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A primer on the evolution of particle physics and the search for the fundamental building blocks of matter. The book presents the full current body of understanding of particle physics in way accessible to a reader with some basic principles of physics (energy, momentum, electrical charge). This concise book tells the fascinating story of how 20th century physicists revealed layer upon layer of structure within the atom to reach the basic particles of matter, and then culminates in descriptions of current theories which form the Standard Model and the discovery of the top quark. Includes chapters on cosmology. The book includes many illustrations and photographs, and integrates the stories of the individual scientists throughout. Includes 4 color photographs, and the famous "Particle Chart". The book is a collaboration among eminent physicists (including J.D. Jackson and G. Goldhaber) at LBL, CERN and high school teachers in the Contemporary Physics Education Project to develop a novel book to teach particle physics to students.Book can thus be used as a supplement for courses in advanced high school and physics courses. FROM THE REVIEWS: ¿¿Recommended as a supplementary text for introductory college courses or for advanced high-school courses; science teachers will find it useful for updating their knowledge in an ever-expanding field of physics research.¿ ¿PHYSICS TODAY
Welcome to Cross River, Maryland. Established by the leaders of the
country's only successful slave revolt in the mid-nineteenth
century, its residents thump out a beat that echoes its violent
founding. Among them - spanning decades, perspectives, and species
- are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be
God's last son; Tyrone, a ruthless Ph.D student channelling the
insurrections of his forebears through a childhood game; Jim, a
Robot Personal Helper desperate to escape the master who enslaves
him; and James-my-man, who travels the path of the Underground
Railroad year after year. Not to forget the water women who lure
men to their watery graves and the screecher birds who cry out for
sacrificial flesh... Contemporary and essential, The World Doesn't
Require You announces the arrival of a generational talent, as Rion
Amilcar Scott shatters rigid genre lines to explore larger themes
of race, violence, and love - all told with sly humour and a dash
of magical realism. PRAISE FOR THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU: 'I
wandered into Cross River, not knowing a damn thing. Now I'm
shuddering, gasping in wonder, reading stories over and over, and
doing just about anything so that I never leave' MARLON JAMES 'A
musical and visceral explosion. The book makes you laugh even as it
stabs. The truth told in a completely new way' NANA KWAME
ADJEI-BRENYAH 'Flat-out unputdownable' LAURA VAN DEN BERG 'Rion
Amilcar Scott doesn't hold back or tiptoe around issues about race.
He's the most courageous writer I know; and this collection is an
excellent example and significant achievement. He's now made his
mark as a force to reckon with' NICOLE DENNIS-BENN 'Surreal,
intertextual, and darkly comical ... With breathtaking cruelty and
devastating humor, Scott adduces the whole world in one community'
NAFISSA THOMPSON-SPIRES
A primer on the evolution of particle physics and the search for
the fundamental building blocks of matter, this book presents the
full current body of understanding of particle physics in a way
that is accessible to readers with some basic principles of
physics. This concise book tells the fascinating story of how 20th
century physicists revealed layer upon layer of structure within
the atom to reach the basic particles of matter, and culminates in
descriptions of current theories which form the Standard Model and
the discovery of the top quark. It contains many illustrations and
photographs, including the famous "Particle Chart", and integrates
the stories of the individual scientists throughout. The book is a
collaboration among eminent physicists at LBL, CERN and high school
teachers to develop a novel book for teaching particle physics to
students. It can thus be used as a supplement for courses in
advanced high school and physics courses.
A revision of the defining book covering the physics and classical mathematics necessary to understand electromagnetic fields in materials and at surfaces and interfaces. The third edition has been revised to address the changes in emphasis and applications that have occurred in the past twenty years.
Welcome to Cross River, Maryland.
Established by the leaders of the country's only successful slave revolt, history casts a long shadow over its residents. Among them are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be the last son of God; Jim, a Robot Personal Helper desperate to escape the master who enslaves him; and James-my-man, who travels the path of the Underground Railroad year after year.
Not to forget the water women who lure men to their watery graves and the screecher birds who cry out for sacrificial flesh...
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War of Minds (Paperback)
Miranda Brooks, Abby Nettles; J. D. Jackson
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Discovery Miles 4 410
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