How everything works
Subtitle: making physics out of the ordinary
By: Louis A. Bloomfield
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 720
Subjects: Physics -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Description: Explains the physics of approximately sixty common items, including roller coasters, elevators, television, lasers, and musical instruments, as well as nuclear weapons and reactors.
Notes: Includes index
Table of contents: title: Table Of Contents
pagenum: ix; label: Chapter 1
title: Things That Move
pagenum: 1; label: 1.1
title: Skating
pagenum: 2; label: 1.2
title: Falling Balls
pagenum: 10; label: 1.3
title: Ramps
pagenum: 17; label: Chapter 2
title: More Things That Move
pagenum: 29; label: 2.1
title: Seesaws
pagenum: 30; label: 2.2
title: Wheels
pagenum: 41; label: 2.3
title: Bumper Cars
pagenum: 49; label: Chapter 3
title: Mechanical Things
pagenum: 59; label: 3.1
title: Spring Scales
pagenum: 60; label: 3.2
title: Bouncing Balls
pagenum: 69; label: 3.3
title: Carousels and Roller Coasters
pagenum: 79; label: Chapter 4
title: More Mechanical Things
pagenum: 87; label: 4.1
title: Bicycles
pagenum: 88; label: 4.2
title: Rockets and Space Travel
pagenum: 96; label: 4.3
title: The Earth, Moon, and Sun
pagenum: 109; label: 4.4
title: Elevators
pagenum: 117; label: Chapter 5
title: Things Involving Fluids
pagenum: 125; label: 5.1
title: Balloons
pagenum: 126; label: 5.2
title: Water Distribution
pagenum: 137; label: Chapter 6
title: Things That Move With Fluids
pagenum: 147; label: 6.1
title: Garden Watering
pagenum: 148; label: 6.2
title: Balls and Air
pagenum: 160; label: 6.3
title: Airplanes
pagenum: 168; label: 6.4
title: Vacuum Cleaners
pagenum: 190; label: Chapter 7
title: Thermal Things
pagenum: 197; label: 7.1
title: Woodstoves
pagenum: 198; label: 7.2
title: Water, Steam, and Ice
pagenum: 212; label: 7.3
title: Incandescent Lightbulbs
pagenum: 219; label: 7.4
title: Clothing and Insulation
pagenum: 228; label: 7.5
title: Thermometers and Thermostats
pagenum: 238; label: Chapter 8
title: Things That Work With Heat
pagenum: 249; label: 8.1
title: Air Conditioners
pagenum: 250; label: 8.2
title: Automobiles
pagenum: 258; label: 8.3
title: The Atmosphere
pagenum: 275; label: 8.4
title: Water Purification
pagenum: 284; label: Chapter 9
title: Things With Resonances and Mechanical Waves
pagenum: 293; label: 9.1
title: Clocks
pagenum: 294; label: 9.2
title: Musical Instruments
pagenum: 303; label: 9.3
title: The Sea
pagenum: 315; label: Chapter 10
title: Electric Things
pagenum: 323; label: 10.1
title: Static Electricity
pagenum: 324; label: 10.2
title: Xerographic Copiers
pagenum: 332; label: 10.3
title: Flashlights
pagenum: 343; label: Chapter 11
title: Magnetic and Electromagnetic Things
pagenum: 351; label: 11.1
title: Household Magnets
pagenum: 352; label: 11.2
title: Electric Power Distribution
pagenum: 362; label: 11.3
title: Electric Generators and Motors
pagenum: 374; label: 11.4
title: Magnetically Levitated Trains
pagenum: 385; label: 11.5
title: Magnetic Recording
pagenum: 392; label: Chapter 12
title: Electronic Things
pagenum: 399; label: 12.1
title: Power Adapters
pagenum: 400; label: 12.2
title: Audio Players
pagenum: 414; label: Chapter 13
title: Things That Use Electromagnetic Waves
pagenum: 427; label: 13.1
title: Radio
pagenum: 428; label: 13.2
title: Microwave Ovens
pagenum: 436; label: 13.3
title: Television
pagenum: 442; label: Chapter 14
title: Things That Involve Light
pagenum: 453; label: 14.1
title: Sunlight
pagenum: 454; label: 14.2
title: Discharge Lamps
pagenum: 461; label: 14.3
title: Lasers and LEDs
pagenum: 470; label: 14.4
title: Paint and Makeup
pagenum: 476; label: Chapter 15
title: Optical Things
pagenum: 489; label: 15.1
title: Cameras and Vision
pagenum: 490; label: 15.2
title: Optical Recording and Communication
pagenum: 506; label: 15.3
title: Telescopes and Microscopes
pagenum: 517; label: Chapter 16
title: Things That Use Recent Physics
pagenum: 527; label: 16.1
title: Nuclear Weapons
pagenum: 528; label: 16.2
title: Nuclear Reactors
pagenum: 543; label: 16.3
title: Medical Imaging and Radiation
pagenum: 552; label: Chapter 17
title: Things That Involve Materials
pagenum: 563; label: 17.1
title: Knives and Steel
pagenum: 564; label: 17.2
title: Windows and Glass
pagenum: 574; label: 17.3
title: Plastics
pagenum: 587; label: Chapter 18
title: Things That Involve Chemical Physics
pagenum: 599; label: 18.1
title: Oil Refineries
pagenum: 600; label: 18.2
title: Laundry
pagenum: 617; label: 18.3
title: Batteries
pagenum: 632; label: Appendices; label: A
title: Relevant Mathematics
pagenum: 647; label: B
title: Units, Conversion of Units
pagenum: 649; title: Glossary
pagenum: 653; title: Photo Credits
pagenum: 693; title: Index
pagenum: 695