Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science - Hardcover

Downie, Neil A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801874092 ISBN 13: 9780801874093

Verlag: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

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"The creative author of this book has filled it with novel and interesting demonstrations of physics, chemistry, and electronics experiments that are perfect for readers who love to tinker." -- Laura J. Lising, Science Books and Films

"The science in these projects is very nicely explained and the directions are good enough for their completion." -- Chemical Education Today

"The book is a job well done, and I recommend it for anyone trying to get physics across to non-specialist audiences." -- Chris Waltham, Physics Today

"Interesting and written in very clear conversational style... most people will want to try these experiments because they are fun." -- F. W. Menk, The Physicist

"This is a book that science teachers will love. With simple experiments that illustrate physical principles and then use basic mathematics to explain why they work, it will liven up classes for a wide age range." -- Mark Kidger, astronomer at La Palma Observatory and La Laguna University

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How do you make a clock out of an ice cube? Send messages using bubbles? Make money using a tube that waltzes? This collection of curious and offbeat science experiments provides the answers to these and thirty-six other fascinating questions. Accomplished physicist and science writer Neil A. Downie covers a range of phenomena, from the rocking and rolling that drives a waltzing tube; to the fluid mechanics of a coffee-cup rev counter and biceps made from balloons; to the simple chemistry of red--hot batteries and wet solar cells. For each experiment, he provides historical anecdotes about the relevant phenomena, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation -- requiring only high-school mathematics -- of the science behind the procedure. For those intrigued by any experiment, he includes follow-up suggestions, which describe ways to tinker with the initial "recipe."

This collection of lively experiments, with complete explanations and simple mathematics, will appeal to high--school science teachers, inveterate tinkerers, amateur scientists, or anyone looking for a project for the next science fair.

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• Verlag: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0801874092
• ISBN 13: 9780801874093
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352