/ Explanation: Swinging Water Overhead 94 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Mechanical Objects Part 2 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: High-Flying Balls 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Bicycles 97\u003cbr\u003e(stable, neutral, and unstable equilibriums; static and dynamic stability; precession)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Rockets and Space Travel 104\u003cbr\u003e(reaction forces, law of universal gravitation, elliptical orbits, escape velocity, Kepler’s laws, speed of light, special and general relativity, equivalence principle)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 4 117 \/ Explanation: High-Flying Balls 117 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Fluids 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Cartesian Diver 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Balloons 120\u003cbr\u003e(pressure, density, temperature, thermal motion, absolute zero, Archimedes’ principle, buoyant force, ideal gas law)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Water Distribution 131\u003cbr\u003e(hydrostatics, Pascal’s principle, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, steady state flow, streamlines, pressure potential energy, Bernoulli’s equation)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 5 140 \/ Explanation: A Cartesian Diver 140 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Fluids and Motion 142\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Vortex Cannon 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Garden Watering 143\u003cbr\u003e(viscous forces, Poiseuille’s law, laminar and turbulent flows, speed and pressure in a fluid, Reynolds number, chaos, momentum in a fluid)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Ball Sports: Air 153\u003cbr\u003e(aerodynamics, aerodynamic lift and drag, viscous drag, pressure drag, boundary layers, stalls, Magnus and wake deflection forces)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Airplanes 161\u003cbr\u003e(airfoils, streamlining, lifting wings, angle of attack, induced drag, stalled wings, thrust)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 6 171 \/ Explanation: A Vortex Cannon 171 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Heat and Phase Transitions 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Ruler Thermometer 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Woodstoves 174\u003cbr\u003e(thermal energy, heat, temperature, thermal equilibrium, chemical bonds and reactions, conduction, thermal conductivity, convection, radiation, heat capacity)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice 184\u003cbr\u003e(phases of matter, phase transitions, melting, freezing, condensation, evaporation, relative humidity, latent heats of melting and evaporation, sublimation, deposition, boiling, nucleation, superheating)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Clothing, Insulation, and Climate 192\u003cbr\u003e(thermal conductivity, electromagnetic spectrum, light, blackbody spectrum, emissivity, Stefan-Boltzmann law, thermal expansion, greenhouse effect)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 7 205 \/ Explanation: A Ruler Thermometer 206 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Thermodynamics 208\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: Making Fog in a Bottle 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Air Conditioners 209\u003cbr\u003e(laws of thermodynamics, temperature, heat, entropy, heat pumps and thermodynamic efficiency)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Automobiles 219\u003cbr\u003e(heat engines and thermodynamic efficiency)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 8 228 \/ Explanation: Making Fog in a Bottle 228 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Resonance and Mechanical Waves 230\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Singing Wineglass 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Clocks 231\u003cbr\u003e(time and space, natural resonance, harmonic oscillators, simple harmonic motion, frequency, period, amplitude)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Musical Instruments 241\u003cbr\u003e(sound; music; vibrations in strings, air, and surfaces; fundamental and higher-order modes; harmonic and nonharmonic overtones; sympathetic vibration; standing and traveling waves; transverse and longitudinal waves; velocity and wavelength in mechanical waves; superposition; Doppler effect)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The Sea 254\u003cbr\u003e(tidal forces; surface waves; dispersion, refraction, reflection, and interference in mechanical waves)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 9 263 \/ Explanation: A Singing Wineglass 263 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Electricity 266\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: Moving Water without Touching It 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Static Electricity 267\u003cbr\u003e(electric charge, electrostatic forces, Coulomb’s law, electrostatic potential energy, voltage, charging by contact, electric polarization, electrical conductors and insulators)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Xerographic Copiers 276\u003cbr\u003e(electric fields and voltage gradients, electric fields inside and outside conductors, discharges, charging by induction, capacitors)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Flashlights 287\u003cbr\u003e(electric current; electric circuits; direction of current flow; electrical resistance; voltage drops; voltage rises; relationship among current, voltage, and power; Ohm’s law; resistors; series and parallel circuits)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 10 299 \/ Explanation: Moving Water without Touching It 300 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Magnetism and Electrodynamics 302\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Household Magnets 303\u003cbr\u003e(magnetic pole, magnetostatic forces, Coulomb’s law for magnetism, ferromagnetism, magnetic polarization, magnetic domains, magnetic materials, magnetic fields, magnetic flux lines, relationship between currents and magnetic fields)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Electric Power Distribution 313\u003cbr\u003e(direct and alternating currents, superconductivity, transformers, induction, magnetic field energy, relationship between changing magnetic fields and electric fields, Lenz’s law, inductors, induced emf, electrical safety, generators, motors)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 11 329 \/ Explanation: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet 330 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Electromagnetic Waves 332\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: A Disc in the Microwave Oven 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Radio 333\u003cbr\u003e(relationship between changing electric fields and magnetic fields, electric field energy, tank circuits, antennas, electromagnetic waves, speed of light, wave polarization, amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, bandwidth)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Microwave Ovens 343\u003cbr\u003e(speed, frequency, and wavelength in electromagnetic waves; polar and nonpolar molecules; Lorentz force; cyclotron motion)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue for Chapter 12 351 \/ Explanation: A Disc in the Microwave Oven 351 \/ Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Light 353\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Learning Experiment: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Itinerary 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Sunlight 354\u003cbr\u003e(light, Rayleigh scattering, index of refraction, impedance, refraction, reflection, dispersion, and interference in electromagnetic waves, polarized reflection)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Discharge Lamps 363\u003cbr\u003e(color vision, primary colors of light and pigment, illumination, gas discharges, quantum physics, wave-particle duality, atomic orbitals, Pauli exclusion principle, atomic structure, periodic chart, radiative transitions, Planck’s constant, atomic fluorescence, radiation trapping)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 LEDs and Lasers 377\u003cbr\u003e(levels in solids; 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