Understanding the concepts of physics is given precedence over using formulae in calculations. In order to be simple, the text focuses on concepts, while keeping mathematics to the necessary minimum. It resulted from a threefold aim I have pursued since 1990: to present motion in a way that is simple, up to date and captivating. The present volume is the first of a six-volume overview of physics. In the structure of modern physics, shown in Figure 1, the results on everyday motion form the major part of the starting point at the bottom. This text explores how these six results are deduced and how they fit with all those observations that seem to contradict them. Yes, nature is indeed lazy: in every motion, it minimizes change.
This volume presents the best of them in the domain of everyday life.Ĭarefully observing everyday motion allows us to deduce six essential statements: everyday motion is continuous, conserved, relative, reversible, mirror-invariant – and lazy. Curiosity about how people, animals, things, images and space move leads to many adventures. This book is written for anybody who is curious about nature and motion. Quantitative and Hands-on activities may be used as labs. All activities are designed to be done in small groups in the classroom, but most can be adapted for use as homework or projects. Topics cover chapters 1, 2, 5, 15-23, and sections of chapter 24 concerning black holes. These activities cover topics in Stellar Astronomy, aligned with the OpenStax Astronomy textbook. We'd love to hear about your use of these resources! Let us know what you're using, sign up for updates, and submit corrections, suggestions, or comments here: Development of these resources was funded through LCC's OER Initiative (). This collection was built by Andrea Goering and Richard Wagner instructors of physics and astronomy at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA. This is one part of an astronomy resource collection by Lane Community College. Topics cover chapters 1, 5, 6, 24-30, and sections of chapter 17 and 19 concerning distance. Here I have compiled a list of ten physics books that cover various aspects of this vast field of study, to get you started.These activities cover topics in Galaxies and Cosmology, aligned with the OpenStax Astronomy textbook. Thanks to the work of science journalists as well as gifted scientists who have taken the time to write about their field in a way that is accessible and enjoyable for lay readers armed with eager curiosity but little academic background, there is no dearth of good physics books to dip one’s toes into. In a very important exam during the last two years of high school, which in India determine your career path for college, I even achieved the unique distinction of almost failing Math but scoring top marks in Physics - a contradiction that left my teachers thoroughly baffled.ĭue to a combination of circumstances I chose not to major in Physics in college, but I retained my love for the subject through reading. Thanks to my grandfather’s infectious enthusiasm for the subject, and some Bengali popular science physics books I read in my teenage years - especially Biswasghatak by Narayan Sanyal, which deftly combined nuclear physics with fiction - it was always one of my best subjects in school. It is the science that most frequently veers into the territory of philosophy. Physics, as a science that tries to understand how the universe really works, is fascinating and inspiring - not only to scientists and academics, but also to lay readers and writers of speculative fiction.
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