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  • Nuclear Physics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Prof Frank Close ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are built ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Nuclear Physics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Prof Frank Close ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account of how this area of physics has progressed, including the recognition of how heavy nuclei are built ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

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  • Physical Chemistry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Atkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    With the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of the recently discovered graphene, there can be no doubt that physical chemistry is a vitally important field. It is also perceived as the most daunting branch of chemistry, being necessarily grounded in physics and mathematics and drawing as it does ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Chemistry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Atkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In this Very ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Magnetism: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Stephen J. Blundell ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Magnetism is a strange force, mysteriously attracting one object to another apparently through empty space. It has been claimed as a great healer, with magnetic therapies being proposed over the centuries and still popular today. Why are its mysterious important to solve?In this Very Short Introduction, Stephen J. Blundell explains why. For centuries magnetism has been used for various exploits; ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction

    by Frank Close ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle physics have actually been made, and discusses how our picture of the world has been radically revised ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Relativity

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Russell Stannard ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    100 years ago, Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newtonian ideas of space and time were replaced by bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: if you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier; travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be squashed thinner than a CD without feeling a thing - and live ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Atkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life itself, everything is governed by the four Laws of Thermodynamics. These laws specify the nature of 'energy' and 'temperature', and are soon revealed to reach out and define the arrow of time itself: why things change and why death must come.In this Very ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Frank Close ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our very latest discoveries and why they can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.Frank Close tells ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Quantum Theory

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Polkinghorne ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Physics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Sidney Perkowitz ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human society, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Logic

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Graham Priest ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability ... Read more

    $7.59 CAD