General Physics

Presents a selection of scientific quotations that include graffiti, lines of song, proverbs, and poetry...

A Handbook of Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers..

A Handbook of Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers helps scientists and engineers improve their skills at speaking in public in the course of their professional activities. The book shows how best to prepare papers for presentation at a technical conference and how to put cases to committee ..

A Life In Science..

Offers insight into the wit and intellect of the scientific mind through a blend of amusing and serious contributions written by and about scientists. This book mirrors the interactions of science with society. It covers Murphy's Law, the trial of Galileo, life on Earth, and Gulliver's computer...

This guide provides an accessible introduction to the world of mathematics. It offers tips on how to study and write mathematics as well as how to use various mathematical tools, from LaTeX and Beamer to Mathematica® and Maple™ to MATLAB® and R. The text also includes exercises and challenges to sti..

 This new volume will show you the ins-and-outs of stylized modeling, including characters, vehicles, environments, and much more. This book is also packed with highly detailed tutorials feared toward enhancing your modeling skills and expanding your portfolio...

This book explains the basic physics and technology of spaceflight and conveys the huge technological strides that have been made. It discusses the designs of the Apollo Command, Service and Lunar modules, and proceeds to look at the space shuttle, the International Space Station, and the possibilit..

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The central issues of prediction, explanation, and mathematical modeling, which underlie all scientific activity, were the focus of a conference organized by the Swedish Council for the Planning and Coordination of Research, held in May of 1989. This volume presents the findings...

After describing why the Chernobyl accident occurred and eye witness accounts, this book examines the heavy impact on life, health, and the environment, including patients with acute radiation syndrome, resettlement of the population, dose measurement and estimation methods, the contamination of th..

Physicists are familiar with Hooke's Law of springs, but few know of his work in other areas, such as combustion microscopy, gravitation, and architecture. England's Leonardo is a biography of Hooke that covers all aspects of his work, from his early life on the Isle of Wight through his time at Oxf..