My Father's Watch: Aspects of the Physical World

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Prentice Hall, 1974

0136089763 / 9780136089766

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My Father’s Watch: Aspects of the Physical World by physicists Donald F. Holcomb and Philip Morrison. Published by Prentice-Hall in 1974. Bibliographic records give the volume as xxvi + 390 pages and classify it under science and physics. An unusually designed and richly illustrated introduction to the physical sciences, developed around the observation of ordinary phenomena and the mathematical patterns that describe them. Rather than treating physics simply as a sequence of formulas, Holcomb and Morrison connect mathematics and physical reasoning to subjects including motion, energy, exponential processes, radioactive decay, population growth, measurement, graphing, and other observable processes in the natural world. The striking pictorial binding reproduces two pocket watches, while the title derives from John Ciardi’s poem “my father’s watch,” reproduced at the beginning of the book. The text originated from a course designed by Holcomb and Morrison for students who might take only a single college-level course in the physical sciences. Archival information concerning the book records substantial development during the late 1960s and early 1970s, with Prentice-Hall putting the finished work into production in 1973 for publication in 1974. Condition: Very Good. Original pictorial hardcover boards remain bright and attractive, with light rubbing, minor surface scuffing, and modest shelf wear concentrated along the edges, corners, and spine extremities. Corners show light bumping and wear. Binding appears firm and square. Interior pages shown are clean, bright, and well preserved, with numerous diagrams, graphs, mathematical illustrations, and explanatory figures throughout. No significant interior markings are visible in the pages examined. No dust jacket present. Please see photographs for condition details. Collector / Significance: An appealing and increasingly uncommon 1970s physics text notable for both its graphic design and interdisciplinary approach to teaching the physical sciences. The collaboration between Cornell physicist Donald F. Holcomb and Philip Morrison gives the volume additional interest for collections devoted to twentieth-century physics, science education, popular science, and the history of scientific pedagogy. The unusual pocket-watch pictorial binding also makes the book considerably more visually distinctive than the typical college physics textbook of the period. Carefully packed for shipment. USPS Media Mail available within the United States unless otherwise requested. International shipping available at cost. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks’ return policy. SCI 3.…

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Titel
My Father's Watch: Aspects of the Physical World
Autor
Donald F. Holcomb; Philip Morrison
Verlag
Prentice Hall
Erscheinungsjahr
1974
Zustand
Gut
Einband
Hardcover
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
0136089763
ISBN-13
9780136089766
Auflage
2. Auflage
Artikelgewicht
2,22 Pfund
Abmessungen
Breite: 8,4 Zoll, Höhe: 10,94 Zoll, Tiefe: 0,7 Zoll
Verkäuferkataloge
History of Science, Mathmatics, Physics, Science Education

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