Illustrated Guide to Physics Experiments: Explore the Secrets of the Universe in Your Home, Lab, or Basement

By Tom Sgouros

If you have a healthy curiosity for the way things work in the physical world, the Illustrated Guide to Physics Experiments provides an ideal, hands-on introduction to physics lab techniques and data analysis. With this book and a few common (and inexpensive) tools and materials, you'll conduct experiments to answer questions about the universe, build demonstrations to show off the physical principles you learn, and do "theoretical lab" exercises to better understand aspects of the physical world.

Perfect for do-it-yourselfers, home-schooled high school students, and college students, this book will help you:

Learn everything from the basics of motion all the way to particle physics -- including energy, thermodynamics, magnetic fields, optics, and much more Take careful measurements of physical phenomena and conduct data analysis Build and perform physics demonstrations that are fascinating and fun Construct computer models to represent aspects of the physical world

It's easy to get started. You can build most of the experiments and demonstrations in this book with ordinary household tools, using materials that you can scrounge, borrow, or get for free. The most important thing is your willingness to enter the door of discovery that awaits you; Illustrated Guide to Physics Experiments is your key.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596522061
• ISBN13: 9780596522063
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 350 Pages