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Modern Physics by Raymond A. Serway Publisher Comments Accessible and flexible, MODERN PHYSICS, Third Edition has been specifically designed to provide simple, clear, and mathematically uncomplicated explanations of physical concepts and theories of modern physics. The authors clarify and show support for... (read more) List Price $282.95 Your price: $210.00 Used - Hardcover 
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How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Publisher Comments They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity?Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this irresistible introduction to Einstein’s... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival by David Kaiser Publisher Comments Advance Praise for How the Hippies Saved Physics: "This book takes us deep into the kaleidoscopic culture of the 1970s--with its pop-metaphysicians, dabblers in Eastern mysticism, and counterculture gurus--some of whom, it turns out, were also physicists... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Staff Pick Ancient thinkers asked why nature operates as it does; modern scientists inquire how. Hawking and Mlodinow argue that M-theory explains both, and they make great use of gorgeous illustrations, for some of these ideas come across most powerfully in... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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String Theory for Dummies (For Dummies) by Andrew Zimmerman Jones Publisher Comments Learn: The basic concepts of this controversial theory How string theory builds on physics concepts The different viewpoints in the field String theory's physical implications Your plain-English guide to this complex scientific theory String theory is... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene Staff Pick "Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe."... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Undivided Universe by David Bohm Publisher Comments In the The Undivided Universe, David Bohn and Basil Hiley present a radically different approach to quantum theory. They develop an interpretation of quantum mechanics which gives a clear, intuitive understanding of its meaning and in which there is a... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper
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Thermodynamics (37 Edition) by Enrico Fermi Publisher Comments In this classic of modern science, the Nobel Laureate presents a clear treatment of systems, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, and much more. Calculus required.... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $7.00 Used - Trade Paper
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In Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin Publisher Comments It is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear bombs, no laser, no TV, no computers, no... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Physics for Dummies (For Dummies) by Steven Holzner Publisher Comments Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do the complexities of thermodynamics cool your enthusiasm? Thanks to this book, you don’t have to be Einstein to understand physics. As... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Brief History of Time: The Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary Edition by Stephen W Hawking Publisher Comments #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life by Robert O. Becker and Gary Selden Publisher Comments The Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the filed of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Vibrations and Waves by A P French Publisher Comments The Education Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (formerly the Science Teaching Center) was established to study the process of instruction, aids thereto, and the learning process itself, with special reference to science... (read more) List Price $41.75 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Fundamentals of Physics - Student Solutions Manual (9TH 11 Edition) by David Halliday Publisher Comments Student Solutions Manual to accompany Fundamentals of Physics 9th Edition by... (read more) List Price $78.10 Your price: $56.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Shing Tung Yau Publisher Comments String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. In The Shape of Inner Space... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene Staff Pick In the first chapter of The Hidden Reality, Brian Greene writes, "There was a time when 'universe' meant 'all there is.' Everything. The whole shebang." Well, those days are over. From string theory to the Inflationary Multiverse scenario to artificial... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy by Stephen Hawking Publisher Comments World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein by Stephen W Hawking Publisher Comments With commentary by the greatest physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, this anthology has garnered impressive reviews. PW has called it “a gem of a collection” while New Scientist magazine notes the “thrill of reading Einstein’s... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking Publisher Comments Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku Publisher Comments Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100. In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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