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Energy
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791089304
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8930-9
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 10/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 531
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 128

Summary

Energy is the central concept of physics. Unable to be created or destroyed but transformable from one form to another, energy ultimately determines what is and isn’t possible in our universe. Energy gives readers an appreciation for the limits of energy and the quantities of energy in the world around them. This fascinating book explores the major forms of energy: kinetic, potential, electrical, chemical, thermal, and nuclear. Each succinct chapter is centralized around a single quantity of energy—for instance, the potential energy in Lady Liberty’s torch or the chemical energy in a bag of sugar—making Energy a uniquely engaging resource for physics students.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Further reading. Web sites. References. Glossary. Index.

About the Author(s)

Andrew Dean Foland, Ph.D., graduated in physics from the University of Illinois in 1994, and in 1999 received a Ph.D. from Cornell University. He is an assistant professor at Harvard University, where he teaches premedical physics and conducts research on the physics of high-energy interactions.

Reviews and Awards

“…presents a great deal of very useful information in a concise and entertaining way…The book’s best feature is its use of interesting examples to which students can relate…a wonderful addition to a science classroom library or useful as reference or enrichment material...”
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