Many people have a deep fear of Physics. The fear of Physics may not seem as scary as a fear of darkness. There are many reasons why people develop a fear of Maths and Physics.
Maths and Physics have a similar image to that of cabbages, in that you are not supposed to like them and, if you do, people think you are strange. We are taught, directly or indirectly, by the media that Physics is very hard: no-one can do Physics well; no-one likes Physics. Because of this, Physics has been put on a pedestal as 'very hard’ subject: If you can do it, you are revered as some kind of genius.
Students find Physics difficult, because they have to contend with different representations such as formulas and calculations, experiments, tables of numbers, graphs, diagrams and maps.
People think that Physics has too many things to learn: too much theory, too many formulas, too many laws and rules to be learned.
People also find that Physics is not interesting ( ... seriously?!) and that makes it difficult for students.
In this book, I wanted to prove that Physics could be interesting: you can learn laws and rules with such enjoyment that you don't notice that time passes!
CONTENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: The Physics of Love14
CHAPTER TWO: The Physics of Flight25
CHAPTER THREE: The Physics of a car crash29
CHAPTER FOUR: The Physics of Achilles and the Tortoise35
CHAPTER FIVE: The Physics of Stealth Technology39
CHAPTER SIX: The Physics of Ice Skating44
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Physics of Hurricanes54
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Physics of the Human Body67
CHAPTER NINE: The Physics of Bicycles77
CHAPTER TEN: The Physics of the Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk84
CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Physics of Basketball88
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of Surfing96
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Physics of Captain Tsubasa101
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Physics of Cooking109
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Physics of Diving116
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Physics of a Roller Coaster138
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Physics of Sherlock “Ohms”143
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Physics of AC/DC149
CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Physics of Schrödinger’s Cat154
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of the Jungle159
CHAPTER TWELVE-ONE: The Physics of the Rich and the Poor163
CHAPTER TWELVE-TWO: The Physics of “La pluie et le beau temps”166
CHAPTER TWELVE-THREE: The Physics of LED lights177
CHAPTER TWELVE-FOUR: The Physics of Television181
Acknowledgements
Index
Maths and Physics have a similar image to that of cabbages, in that you are not supposed to like them and, if you do, people think you are strange. We are taught, directly or indirectly, by the media that Physics is very hard: no-one can do Physics well; no-one likes Physics. Because of this, Physics has been put on a pedestal as 'very hard’ subject: If you can do it, you are revered as some kind of genius.
Students find Physics difficult, because they have to contend with different representations such as formulas and calculations, experiments, tables of numbers, graphs, diagrams and maps.
People think that Physics has too many things to learn: too much theory, too many formulas, too many laws and rules to be learned.
People also find that Physics is not interesting ( ... seriously?!) and that makes it difficult for students.
In this book, I wanted to prove that Physics could be interesting: you can learn laws and rules with such enjoyment that you don't notice that time passes!
CONTENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: The Physics of Love14
CHAPTER TWO: The Physics of Flight25
CHAPTER THREE: The Physics of a car crash29
CHAPTER FOUR: The Physics of Achilles and the Tortoise35
CHAPTER FIVE: The Physics of Stealth Technology39
CHAPTER SIX: The Physics of Ice Skating44
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Physics of Hurricanes54
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Physics of the Human Body67
CHAPTER NINE: The Physics of Bicycles77
CHAPTER TEN: The Physics of the Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk84
CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Physics of Basketball88
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of Surfing96
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Physics of Captain Tsubasa101
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Physics of Cooking109
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Physics of Diving116
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Physics of a Roller Coaster138
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Physics of Sherlock “Ohms”143
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Physics of AC/DC149
CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Physics of Schrödinger’s Cat154
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of the Jungle159
CHAPTER TWELVE-ONE: The Physics of the Rich and the Poor163
CHAPTER TWELVE-TWO: The Physics of “La pluie et le beau temps”166
CHAPTER TWELVE-THREE: The Physics of LED lights177
CHAPTER TWELVE-FOUR: The Physics of Television181
Acknowledgements
Index
