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Fly by Night Physics - How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes (Hardcover)
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Fly by Night Physics - How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes (Hardcover)
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The essential primer for physics students who want to build their
physical intuition Presented in A. Zee's incomparably engaging
style, this book introduces physics students to the practice of
using physical reasoning and judicious guesses to get at the crux
of a problem. An essential primer for advanced undergraduates and
beyond, Fly by Night Physics reveals the simple and effective
techniques that researchers use to think through a problem to its
solution-or failing that, to smartly guess the answer-before
starting any calculations. In typical physics classrooms, students
seek to master an enormous toolbox of mathematical methods, which
are necessary to do the precise calculations used in physics.
Consequently, students often develop the unfortunate impression
that physics consists of well-defined problems that can be solved
with tightly reasoned and logical steps. Idealized textbook
exercises and homework problems reinforce this erroneous
impression. As a result, even the best students can find themselves
completely unprepared for the challenges of doing actual research.
In reality, physics is replete with back of the envelope estimates,
order of magnitude guesses, and fly by night leaps of logic.
Including exciting problems related to cutting-edge topics in
physics, from Hawking radiation to gravity waves, this
indispensable book will help students more deeply understand the
equations they have learned and develop the confidence to start
flying by night to arrive at the answers they seek. For
instructors, a solutions manual is available upon request.
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