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The Cartoon Guide to Physics
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If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill -- if you imagine that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate -- if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car -- you need The Cartoon Guide to Physics to set you straight.
You don't have to be a scientist to grasp these and many other complex ideas, because The Cartoon Guide to Physics explains them all: velocity, acceleration, explosions, electricity and magnetism, circuits -- even a taste of relativity theory -- and much more, in simple, clear, and, yes, funny illustrations. Physics will never be the same!
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick and Art Huffman is lauded for blending humour with educational content, making complex physics concepts accessible and engaging. Reviewers appreciate how the authors use cartoons to explain difficult ideas in simple terms, maintaining both scientific rigour and entertainment value. It is often recommended for those looking to learn or review physics in an enjoyable and memorable way.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780062731005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 July 1999
Country: United States
Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 187.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 297g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He wrote his first guide, Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform, in 1977. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.
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