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| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Company |
| ISBN 13 | 9789813208018 |
| ISBN 10 | 9813208015 |
| Book Description | This reissued version of the classic text Basic Physics will help teachers at both the high-school and college levels gain new insights into, and deeper understanding of, many topics in both classical and modern physics that are commonly taught in introductory physics courses. All of the original book is included with new content added. Short sections of the previous book (174 in number) are labeled "Features." These Features are highlighted in the book, set forth in a separate Table of Contents, and separately indexed. Many teachers will value this book as a personal reference during a teaching year as various topics are addressed. Ford's discussions of the history and meaning of topics from Newton's mechanics to Feynman's diagrams, although written first in 1968, have beautifully withstood the test of time and are fully relevant to 21st-century physics teaching. |
| About the Author | Kenneth Ford is an American physicist whose research was in nuclear and particle physics. He has taught at the university and secondary-school levels and has held various administrative posts. His avocation for fifty years was flying light planes and gliders. His first book, published in 1963, was The World of Elementary Particles. His latest book, in press and scheduled for early 2011, is 101 Quantum Questions: What You Need to Know About the World You Can't See. In between he wrote physics textbooks, co-authored John Wheeler's autobiography, wrote a book on quantum physics for the general reader (The Quantum World), and published a memoir, In Love with Flying. He has seven children and fourteen grandchildren and now lives with his wife Joanne in Philadelphia. His favorite state: New Mexico. His favorite airplane: Beechcraft Bonanza. His favorite book: The Great Gatsby. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Kenneth W. Ford |
| Edition Number | Reissue Edition |
| Publication Date | 09-Jan-17 |
| Number of Pages | 852 |
Basic Physics paperback english - 09-Jan-17
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