Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
The Great Courses (2004), 270 pages, 18 hours, 36 lectures
Description
"This course introduces principles of physics through their application to everyday life"--Guidebook.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
270 p.; 8 inches
Local notes
[1] Realms of physics [2] The amazing disc [3] The wonderful wave [4] Seeing the light [5] Is seeing believing? [6] Music to your ears [7] May the forces be with you [8] Aristotle's revenge [9] Going in circles [10] Taking flight [11] Into space [12] A conservative streak [13] The electrical heart of matter [14] Harnessing the electrical genie [15] A magnetic personality [16] Making electricity [17] Credit card to power plant [18] Making waves [19] The miracle element [20] The twentieth century's greatest inventions? [21] Building the elctronics revolution [22] Circuits—so logical! [23] How's your memory? [24] Atom to computer [25] Keeping warm [26] Life in the greenhouse [27] The tip of the iceberg [28] Physics in the kitchen [29] Like a work of Shakespeare [30] Energy in your life [31] Your place on Earth [32] Dance and spin [33] The light fantastic [34] Nuclear matters [35] Physics in your body [36] Your place in the universe
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