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Great Ideas in Physics

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ISBN-10: 0071357386

ISBN-13: 9780071357388

Edition: 3rd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Alan P. Lightman

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This is an introduction to physics for the lay reader. The text takes the reader through four important ideas in physics: the conservation of energy, the second law of thermodynamics, the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 6/26/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034

The Conservation of Energy
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Relativity of Time
The Wave-Particle Duality of Nature
A Review of Some Basic
Problems and Discussion
Questions.C:
Laboratory
Readings
Endnotes
Credits
Index.