Get hands-on experience with this Lab Manual! Designed toaccompany Trefil's Physics Matters, this Lab Manualcontains 20 different labs covering major topics with commonequipment.
Written by authors who have vast experience in communicatingscience to general audiences, Physics Matters conveys theprinciples of physics in a manner that is understandable to thenon-scientist. In a prose style that is clear, engaging, andcontemporary, it pays particular attention to the relevance ofphysics in comprehending our modern technological society and theissues created by those technologies.
James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.