Physics: Concepts and Connections

Physics: Concepts and Connections
ISBN-10
0130953814
ISBN-13
9780130953810
Series
Physics
Pages
536
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Author
Art Hobson

Description

Emphasizes modern physics in a philosophical, cultural as well as scientific context. Atoms and the structure of matter. Speed, velocity, and acceleration. The connections between force, mass and acceleration. Energy efficiency and electric power. The second law of thermodynamics. Entropy. The automobile and the steam-electric generating plant. General relativity and cosmology -- the large-scale geometry, density, and fate of the universe, along with the inflationary theory's predictions and the search for the (possibly) missing mass in the universe. The search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Quantum theory -- the electron double-slit experiment, and the evidence for Bell's interconnectedness principle.

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