San Antonio College Library

A journey of discovery from ancient through classical science to the world of modern physics, relativity, chaos theory and quantum mechanics.

"In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He considers parallel universes, the fine-tuning of the cosmos for life, what forms extraterrestrial life might take, and the likelihood of life on Earth...

"This is the story of two genuine scientific heroes. For forty years, John Bahcall and Ray Davis were engaged in a single extraordinary experiment - to find out why the Sun shines. In the end they would triumph. Davis would win the Nobel Prize and, thanks to their work, a whole new theory about how the universe is put together may have to be created"--Publisher Featuring the massive underground facilities used to measure neutrino influx, including...

"Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was widely recognized as the most creative physicist of the post-World War II period. His career was extraordinarily expansive. From his contributions to the development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos during World War II to his work in quantum electrodynamics, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965, Feynman was celebrated for his brilliant and irreverent approach to physics."--BOOK JACKET. "It was Feynman's...

Student text: An Introduction to Physics -- Measurement -- The Language of Physics -- Kinematics: Speed & Velocity -- Speed -- Velocity -- Relative Motion -- Kinematics: Acceleration -- The Concept of Acceleration -- Uniformly Accelerated Motion -- Free-Fall -- Newton's Three Laws -- The Three Laws -- Dynamics & Statics -- Centripetal Force & Gravity -- Centripetal Force -- Gravity -- The Cosmic Force -- Energy -- The Transfer of Energy -- Mechanical...

"Beginning with basic principles like thermionic emission, photoelectric effect and thermoelectric effect, this textbook covers holography (3-dimensional photography), fiber optics communications, electron microscope and superconductivity." "This book will be most useful for students of science and engineering, and also for courses in physics, electronics, telecommunications and instrumentation."--Jacket.