The ultimate book of Saturday science : the very best backyard science experiments you can do yourself / Neil A. Downie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downie, N. A. (Neil A.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Experiments.

Science.

Engineering--Experiments.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It may be the only book that encourages hands-on science learning through the use of high-velocity, air-driven carrots. Downie, the undisputed maestro of Saturday science, here reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator--a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator--and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. The Riddle of the Sands demonstrates why some granular materials form steep cones when poured while others collapse in an avalanche. The Sunbeam Exploder creates a combustible delivery system out of sunlight, while the Red Hot Memory experiment shows you how to store data as heat. Want to learn to tell time using a knife and some butter? There's a whole section devoted to exotic clocks and oscillators that teaches you how. The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science features more than seventy fun and astonishing experiments that range in difficulty from simple to more challenging. All of them are original, and all are guaranteed to work. Downie provides instructions for each one and explains the underlying science, and also presents experimental variations that readers will want to try.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SIMPLE BUT SUBTLE . . . SIMPLE BUT NOT ALWAYS EASY TO EXPLAIN

SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE . . . SURPRISES GALORE IN THIS MAVERICK COLLECTION

SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE . . . FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD UNCOVERED IN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS

CLOXOTICA- EXOTIC CLOCKS AND OSCILLATORS: A CORNUCOPIA OF UNUSUAL CLOCKS

GEEKONICS-SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, AND NOT JUST FOR GEEKS

MAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS-PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAZARDS, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED

GREAT STUFF-BIGGER PROJECTS THAT NEED SPACE AND LARGER PARTS

TIPS AND TRICKS

OLD-FASHIONED UNITS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613589576

9781280494345

1280494344

9781400841738

1400841739

OCLC:

782923573