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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN-100890514666
ISBN-139780890514665
eBay Product ID (ePID)52332992
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameExploring the World of Physics : from Simple Machines to Nuclear Energy
SubjectGeneral, Homeschooling, Physics / General
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Hudson Tiner
Subject AreaReligion, Education, Science
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
SynopsisThe latest installment of the wildly successful "Exploring" series, this textbook supplement explains physics in remarkable clear detail. Complemented with black-and-white illustrations, the book uses ordinary speech to explain the concepts of physics. The author's goal is to "write at a 6th grade level, but explain the concepts so that a motivated 4th grader can understand the material.", Did you know that a feather and a lump of lead will fall at the same rate in a vacuum? Learn about the history of physics from Aristotle to Galileo to Isaac Newton to the latest advances. Discover how the laws of motion and gravity affect everything from the normal activities of everyday life to launching rockets into space. Learn about the effects of inertia firsthand during fun and informative experiments.Exploring the World of Physics is a great tool for students of all ages who want to have a deeper understanding of the important and interesting ways that physics affects our lives and is complete with illustrations, chapter questions, and an index., The latest installment of the wildly successful Exploring series, this textbook supplement explains physics in remarkably clear detail. Complemented with black-and-white illustrations, the book uses ordinary speech to explain the concepts of physics. The author s goal is to write at a 6th grade level, but explain the concepts so that a motivated 4th grader can understand the material. Physics equations and formulas are kept to a minimum. The author starts with the simple and goes on to the complex, and the development is somewhat historical in nature, but is intended to be an introductory book for beginning physics students. Material of a more difficult nature is found in sidebars entitled For More Study. 8 1/2 x 11 Paperback 160 pages"