The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New Millennium Edition ISBN: 0465023827 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Author(s): Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands Publisher: Basic Books Number of Pages: 1552 "The whole thing was basically an experiment" Richard Feynman said late in his career looking back on the origins of his lectures The experiment turned out to be hugely successful spawning a book that has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight Now we are reintroducing the printed books to the trade fully corrected for the first time ever and in collaboration with Caltech Timeless and collectible the lectures are essential reading not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman Click Here To Compare Prices Now Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher ISBN: 0465025277 Binding: Paperback Edition: Fourth Edition Author(s): Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew Sands Publisher: Basic Books Number of Pages: 176 The six easiest chapters from Feynman's landmark work Lectures on Physics-- specifically designed for the general non-scientist reader Click Here To Compare Prices Now College Physics, (Chs. 1-30) (8th Edition) ISBN: 0805378219 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 8 Author(s): Hugh D. Young, Robert Geller Publisher: Addison Wesley Number of Pages: 1193 KEY BENEFIT: For more than five decades Sears and Zemansky's College Physics has provided the most reliable foundation of physics education forreaders around the world For the Eighth Edition Robert Geller joins Hugh Young to produce a comprehensive update of this benchmark text A broad and thorough introduction to physics this new edition carefully integrates many solutions from educational research to helpreaders to develop greater confidence in solving problems deeper conceptual understanding and stronger quantitative-reasoning skills while helping them connect what they learn with their other courses and the changing world around themKEY TOPICS: Models Measurements and Vectors Motion along a Straight Line Motion in a Plane Newtons Laws of Motion Applications of Newtons Laws Circular Motion and Gravitation Work and Energy Momentum Rotational Motion Dynamics of Rotational Motion Elasticity and Periodic Motion Mechanical Waves and Sound Fluid Mechanics Temperature and Heat Thermal Properties of Matter The Second Law of Thermodynamics Electric Charges Forces and Fields Electric Potential and Electric Energy Electric Current and Direct-Current Circuits Magnetism Magnetic Flux and Faradays Law of Induction Alternating Currents Electromagnetic Waves Geometric Optics Optical Instruments Interference and Diffraction Relativity Photons Electrons and Atoms Atoms Molecules and Solids 30 Nuclear and High-Energy Physics For all readers interested in most reliable foundation of physics education Click Here To Compare Prices Now Fundamentals of Physics Extended ISBN: 0471758019 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 8 Author(s): David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker Publisher: Wiley Number of Pages: 1328 No other book on the market today can match the 30-year success of Halliday Resnick and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics In a breezy easy-to-understand the book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts and helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications Problem-solving tactics are provided to help the reader solve problems and avoid common errors This new edition features several thousand end of chapter problems that were rewritten to streamline both the presentations and answers Chapter Puzzlers open each chapter with an intriguing application or question that is explained or answered in the chapter Click Here To Compare Prices Now Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World ISBN: 006172372X Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Lisa Randall Publisher: Ecco Number of Pages: 464 From one of Time magazines 100 most influential people in the world a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup its evolution and the fundamental forces that drive its operation Knocking on Heavens Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science There could be no better guide than Lisa Randall The bestselling author of Warped Passages is an expert in both particle physics (the study of the smallest objects we know of) and cosmology (the study of the largest) In Knocking on Heavens Door she explores how we decide which scientific questions to study and how we go about answering them She examines the role of risk creativity uncertainty beauty and truth in scientific thinking through provocative conversations with leading figures in other fields (such as the chef David Chang the forecaster Nate Silver and the screenwriter Scott Derrickson) and she explains with wit and clarity the latest ideas in physics and cosmology Randall describes the nature and goals of the largest machine ever built: the Large Hadron Collider the enormous particle accelerator below the border of France and Switzerlandas well as recent ideas underlying cosmology and current dark matter experiments The most sweeping and exciting science book in years Knocking on Heavens Door makes clear the biggest scientific questions we face and reveals how answering them could ultimately tell us who we are and where we came from Click Here To Compare Prices Now The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone ISBN: 067401832X Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Kenneth W. Ford Publisher: Harvard University Press Number of Pages: 304 As Kenneth W Ford shows us in The Quantum World the laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that for all its successes remains mysterious In order to make the book even more suitable for classroom use the author assisted by Diane Goldstein has included a new section of Quantum Questions at the back of the book A separate answer manual to these 300+ questions is available; visit The Quantum World website for ordering information There is also a cloth edition of this book which does not include the "Quantum Questions" included in this paperback edition Click Here To Compare Prices Now New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces ISBN: Binding: Kindle Edition Edition: Author(s): Henry Raymond Rogers Publisher: Number of Pages: This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers You may find it for free on the web Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery Click Here To Compare Prices Now How to Teach Physics to Your Dog ISBN: Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Chad Orzel Publisher: Scribner Number of Pages: 256 When physics professor Chad Orzel went to the pound to adopt a dog he never imagined Emmy She wasn't just a friendly mutt who needed a home; she was a talking dog with an active interest in what her new owner did for a living and how it could work for her Soon Emmy was trying to use the strange ideas of quantum mechanics for the really important things in her life: chasing critters getting treats and going for walks She peppered Chad with questions: Could she use quantum tunneling to get through the neighbor's fence and chase bunnies What about quantum teleportation to catch squirrels before they climb out of reach Where are all the universes in which Chad drops steak on the floor And what about the bunnies made of cheese that ought to be appearing out of nothing in the backyard With great humor and clarity Chad Orzel explains to Emmy and to human readers just what quantum mechanics is and how it works -- and why although you can't use it to catch squirrels or eat steak it's still bizarre amazing and important to every dog and human Follow along as Chad and Emmy discuss the central elements of quantum theory from particles that behave like waves and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to entanglement ("spooky action at a distance") and virtual particles Along the way they discuss the history of the theory such as the experiments that discovered that electrons are waves and particles at the same time and Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr's decades-long debate over what quantum theory really meant (Einstein may have been smarter but Bohr was right more often) Don't get caught looking less informed than Emmy How to Teach Physics to Your Dog will show you the universe that lies beneath everyday reality in all its randomness uncertainty and wonder "Forget Schrdinger's Cat" says Emmy "quantum physics is all about dogs" And once you see quantum physics explained to a dog you'll never see the world the same way again Click Here To Compare Prices Now Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction ISBN: 0192804340 Binding: Paperback Edition: Author(s): Frank Close Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Number of Pages: 160 In Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe The book begins with a guide to what matter is made up of and how it evolved and goes on to describe the fascinating and cutting-edge techniques used to study it The author discusses particles such as quarks electrons and the neutrino and exotic matter and antimatter He also investigates the forces of nature accelerators and detectors and the intriguing future of particle physics This book is essential reading for general readers interested in popular science students of physics and scientists at all levels About the Series: Combining authority with wit accessibility and style Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics Written by experts for the newcomer they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics from philosophy to Freud quantum theory to Islam Click Here To Compare Prices Now Student Study Guide to accompany Physics, 8th Edition ISBN: 0470395303 Binding: Paperback Edition: 8th Author(s): John D. 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