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How Things Work provides an accessible introduction to physics for the non-science student. Like the previous editions it employs everyday objects, with which students are familiar, in case studies to explain the most essential physics concepts of day-to-day life. Lou Bloomfield takes seemingly highly complex devices and strips away the complexity to show how at their heart are simple physics ideas. Once these concepts are understood, they can be used to understand the behavior of many devices encountered in everyday life. The sixth edition uses the power of WileyPLUS Learning Space with Orion to give students the opportunity to actively practice the physics concepts presented in this edition. Access to WileyPLUS sold separately. Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright Page 4 Foreword 5 Contents 7 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 17 CHAPTER 1 THE LAWS OF MOTION, PART 1 19 Active Learning Experiment: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 19 Chapter Itinerary 20 1.1 Skating 20 1.2 Falling Balls 30 1.3 Ramps 39 Epilogue for Chapter 1 49 Explanation: Removing a Tablecloth from a Table 49 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 49 CHAPTER 2 THE LAWS OF MOTION, PART 2 51 Active Learning Experiment: A Spinning Pie Dish 51 Chapter Itinerary 52 2.1 Seesaws 52 2.2 Wheels 66 2.3 Bumper Cars 77 Epilogue for Chapter 2 88 Explanation: A Spinning Pie Dish 88 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 88 CHAPTER 3 MECHANICAL OBJECTS PART 1 90 Active Learning Experiment: Swinging Water Overhead 90 Chapter Itinerary 91 3.1 Spring Scales 91 3.2 Ball Sports: Bouncing 97 3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters 104 Epilogue for Chapter 3 112 Explanation: Swinging Water Overhead 112 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 113 CHAPTER 4 MECHANICAL OBJECTS PART 2 114 Active Learning Experiment: High-Flying Balls 114 Chapter Itinerary 115 4.1 Bicycles 115 4.2 Rockets and Space Travel 122 Epilogue for Chapter 4 135 Explanation: High-Flying Balls 135 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 135 CHAPTER 5 FLUIDS 137 Active Learning Experiment: A Cartesian Diver 137 Chapter Itinerary 138 5.1 Balloons 138 5.2 Water Distribution 149 Epilogue for Chapter 5 158 Explanation: A Cartesian Diver 158 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 159 CHAPTER 6 FLUIDS AND MOTION 160 Active Learning Experiment: A Vortex Cannon 160 Chapter Itinerary 161 6.1 Garden Watering 161 6.2 Ball Sports: Air 171 6.3 Airplanes 179 Epilogue for Chapter 6 189 Explanation: A Vortex Cannon 189 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 189 CHAPTER 7 HEAT AND PHASE TRANSITIONS 191 Active Learning Experiment: A Ruler Thermometer 191 Chapter Itinerary 192 7.1 Woodstoves 192 7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice 202 7.3 Clothing, Insulation, and Climate 210 Epilogue for Chapter 7 223 Explanation: A Ruler Thermometer 224 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 224 CHAPTER 8 THERMODYNAMICS 226 Active Learning Experiment: Making Fog in a Bottle 226 Chapter Itinerary 227 8.1 Air Conditioners 227 8.2 Automobiles 237 Epilogue for Chapter 8 246 Explanation: Making Fog in a Bottle 246 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 246 CHAPTER 9 RESONANCE AND MECHANICAL WAVES 248 Active Learning Experiment: A Singing Wineglass 248 Chapter Itinerary 249 9.1 Clocks 249 9.2 Musical Instruments 259 9.3 The Sea 272 Epilogue for Chapter 9 281 Explanation: A Singing Wineglass 281 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 282 CHAPTER 10 ELECTRICITY 284 Active Learning Experiment: Moving Water without Touching It 284 Chapter Itinerary 285 10.1 Static Electricity 285 10.2 Xerographic Copiers 294 10.3 Flashlights 305 Epilogue for Chapter 10 317 Explanation: Moving Water without Touching It 318 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 319 CHAPTER 11 MAGNETISM AND ELECTRODYNAMICS 320 Active Learning Experiment: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet 320 Chapter Itinerary 321 11.1 Household Magnets 321 11.2 Electric Power Distribution 331 Epilogue for Chapter 11 347 Explanation: A Nail and Wire Electromagnet 348 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 348 CHAPTER 12 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 350 Active Learning Experiment: A Disc in the Microwave Oven 350 Chapter Itinerary 351 12.1 Radio 351 12.2 Microwave Ovens 361 Epilogue for Chapter 12 369 Explanation: A Disc in the Microwave Oven 369 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 369 CHAPTER 13 LIGHT 371 Active Learning Experiment: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight 371 Chapter Itinerary 372 13.1 Sunlight 372 13.2 Discharge Lamps 381 13.3 LEDs and Lasers 395 Epilogue for Chapter 13 408 Explanation: Splitting the Colors of Sunlight 408 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 409 CHAPTER 14 OPTICS AND ELECTRONICS 410 Active Learning Experiment: Magnifying Glass Camera 410 Chapter Itinerary 411 14.1 Cameras 411 14.2 Optical Recording and Communication 421 14.3 Audio Players 431 Epilogue for Chapter 14 440 Explanation: Magnifying Glass Camera 440 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 441 CHAPTER 15 MODERN PHYSICS 443 Active Learning Experiment: Radiation-Damaged Paper 443 Chapter Itinerary 443 15.1 Nuclear Weapons 444 15.2 Nuclear Reactors 456 15.3 Medical Imaging and Radiation 466 Epilogue for Chapter 15 476 Explanation: Radiation-Damaged Paper 476 Chapter Summary and Important Laws and Equations 477 APPENDICES 478 A Vectors 478 B Units, Conversion of Units 480 Glossary 483 Index 499 EULA 1 "Physics is a remarkably practical science. Not only does it explain how things work or why they don't, it also offers great insight into how to create, improve, and repair those things. Because of that fundamental relationship between physics and real objects, introductory physics books are essentially users' manuals for the world in which we live. Like users' manuals, however, introductory physics books are most accessible when they're based on real-world examples. Both users' manuals and physics texts tend to go unread when they're written like reference works, organized by abstract technical issues, indifferent to relevance, and lacking in useful examples. For practical guidance, most readers turn to "how to" books and tutorials instead; they prefer the "case-study" approach. How Things Work is an introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It follows the case-study method, exploring physics concepts on a need-to-know basis in the context of everyday objects. More than just an academic volume, this book is intended to be interesting, relevant, and useful to non-science students. Most physics texts develop the principles of physics first and present real-life examples of these principles reluctantly if at all. That approach is abstract and inaccessible, providing few conceptual footholds for students as they struggle to understand unfamiliar principles. After all, the comforts of experience and intuition lie in the examples, not in the principles. While a methodical and logical development of scientific principles can be satisfying to the seasoned scientist, it's alien to someone who doesn't even recognize the language being used"-- Provided by publisher