200 Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521774802)

This text will strengthen a student's ability to apply the laws of physics to practical situations and problems that yield more easily to intuitive insight than to complex mathematics. These problems, chosen almost exclusively from classical (non-quantum) physics, are posed in accessible nontechnical language and require the student to select the right framework in which to analyze the situation. The book will be invaluable to undergraduates preparing for "general physics" papers. Some physics professors will even find the more difficult questions challenging. The mathematical prerequisites are minimal and do not go beyond elementary calculus. This intriguing book of physics problems will prove instructive, challenging and fun.

Author: P. Gn臈ig, G. Honyek, K. F. Riley
ISBN-10: 0521774802
ISBN-13: 9780521774802
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2001
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.64h x 6.34w x 0.53d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2002 pg. 1080