Mad About Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities 1st Edition by Christopher Jargodzki (PDF)

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Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you’ll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You’ll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so important when shooting a basketball, and whether women are indeed as strong as men. With nearly 400 questions and answers on everything from race cars to jumping fleas to vanishing elephants, Mad about Physics presents a comprehensive collection of braintwisters and paradoxes that will challenge and entertain even the brainiest of science lovers. Whether you’re a physicist by trade or just want to give your brain a power workout, this collection of intriguing and unusual physics challenges will send you on a highly entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of physics in our everyday lives.

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Editorial Reviews: From Booklist This entertaining book is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in what makes the world work the way it does. The question-and-answer format makes for easy comprehension, and the authors’ explanations of even the most complicated phenomena are always clear and precise. Readers for whom the term science book conjures up memories of school textbooks will be pleasantly surprised by this volume’s readability. Although some of the 397 questions discuss complex subjects, others address such seemingly mundane issues as why the little plastic “drinking bird” toy keeps on drinking and why, if you pay close attention, you can see more meteors near morning than in the middle of the night. And many of the answers are downright stunning, at least for general readers: a pound of feathers, for instance, really does weigh more than a pound of iron. The book’s balance between the simple and the complex means it should appeal to all readers, no matter what their degree of expertise. A good choice for anyone who enjoyed David Feldman’s popular Imponderable series. David PittCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved From the Inside Flap Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball? Which weighs more—a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you’ll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You’ll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so important when shooting a basketball, and whether women are indeed as strong as men. With nearly 400 questions and answers on everything from race cars to jumping fleas to vanishing elephants, MAD ABOUT PHYSICS presents a comprehensive collection of braintwisters and paradoxes that will challenge and entertain even the brainiest of science lovers. Whether you’re a physicist by trade or just want to give your brain a power workout, this collection of intriguing and unusual physics challenges will send you on a highly entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of physics in our everyday lives. From the Back Cover Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball? Which weighs more—a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you’ll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You’ll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so important when shooting a basketball, and whether women are indeed as strong as men. With nearly 400 questions and answers on everything from race cars to jumping fleas to vanishing elephants, MAD ABOUT PHYSICS presents a comprehensive collection of braintwisters and paradoxes that will challenge and entertain even the brainiest of science lovers. Whether you’re a physicist by trade or just want to give your brain a power workout, this collection of intriguing and unusual physics challenges will send you on a highly entertaining ride that reveals the relevance of physics in our everyday lives. About the Author CHRISTOPHER P. JARGODZKI, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Physics at Central Missouri State University and the author of two previous books of science braintwisters. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, and received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical physics from the University of California. FRANKLIN POTTER, Ph.D., is an Associate Specialist in Physics at the University of California at Irvine and conducts research in elementary particle physics and cosmology. He received his B.S. degree from Cal Tech and Ph.D. in physics from Texas Tech University. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐It’s just a lot of fun. It offers new insights into old problems. It’s not a full exposition. Be prepared to do further work.

⭐Great premise (supply interesting real-world physics-related problems) and interestingly written in general; infuriatingly filled with errors both big and small however.I’ve compiled a list of some 32 errors, inaccuracies, or incomplete answers (not including the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, which is quite complex) that I’d be happy to email you gratis as a .docx attachment or included text if you’d like to “update” your copy of the book (no revisions in sight; and I found the second book in the series far less interesting than this one).– Stan de Riel, direct contact at stanton.deriel@yahoo.com

⭐Although the material in the book is good, it is very difficult to read on the Kindle. The questions and answers are in different sections of the book, and there are no links between them. It would be much better if each question had a link to its answer.The best I’ve been able to do is keep a bookmark at the current question and answer I’m reading and go back and forth, but it’s painful.

⭐This book is decent. Not the best….some of the puzzles are just confusing to be confusing if that makes sense. Thought it would be good for a few problems for my class. Have hardly used it.

⭐My Husband loved this as a gift. He and his friends read and argue the theories. IT is great entertainment for all.

⭐I am an avid fan of math and science authors that teach the materiel in a creative, fun, easy-to-absorb way. This book does a FANTASTIC job of it, and I highly recommend it! My hats off to you Christopher Jargodzki! Thank you for taking what can be an elusive, difficult-to-grasp/remember/comprehend subject, and turning it into a a subject that fuels the mind and the imagination on physics.-Rivka Edery, L.M.S.WWebsite: […]Author of: “Trauma and Transformation: A 12-Step Guide”.Available from:

⭐It’s been over 20 years since I’ve had any physics, but I still enjoyed the riddles and questions in this book — sure, some were over my head, but I still could understand lots of the explanations. Plus, the examples are practical enough to make you the star of your next party: is it better (which will make it COOL faster) to let black coffee cool first and then put in cold milk or to put cold milk in and let it cool? Coffee drinkers will be happy to know that black coffee cools faster than white so wait a few minutes before pouring your cold milk in if you want it to cool quickly. If you like these kinds of brainteasers, you’ll love this book. An appropriate gift for students and pondering adults alike. The authors also provide interesting quotes in the margins that make for good reading as well. Some of the explanations are a bit too brief if you really want to understand the physics behind it, but the authors provide the reader with enough information to dig deeper. Fun!

⭐I bought this book after reading the previous reviews, and it was exactly the book I had imagined. The more you read, the more you want to know about the world and how things work in our world. Physics is amazingly applied throughout our lives knowingly and unknowingly. The curiosities just keep going. After finishing it, you can correct your friends on misconcepted ideas or explain to them the theories behind an event.This paperback has 397 questions/puzzles, each with an answer in the back. Questions range from simple ones like what is the difference between gas and vapor, to more complex ones like the architecture of a rollercoaster. Although someone earlier had recommended this book for children, I would say that most of the braintwisters require some fundamental understanding of physics that a highschool student would have an easier time with. But again it is certainly a great choice and a must-have if you are one of those physics maniacs like me.

⭐I loved this book so much so I was inspired to buy the ‘sequel’ – Mad About Modern Physics, and was equally pleased with that one as well.It’s just a great read for anyone with the slightest curiosity about what is all around us.Well written and easily accessible, the various chapters cover a huge range, never delving too deep or over complicating the subject. Educational but most importantly, fun!

⭐I love this book, I’m due to start my physics degree in September and this has been a brilliant way to make sure I continue to think critically about problems. It is also a great way of making sure that you’re reminded not to assume you know.

⭐Good, simplistic answers. However, lacking on maths a bit too much.

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