How things work
Subtitle: the physics of everyday life
By: Louis A. Bloomfield.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
Subjects: Physics -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks.
Description: This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. How Things Work brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context.
Notes: Includes index.