Continuing to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics, Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics, Third Edition, explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, right up to the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin and structure of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully updated throughout, this book explores major historical discoveries and the scientists behind them. In addition, this comprehensive text details the breathtaking frontiers of physics being explored today. Offering nonscience students access to the highest peaks of physics, Dr. Calle translates concepts so they can be appreciated by those with willing curiosity and imagination.
Features
- Provides up-to-date coverage of modern physics,
- Offers nonscience students and laymen access to the highest peaks of physics,
- Showcases modern applications of physics in our everyday world.
Part 1: Introductory Concepts
Chapter 1. Physics: The Fundamental Science
Part 2: The Laws of Mechanics
Chapter 2. The Description of Motion
Chapter 3. The Laws of Mechanics: Newton’s Laws of Motion
Chapter 4. Energy
Chapter 5. Conservation of Energy and Momentum
Chapter 6. Rotation and the Universal Law of Gravitation
Part 3: The Structure of the Universe
Chapter 7. Atoms: Building Blocks of the Universe
Chapter 8. The Heart of the Atom: The Nucleus
Chapter 9. Fluids
Part 4: Thermodynamics
Chapter 10. Heat and Temperature
Chapter 11. The Laws of Thermodynamics
Part 5: Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 12. Electricity
Chapter 13. Applied Electricity
Chapter 14. Electromagnetism
Part 6: Waves
Chapter 15. Wave Motion
Chapter 16. Sound
Chapter 17. Optics
Chapter 18. The Nature of Light
Part 7: Modern Physics
Chapter 19. The Special Theory of Relativity
Chapter 20. The General Theory of Relativity
Chapter 21. The Early Atomic Theory
Chapter 22. Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 23. Nuclear Physics
Chapter 24. Elementary Particles
Chapter 25. Unifying Physics
Chapter 26 Superstrings
Chapter 27. The Origin and Structure of the Universe
Biography
Dr. Carlos I. Calle is a NASA senior research scientist and the founder and director of NASA’s Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at the Kennedy Space Center. He holds a doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics from Ohio University. Dr. Calle has been working on the physical properties of the lunar and Martian soil and is currently designing and building instrumentation for future planetary exploration missions. As one of the world experts on the electrostatic properties of the lunar and Martian dust, he has been working on methods to keep dust from the space suits and equipment being planned for the lunar exploration missions. He is also involved in applying physics solutions to increase the safety of space flight. He is the recipient of numerous NASA awards, including the NASA Exceptional Technological Achievement Medal in 2010 and the Spaceflight Awareness Award in 2003 for exceptional contributions to the space program. He has over 150 scientific publications and several patents
