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More About This Title How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, Fourth Edition
English
English
1.1 Skating
1.2 Falling Balls
1.3 Ramps
Chapter 2 – The Laws of Motion, Part II
2.1 Wind Turbines
2.2 Wheels
2.3 Bumper Cars
Chapter 3 – Mechanical Objects, Part I
3.1 Spring Scales
3.2 Ball Sports: Bouncing
3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters
Chapter 4 – Mechanical Objects Part II
4.1 Bicycles
4.2 Rockets and Space Travel
Chapter 5 – Fluids
5.1 Balloons
5.2 Water Distribution
Chapter 6 – Fluids and Motion
6.1 Garden Watering
6.2 Ball Sports: Air
6.3 Airplanes
Chapter 7 – Heat and Phase Transitions
7.1 Woodstoves
7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice
7.3 Clothing, Insulation, and Climate
Chapter 8 – Thermodynamics
8.1 Air Conditioners
8.2 Automobiles
Chapter 9 – Resonance and Mechanical Waves
9.1 Clocks
9.2 Musical Instruments
9.3 The Sea
Chapter 10 – Electricity
10.1 Static Electricity
10.2 Xerographic Copiers
10.3 Flashlights
Chapter 11 – Magnetism and Electrodynamics
11.1 Household Magnets
11.2 Electric Power Distribution
11.3 Hybrid Automobiles
Chapter 12 – Electronics
12.1 Power Adapters
12.2 Audio Players
Chapter 13 – Electromagnetic Waves
13.1 Radio
13.2 Microwave Ovens
Chapter 14 – Light
14.1 Sunlight
14.2 Discharge Lamps
14.3 Lasers and LEDs
Chapter 15 – Optics
15.1 Cameras
15.2 Optical Recording and Communication
Chapter 16 – Modern Physics
16.1 Nuclear Weapons
16.2 Nuclear Reactors [NEW]
16.3 Medical Imaging and Radiation
Appendices
A. Vectors
B. Units, Conversion of Units
