Cartoon Guide to Physics

Gonick, Larry

ISBN 10: 0064636186 / ISBN 13: 9780064636186

Published by Perennial, 1991

Seller Inventory # mon0000645548

Synopsis:

Humorous cartoons illustrate basic concepts in physics

Review: It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of us who are still toddling along, however, need Larry Gonick. Gonick's characteristically quirky drawings are teamed with physicist Art Huffman's prose to produce lessons like this: picture Sir Isaac Newton driving a Mack truck labeled "Big Inertia." Ike is talking into a CB radio, saying: "Breaker one nine: force overcomes inertia and produces acceleration. Do you read?" As the jacket copy says, "If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit-card bill--if you imagine that Ohm's law dictates how long to meditate--if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car," here's the book for you. --Mary Ellen Curtin

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cartoon Guide to Physics
Publisher: Perennial
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good