Don't try this at home!
Subtitle: the physics of Hollywood movies
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781419594069
Table of contents: title: chapter 1. Kinematics; title: XXX and the Difference Between Displacement and Distance                 1; title: Kinematics                                                               2; title: Speed and Projectiles                                                    9; title: Additional Questions                                                    14; title: chapter 2. Newton's Laws; title: Spider-Man and Other Sticky Things                                      15; title: Newton's Laws                                                           17; title: Super Punches                                                           25; title: Sticky Fingers                                                          28; title: An Object In Motion ...                                                 29; title: How Strong Is the Green Goblin (or More Issues with Friction)           31; title: How Does Superman Fly?                                                  33; title: XXX Revisited and Batman                                                39; title: Additional Questions                                                    48; title: chapter 3.  Conservation of Momentum and Energy; title: (with special guest appearances by Heat and Thermodynamics); title: Mission: Impossible                                                     49; title: October Sky-Energy and Momentum in Real Life                            57; title: Kinetic Energy and Kinder, Gentler Nuclear Bombs                        70; title: Additional Questions                                                    82; title: chapter 4.  Circular Motion; title: Uniform Circular Motion                                                 85; title: Orbital (Circular) Motion                                               89; title: Rotational Kinetic Energy                                               94; title: A High-SpeedTurn                                                        96; title: 2001 and Artificial Gravity                                             98; title: Apollo 13-Around the Moon and Back (Barely)                             102; title: Armageddon and the End of Physics                                       106; title: Additional Questions                                                    112; title: chapter 5.  Fluids, Gases, and Thermodynamics; title: Fluid Physics                                                           115; title: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-and the Density of Candy         122; title: Titanic-Icebergs Near, Far, Wherever They Are ...                       125; title: The Day After Tomorrow-What's Thermodynamics Got to Do with It?        130; title: Additional Questions                                                   143; title: chapter 6. Electrostatics, Electricity, and Magnetism; title: Apollo 13 and Energy-Efficient Circuitry                               145; title: The Core Revisited, Reloaded, Remagnetized                             161; title: Magnetism                                                               161; title: Electromagnetic Shielding in the Cinema                                 176; title: Additional Questions                                                    178; title: chapter 7. Waves, Light, Sound, and Sensurround; title: The Oscillating Universe                                                179; title: The Most Common Cinematic Sci-fi Error                                  185; title: Additional Questions and Problems                                      205; title: chapter 8.  Modern Physics in Modern Films; title: The Theory of Relativity: Impulse Speed and Warp Speed                 208; title: Event Horizon, General Relativity, Star Trek, and Warp Speed           220; title: Nuclear Physics in Film                                                225; title: Quantum Mechanics                                                      230; title: Final Remarks                                                          239; title: Additional Questions and Problems                                      239; title: Appendix A: Additional Brief Film Reviews                               241; title: Appendix B: Fairy-Tale Physics                                         249; title: Appendix C: The Laws of Cartoon Physics                                 257