Everyday physics unusual insights into familiar things / Jo Hermans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hermans, Jo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Popular works.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : UIT Cambridge, [2021]

Summary:

Fully illustrated, attractive and super easy to follow, here is a physics book like none you've ever seen before: accessible and fun - perfect for anyone, young or old, with a healthy dose of curiosity.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Preface

Copyright

Contents

PART A: OUTDOOR LIFE

Chapter 01: How does GPS navigation work? (With a nod to Albert Einstein)

Chapter 02: Why are some mountain winds so warm?

Chapter 03: What is wind chill?

Chapter 04: Why is ice so slippery?

Chapter 05: Waves at the beach

Chapter 06: How fast do raindrops fall?

Chapter 07: Why don't fog drops fall?

Chapter 08: Skydiving: how fast can you fall?

Chapter 09: How high will the sun rise today?

Chapter 10: How hot does the sun feel?

Chapter 11: Parallel light beams from the sun

Chapter 12: Summer and winter, why such a big difference?

Chapter 13: Why do you walk the way you do?

PART B: BICYCLE AND CAR

Chapter 14: The human engine

Chapter 15: The human energy equivalent of a vacuum cleaner

Chapter 16: How do you keep your temperature constant?

Chapter 17: How efficient is cycling?

Chapter 18: What forces affect a cyclist?

Chapter 19: Can you cycle at 100 km/h?

Chapter 20: How fast can you cycle on the moon?

Chapter 21: Is cycling really harder with a side wind?

Chapter 22: Minimizing your journey time

Chapter 23: The cyclist's soggy back

Chapter 24: Can you get less wet by cycling faster?

Chapter 25: Rolling resistance, air resistance and fuel consumption

Chapter 26: How many cars per hour can a road take?

PART C: LIGHT AND COLOUR

Chapter 27: Cosy candlelight

Chapter 28: Why are incandescent bulbs so inefficient?

Chapter 29: Luminous ideas: fluorescent lights and LEDs

Chapter 30: Why is the sky blue and the setting sun red?

Chapter 31: Two kinds of smoke from the same cigarette?

Chapter 32: Swimming pools are deeper than they look

Chapter 33: Sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees

Chapter 34: How sharply can you see?.

Chapter 35: Your eye is more sensitive than a camera

Chapter 36: Puddles on a dry road

Chapter 37: Seeing the sun after sunset

Chapter 38: Transparent windowpanes &amp

opaque lace curtains

Chapter 39: Seeing clearly underwater

Chapter 40: What makes rainbows?

Chapter 41: Why are soap bubbles so colourful?

Chapter 42: Why are CDs so colourful?

Chapter 43: How do holograms work?

Chapter 44: Why does the sea look so blue?

Chapter 45: What's special about Polaroid glasses?

PART D: SOUND AND HEARING

Chapter 46: What do your ears hear?

Chapter 47: Why isn't there more noise pollution?

Chapter 48: The energy cost of talking

Chapter 49: How can you tell where a sound is coming from?

Chapter 50: Discriminating between different voices: the cocktail party effect

Chapter 51: Do you hear better at night?

Chapter 52: Can the wind blow sound to you?

Chapter 53: Do noise barriers work?

Chapter 54: Can you hear whether the curtains are closed?

Chapter 55: Doh-re-mi: the physics of musical scales

Chapter 56: Why orchestras go out of tune

PART E: IN AND AROUND THE HOUSE

Chapter 57: Why do eggs explode in the microwave?

Chapter 58: Can you cool your home with your fridge?

Chapter 59: Curve balls, backspin and topspin

Chapter 60: How much power can you get from solar energy?

Chapter 61: The mystery of the wandering carpets

Chapter 62: Common misconceptions about the radiometer

Chapter 63: Is thick glass a better insulator than thin glass?

Chapter 64: Is there a vacuum inside double glazed windows?

Chapter 65: Can you feel energy consumption?

Chapter 66: Is a black central heating radiator better than a white one?

Chapter 67: Does black paint get hotter than white?

Chapter 68: Does baby really need a hot water bottle?

Chapter 69: The lid on the saucepan.

Chapter 70: Why does the air get so dry in winter?

Chapter 71: Why don't you die of heat in the sauna?

Chapter 72: The wine-mixing problem

Chapter 73: The wandering tea leaves

Acknowledgements

Handy Reference Data

Appendix: The Wine-Mixing Problem - Calculation

Two More Experiments

Resources

Credits

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781906860813

1906860815

9781906860820

1906860823

OCLC:

1256260415