{"product_id":"mad-about-physics-isbn-9780471569619","title":"Mad about Physics","description":"Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You'll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so important when shooting a basketball, and whether women are indeed as strong as men.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With nearly 400 questions and answers on everything from race cars to jumping fleas to vanishing elephants, \u003ci\u003eMad about Physics\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive collection of braintwisters and paradoxes that will challenge and entertain even the brainiest of science lovers. Whether you're a physicist by trade or just want to give your brain a power workout, this collection of intriguing and unusual physics challenges will send you on a highly entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of physics in our everyday lives.Warum können Sie um die Ecke hören, aber nicht schauen? Sie haben sich diese Frage auch schon gestellt? In dieser unterhaltsamen Kuriositätensammlung finden Sie Antworten auf viele derart drängende Probleme des Alltags. Ob Rennauto, Springfloh oder verschwindender Elefant, hier werden paradox erscheinende physikalische Zusammenhänge aufgeklärt, die nicht nur Wissenschaftlern Kopfzerbrechen bereiten. Hübsch gestaltet mit Abbildungen, Karikaturen und Anekdötchen - hervorragend auch als Geschenk geeignet! (12\/00) \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Reader xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Temperature Risin’ 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Color My World 1 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Splish! Splash! 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Fly like an Eagle 4 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Good Vibrations 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Opposites Attract 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Bodies in Motion 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Stairway to Heaven 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Life in the Fast Lane 1 1 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Born to Run 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 1 Third Stone from the Sun 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Across the Universe 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnswers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemperature Risin’ 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor My World 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplish! Splash! 1 7 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFly like an Eagle 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood Vibrations 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpposites Attract 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBodies in Motion 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStairway to Heaven 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife in the Fast Lane 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn to Run 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird Stone from the Sun 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcross the Universe 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 298\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTOPHER P. JARGODZKI, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Physics at Central Missouri State University and the author of two previous books of science braintwisters. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, and received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical physics from the University of California. \u003cb\u003eFRANKLIN POTTER, Ph.D.,\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Specialist in Physics at the University of California at Irvine and conducts research in elementary particle physics and cosmology. He received his B.S. degree from Cal Tech and Ph.D. in physics from Texas Tech University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy would a pitcher scuff a baseball? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich weighs more—a pound of feathers or a pound of iron?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. 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