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Offbeat Physics: Machines, Meditations and Misconceptions book cover

1st Edition

Offbeat Physics Machines, Meditations and Misconceptions

Edited By P.I.C. Teixeira Copyright 2022
276 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

276 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

276 Pages 94 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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Offbeat Physics: Machines, Meditations and Misconceptions is a collection of articles on various topics in classical physics that have intrigued the author and their students throughout the years. The book is divided into three parts. Part I -- Machines, comprises chapters that explain or model the workings of a number of machines (understood in a broad sense) on the basis of physical... Read more

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors

Section 1: Machines

1. Dynamics of Braking Vehicles: from Coulomb Friction to Anti-lock Braking Systems
J. M. Tavares

2. Simple Thermodynamics of Jet Engines
P. Patrício and J. M. Tavares

3. Surprises of the Transformer as a Coupled Oscillator System
J. P. Silva and A. J. Silvestre

4. Maximum Thermodynamic Power Coefficient of a Wind Turbine
J. M. Tavares and P. Patrício

Section 2: Meditations

5. Mutual Inductance between Piecewise Linear Loops
A. C. Barroso and J. P. Silva

6. The Hertz Contact in Chain Elastic Collisions
P. Patrício

7. Tilted Boxes on Inclined Planes
A. M. Nunes and J. P. Silva

8. Magnetic Forces Acting on Rigid Current-Carrying Wires Placed in a Uniform Magnetic Field
A. Casaca and J. P. Silva

9. Comparing a Current-carrying Circular Wire with Polygons of Equal Perimeter: Magnetic Field versus Magnetic Flux
J. P. Silva and A. J. Silvestre

10. The Elastic Bounces of a Sphere between Two Parallel Walls
J. M. Tavares

11. How Short and Light Can a Simple Pendulum Be for Classroom Use?
V. Oliveira

12. Experiments with a Falling Rod
V. Oliveira

13. Oscillations of a Rectangular Plate
V. Oliveira

14. Bullet Block Experiment: Angular Momentum Conservation and Kinetic Energy Dissipation
J. M. Tavares

15. The Continuity Equation in Ampère’s Law
J. P. Silva and A. J. Silvestre

Section 3: Misconceptions

16. On the Relation between Angular Momentum and Angular Velocity
J. P. Silva and J. M. Tavares

17. A Very Abnormal Normal Force
J. P. Silva and A. J. Silvestre

18. Rolling Cylinder on an Inclined Plane
V. Oliveira

References
Index

Biography

Paulo Teixeira is a Coordinator Professor at Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal.

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