A SIMPLE GUIDE TO POPULAR PHYSICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PARTICLES, QUANTUM PHYSICSAND COSMOLOGY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - Softcover

HARRIS, TONY

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1838069755 ISBN 13: 9781838069759

Publisher: RAH PUBLISHING, 2020

Synopsis

Inviting and illuminating, this introduction to physics truly targets the reader who is entirely new to the subject.

Unlike many textbooks or popular science books, A Simple Guide to Popular Physics has truly been crafted for the uninitiated or those spooked by the subject's complexity.

Harris's inviting guide promises to give "absolute beginners" from "teens to centenarians" a basic grounding in particle physics, quantum physics, and cosmology - all without making readers do math. With the goal of introducing the basics and encouraging readers to explore more deeply afterwards, Harris notes "Like the fish we have no notion of what is beyond the boundaries of our knowledge, but unlike the fish, we know there is something."

He starts by presenting those boundaries, the fundamentals of classic physics (Newton's law, states of matter, types of energy), with crisp clarity before laying out an accessible explanation of Einstein's theory of relativity, the structure of the atom, the mysteries of quantum mechanics and cosmology.

Readers will not need to search online for key terms or explanations of concepts that have been glossed over. Instead, one by one, with patience and good humor, Harris introduces each of these building blocks of our universe, taking a little time to invite readers to contemplate the momentousness of the information, as in the chapter titled nothing less than "What Is Reality?"

The watchword, here, is clarity, which Harris offers throughout, with professional illustrations and illuminating accounts of experiments and breakthroughs, offering a solid foundation for understanding and future reading.

About this title

About the Author

Tony Harris is a retired teacher resident in  the UK.

From the Back Cover

A Simple Guide to Popular Physics



Is Gravity really a force at all? If atoms are mostly composed of empty space, why do we not fall through the floor? Does antimatter exist?

From the impossible -to- imagine minuteness of the atom to the mind-boggling vastness of the cosmos, everything has formed from two building blocks: electrons and quarks. Travel through time with Tony Harris, from the Big Bang to the modern day, taking a peek at the work of Schrodinger, Einstein, and a whole host of brilliant physicists as you learn how these building blocks have developed into everything around us.

This simple guide does exactly what it promises: It offers even the most reluctant scientist a fascinating and user friendly introduction to the wonderful world of physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: RAH PUBLISHING
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838069755
• ISBN 13: 9781838069759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106