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"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90ʻF to 110ʻF. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...
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Did you know that both electricity and light move in waves, like water does? What does electricity have to do with magnets? From Benjamin Franklin and Charles de Coulomb to Georg Ohm and James Joule, readers will be introduced to the basic principles of light, electricity, and magnetism in an illuminating way.
5) An Introduction to Waves: Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves: .Self Taught Physics Science Grad
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This time, let's learn to measure light. This science book will teach your fifth grader that light is an energy form that can be measured using wavelengths, cycle and frequency. Also included in the discussion are the characteristics of white light such as transparency, translucency and opacity. This is a wonderful read that is in line with standard school curriculum.
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Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spend time wondering about, like the origin of gravity and the universe. It also goes into the theories that seem right but are wrong and shows why they are wrong a rarity in science books. Think Physics series is a rigorously correct, lighthearted, and cleverly...
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In 1900, the British physicist Lord Kelvin declared "There is nothing new to discover in physics. All that remains is to more accurately measure its quantities" today, hardly anyone would dare say that our knowledge of the universe and everything in it is almost complete. There are still some deficiencies in the standard model of physics, such as the origin of mass, the strong CP problem, neutrino oscillations, matter-antimatter asymmetry and the...
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The first successful field theory was created by the Scottish Physicist James Clerk Maxwell in the mid-19th century—the electromagnetic field theory.
Then in the early 1900s, Einstein spent 30yrs of his life developing a unified field theory but all in vain. One limitation with Einstein's work was at first his rejection, and then his ignorance of quantum theory. Einstein was motivated by an intellectual need to unify the forces of nature. He felt...
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Since high school, I have been rebellious to how physics derivations are presented with difficult and confusing mathematical tools. I am not used to deriving physics laws using the same mathematical tools that our forefathers of physics used (the same found in various physics text books), which I find not only confusing to me but to the entire scientific community who are categorized as the "Silent Majority". I try so much to tackle the problem from...
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Balungi explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Think Physics is a series aimed to solving the big problems in physics. The book targets topics that researchers and students spend time wondering about, like the origin of gravity and the universe. It also goes into the theories that seem right but are wrong and shows why they are wrong a rarity in science books. Think Physics series is a rigorously correct, lighthearted, and cleverly...
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Three things will be discussed in this book and they are all characteristics of white light: opaque, transparent and translucent. The first few pages will touch on the definition of light to build a foundational knowledge on the topic. Later, it will discuss how opaque, transparent and translucent objects affect the travel of light. It will end with how a prism works in relation to light.
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The most common example of light refraction is when you see a pencil "bend" when it is in a glass of water. The purpose of this book is to help you understand how the refraction of light made the pencil look bent. You will read about the how's and why's. With this knowledge, you will begin to understand how the theory of the refraction of light is applied in modern science.
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In this book, you will learn about the core design of lasers and photocopiers. You will also get a chance to study how they're used today. This book proves that the study of light and optics should not be too difficult. Grab a copy and use this as an additional learning resource for fifth grade physics.
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The best way to describe sound is by thinking of them as waves. This book pretty much explains what that is so. It begins with a discussion on how sound energy moves, followed by why there are different kinds of sounds. Finally, the last chapter discusses all kinds of musical instruments and the beautiful sounds they create. Read and learn about sound.
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At the end of this book, you should be able to describe light as a form of energy. Understand where light comes from and then read about the mechanics of how light is converted into energy. Get to know examples of devices that use light energy such as photocopy machines, televisions and cameras. Finally, read about the speed of light using lightning and thunder as examples.
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Ever wondered how the whole world is moving towards a wireless future?
"Wireless World: The Earth with Electronic Waves Around us" is a book that talks about the entire realm of wireless technology. Starting from its interesting historical background to its potential future, the author breaks down how wireless technology got where it is today. We live in an era of technology but have very little idea about how these technologies came into being,...
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Learn how light interacts with matter in this physics book for fifth graders. Read about how light is reflected, refracted, or absorbed. Also, learn how colors are created as a result of these interactions. When you're learning from this book, you will also get to review previous topics on light waves and how they travel. Are you ready to learn? Then start reading today.
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Lasers are among the modern uses of light. In this book, you will study everything there is to know about lasers. Find out its history, who discovered it and for what initial purpose. How does it work? What are examples of lasers in modern times? Finally, what are the different uses of lasers today?
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First published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean. The original author, Willard Bascom, was a master of the subject and included a wealth of information, based on theory and statistics, but also anecdotal observation and personal experience. It brought to the general public understanding of the awesome and complex power of the waves.
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