The Laws of Motion: An Anthology of Current Thought
| PUBLISHER | Rosen Young Adult (12/30/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
This book offers the latest thinking on the physics principles and processes behind such everyday activities as ball bouncing, stone skipping, soccer kicks, and spear or javelin throwing, and revisits Newton's Laws of Motion and the power of momentum. It also covers the animal world, discussing the physics of falling cats, bugs that walk on water, and the origins of flight in birds. With twenty selections drawn from leading journals and periodicals, this anthology presents the most recent scholarship and cutting-edge theories concerning the laws of motion and their real-life manifestations in the world around us.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781404204089
ISBN-10:
1404204083
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
186
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
5.92 x 0.76 x 8.82 inches
Weight:
0.87 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Mechanics - General
Grade Level:
10th Grade
- 12th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal:
531
Library of Congress Control Number:
2005000925
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This book offers the latest thinking on the physics principles and processes behind such everyday activities as ball bouncing, stone skipping, soccer kicks, and spear or javelin throwing, and revisits Newton's Laws of Motion and the power of momentum. It also covers the animal world, discussing the physics of falling cats, bugs that walk on water, and the origins of flight in birds. With twenty selections drawn from leading journals and periodicals, this anthology presents the most recent scholarship and cutting-edge theories concerning the laws of motion and their real-life manifestations in the world around us.
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Editor:
Hall, Linley Erin
Linley Erin Hall is a freelance writer and editor specializing in science. Hall has a BS in chemistry from Harvey Mood College, where she was one of 37 women in an entering class of 183. Hall worked as a science writer for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University before becoming a full-time writer. She has written two educational books and edited two educational anthologies. She lives in San Francisco.
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