Head First Physics: A Learner's Companion to Mechanics and Practical Physics (AP Physics B - Advanced Placement) Contributor(s): Lang, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596102372 ISBN-13: 9780596102371 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Utilizing puzzles, stories, and interviews, this textbook draws readers in and encourages participation to make physics fun. Lang explains why things really work the way they do, and covers everything from bungee jumping to wireless networks. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity - Science | Mechanics - General - Science | Study & Teaching |
Dewey: 530 |
Series: Head First |
Physical Information: 2.02" H x 7.99" W x 9.27" (3.78 lbs) 940 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who just don't get it.
If Myth Busters and other TV programs make you curious about our physical world -- or if you're a student forced to take a physics course -- now you can pursue the subject without the dread of boredom or the fear that it will be over your head. Head First Physics comes to rescue with an innovative, engaging, and inspirational way to learn physics! |
Contributor Bio(s): Lang: - Heather Lang has a physics degree, a PhD in the grey area between biochemistry and physics, and international caps at both chess and cricket. She has a great interest in educational and coaching methods and has run after-school chess clubs for a number of years, bringing many complete beginners on to national and international level.Heather has been able to transfer many of these successful methods across to her book Head First Physics. She is also the co-author of the Babar Particle Physics Teaching Package (Manchester University Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1999) and joint first author of a 2002 Nature Immunology paper with a lot of jargon and some pretty pictures in it.Lang, Heather: - Heather Lang has a physics degree, a PhD in the grey area between biochemistry and physics, and international caps at both chess and cricket. She has a great interest in educational and coaching methods and has run after-school chess clubs for a number of years, bringing many complete beginners on to national and international level. |