Off the E-Shelf
Suggested E-books from the Subject Specialists of the TWU Libraries
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SELECTIONS FROM: PHYSICS
Elaine Cox, Subject Specialist in Physics, suggests the e-book titles below for Physics students, faculty and others interested in the discipline.Valuable library resources pertinent to this field (including news, suggested databases for research, recommended reading and more) are available in the Physics Subject LibGuide (reachable via the TWU Library homepage under Research Resources/Subject LibGuides/Physics).
Ms. Cox is available for questions, research consultations and class instruction sessions. Reach her at 940/898-3708 or ecox@mail.twu.edu.
Clicking on any title will take you to the TWU catalog listing for that e-book (with a link for direct access).
The Physics of Basketball by John J. Fontanella
When and why a backboard will shatter. The physics behind free throws, stuffshots and hang times. Fontanella applies the laws of mathematical science to the game of basketball in a practical guide for hoops fans and armchair scientists--or anyone who just wants to improve their driveway free throw percentage.
Physics: Decade by Decade by Alfred B. Bortz
Scientists once believed the universe was orderly and predictable--until those beliefs started to unravel. Bortz's work is a decade-by-decade description of the evolution of the field of physics, "a process (which) would redefine almost everything people thought they understood about matter and energy, space and time, and waves and particles."
The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics by Spenta R. Wadia
Albert Einstein's influence on the field of physics was vast. Special relativity, quantum theory, statistical physics, condensed matter physics, general relativity, geometry, cosmology and unified field theory--all were begun or influenced by his work. Experts reflect on Einstein's impact on science and society.
Space, Time, Matter, and Form: Essays on Aristotle's Physics by David Bostock
Ten essays, four published here for the first time, on topics from Aristotle's Physics. Included are discussions of the concepts of matter, form, infinity, place, time and continuity. The essays, self-contained but linked by common themes, may be of particular interest to students and fans of Aristotle and scholars of ancient philosophy.
When and why a backboard will shatter. The physics behind free throws, stuffshots and hang times. Fontanella applies the laws of mathematical science to the game of basketball in a practical guide for hoops fans and armchair scientists--or anyone who just wants to improve their driveway free throw percentage.
Physics: Decade by Decade by Alfred B. Bortz
Scientists once believed the universe was orderly and predictable--until those beliefs started to unravel. Bortz's work is a decade-by-decade description of the evolution of the field of physics, "a process (which) would redefine almost everything people thought they understood about matter and energy, space and time, and waves and particles."
The Legacy of Albert Einstein: A Collection of Essays in Celebration of the Year of Physics by Spenta R. WadiaAlbert Einstein's influence on the field of physics was vast. Special relativity, quantum theory, statistical physics, condensed matter physics, general relativity, geometry, cosmology and unified field theory--all were begun or influenced by his work. Experts reflect on Einstein's impact on science and society.
Space, Time, Matter, and Form: Essays on Aristotle's Physics by David Bostock
Ten essays, four published here for the first time, on topics from Aristotle's Physics. Included are discussions of the concepts of matter, form, infinity, place, time and continuity. The essays, self-contained but linked by common themes, may be of particular interest to students and fans of Aristotle and scholars of ancient philosophy.
Particles and the Universe by Kyle KirklandPart of the six-volume set Physics in Our World, Particles is written in a readable and approachable style. Although physics is a mathematical subject, no special knowledge of mathematics is needed to appreciate the topics (nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, particle physics, relativity and cosmology) as they're covered here. The other volumes in the set are Force and Motion, Electricity and Magnetism, Time and Thermodynamics, Light and Optics, and Atoms and Materials.
Submitted by Sandy Cochran.
