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Why Cats Land on Their Feet by Mark Levi Publisher Comments Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by Jeffrey A. Barrett Publisher Comments Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation of... (read more) List Price $69.50 Your price: $61.68 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Gravity: How the Weakest Force in the Universe Shaped Our Lives by Brian Clegg Publisher Comments A history of gravity, and a study of its importance and relevance to our lives, as well as its influence on other areas of science. Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Physics for Engineers and Scientists 3E (Part 1b) by Hans C. Ohanian Publisher Comments Designed for the introductory, calculus-based physics course, Physics for Engineers and Scientists is distinguished by its lucid exposition and accessible coverage of fundamental physics concepts. The text presents a modern view of classical mechanics... (read more) Your price: $8.57 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Legacy (Second Edition) by Mark McCutcheon Publisher Comments A key unresolved issue lies at the heart of our science -- the quest of Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Hawking and many others, now widely known as the Theory of Everything. This ultimate understanding is expected to transform science and resolve its many... (read more) Your price: $13.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Odd Quantum by Sam B. Treiman Publisher Comments This is a rare and much-needed book: a concise but comprehensive account of quantum mechanics written by a respected physicist for popular science readers. Sam Treiman is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University and is internationally... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Fire-Gazing: When Venus Transits the Sun 2004 and 2012 by Gail R. Dimitroff PhD Publisher Comments Venus has always been associated with the feminine in astrology and in culture, yet little emphasis is placed upon the wisdom aspect of the planet. With the cycles of Venus we are given insight into the unfolding of wisdom within ourselves and society... (read more) Your price: $3.99 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics by Peter Szekeres Publisher Comments Textbook providing an introduction to the major mathematical structures used in physics today.... (read more) List Price $84.00 Your price: $80.85 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Applications of Turbulent and Multi-Phase Combustion by Kenneth Kuan-yun Kuo Publisher Comments A hands-on, integrated approach to solving combustion problems in diverse areas An understanding of turbulence, combustion, and multiphase reacting flows is essential for engineers and scientists in many industries, including power genera-tion, jet and... (read more) Your price: $149.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Terrestrial Hydrometeorology by W. James James Shuttleworth Publisher Comments Both hydrologists and meteorologists need to speak a common scientific language, and this has given rise to the new scientific discipline of hydrometeorology, which deals with the transfer of water and energy across the land/atmosphere interface... (read more) List Price $149.95 Your price: $144.33 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate by David Randall Publisher Comments The atmosphere is critical to climate change. It can amplify shifts in the climate system, and also mitigate them. This primer offers a short, reader-friendly introduction to these atmospheric processes and how they work, written by a leading expert on... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $24.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Classical Electromagnetism in a Nutshell by Anupam Garg Publisher Comments This graduate-level physics textbook provides a comprehensive treatment of the basic principles and phenomena of classical electromagnetism. While many electromagnetism texts use the subject to teach mathematical methods of physics, here the emphasis is... (read more) List Price $99.50 Your price: $88.31 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Fundamental Concepts of Physics by Michael J. Cardamone Publisher Comments Fundamental Concepts of Physics introduces students with little scientific background to college physics. Dr. Michael J. Cardamone presents the science of physics in a nonthreatening, non-mathematical conceptual format, with emphasis on its historical... (read more) Your price: $17.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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An Introduction to Gravity Modification: A Guide to Using Laithwaite's and Podkletnov's Experiments and the Physics of Forces for Empirical Results, by Benjamin T. Solomon Publisher Comments PMAn Introduction to Gravity Modification, Second Edition is the result of a 12-year (1999-2011) study into the theoretical and technological feasibility of gravity modification, that presents the new physics of forces by replacing relativistic, quantum... (read more) Your price: $21.00 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Climate of the Mediterranean Region by P. Lionello Publisher Comments The Mediterranean region contains a diverse and interesting climate ranging from areas with permanent glaciers to areas of subtropical, semiarid regions. The region is potentially sensitive to climate change and its progress has environmental, social... (read more) List Price $165.00 Your price: $158.81 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Schaum's Outline of Applied Physics, 4ed by Arthur Beiser Publisher Comments Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?.. Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $16.82 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics by Marcel Goossens Publisher Comments Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion. This textbook collects... (read more) List Price $99.00 Your price: $95.29 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Diffusion Phenomena: Cases and Studies by Richard Ghez Publisher Comments This second edition is extensively revised from the author's successful "A Primer of Diffusion Problems" (Wiley, 1988), and includes new exercises, three new appendices, and a new chapter on surface rate limitation and segregation. The goal of Diffusion... (read more) List Price $109.00 Your price: $104.91 Google eBooks - Electronic
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New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics VII: Contributions to the 16th Stab/Dglr Symposium Aachen, Germany 2008 by Andreas Dillmann Publisher Comments This volume contains the contributions to the 16. Symposium of the STAB (German Aero-space Aerodynamics Association). In this association all those German scientists and engineers from universities, research establishments and industry are involved, who... (read more) List Price $299.00 Your price: $287.79 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids by Olivier Coussy Publisher Comments Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids addresses the mechanics and physics of deformable porous materials whose porous space is filled by one or several fluid mixtures interacting with the solid matrix. Coussy uses the language of thermodynamics to frame... (read more) Your price: $119.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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