
The Manga Guide to Physics
No Starch Press
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 235 pages
978-1-59327-196-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mengumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her tennis matches when she's worried about the questions she missed on the big test! Luckily for her, she befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her unterstand classical mechanics - and improve her tennis game in the process!
In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
You'll also learn how to:
- Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems
- Determine how objects will move after a collision
- Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonomery
- Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases
If you're mystified by the basics of physics or you just need a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physics will get you up to speed in a lively, quirky, and practical way.
In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
You'll also learn how to:
- Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems
- Determine how objects will move after a collision
- Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonomery
- Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases
If you're mystified by the basics of physics or you just need a refresher, The Manga Guide to Physics will get you up to speed in a lively, quirky, and practical way.
Reviews / Votes
"I found the cartoon approach of this book so compelling and its story so endearing that I recommend that every teacher of introductory physics, in both high school and college, consider using it."-American Journal of Physics
"This is a perfect introduction to four key physics concepts-law of action and reaction, force and motion, momentum, and energy-especially for fans of anime and manga."
<-School Library Journal
"Overall, we found the books absolutely amazing for teaching complex ideas and theories to people of nearly any age."
<-Physics Today
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Target group
-Students of physics in high school or college
-Parents, teachers, engineers, and scientists
-Libraries
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59327-196-1 (9781593271961)
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Hideo Nitta | Keita Takatsu | Co Ltd Trend
The Manga Guide to Physics
E-Book
05/2009
No Starch Press
€20.49
Available for download
Persons
Hideo Nitta, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Physics at Tokyo Gakugei University. He has had many papers and books published by Japanese and overseas publishers on subjects including quantum dynamics and radiation physics. He also has a strong interest in physics education. He is a member of the International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE), which is a commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).
Content
Preface
Prologue: Does Physics Bother You?
1: Law of Action and Reaction
2: Force and Motion
3: Momentum
4: Energy
Epilogue
Appendix: Making Sense of Units
Index
Prologue: Does Physics Bother You?
1: Law of Action and Reaction
2: Force and Motion
3: Momentum
4: Energy
Epilogue
Appendix: Making Sense of Units
Index