This three-volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology-a course designed to take advantage of students' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more…
This three-volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology-a course designed to take advantage of students' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more…
Six lectures, all regarding the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. No one--not even Einstein himself--explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and…
Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessonsIt was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of…
An accessible survey of the efforts scientists have made to understand the concept of the infinite traces its relationship to religion and quantum physics and shows how it may help explain why the universe exists.
An updated volume, incorporating results from NASA's Voyager 2 and Hubble projects, teaches the elements of astronomy--from drawing star trails to examining sunspots--through the perspective of art, history, philosophy, and the other humanities.…
Although this book is now a little dated, it contains a variety of illustrated summary articles on popular science topics.
The original articles came as centre pull-outs in New Scientist magazine; they were printed on larger pages and many had…
Maths in 100 Key Breakthroughs presents a series of essays explaining the fundamentals of the most important maths concepts you really need to know. Richard Elwes profiles the groundbreaking and front-of-mind discoveries that have had a profound…
Knowing the distance of an astrophysical object is key to understanding its formation and evolution. Without an accurate distance, we do not know how bright it is, how large it is, or even when it existed. This volume highlights the tremendous amount…