Re: [Phys-L] Late Physics Learner

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

On 2015, Jan 02, , at 14:50, Bill Norwood <bnorwood111@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> - I just encountered a retiree who got an advanced degree, but "forgot" to
> include any physics course, and now she regrets it.
> - Can anyone recommend a book that might help her to get launched, perhaps
> including experiments doable using practical objects such as one might find
> at home, at the gym, at the stove, at the beach, at the amusement park etc.
> Thanks,
> Bill Norwood, U of MD at College Park
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This one(below), since a PER author, likely is also very good, but may be too advanced (demanding), as some are recommending Hewitt.  I was even going to recommend Feynman et alii, in addition to PSSC, then thought also too demanding.

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Dear Colleagues,

Best wishes for the new year. Several people who missed the earlier webinars about my book have asked me when I would do the next one, so I scheduled another one on Jan 15 at 8 pm EDT. In the webinar I discuss the structure and philosophy of my new textbook, The Principles and Practice of Physics (Pearson 2015). You can sign up here: http://bit.ly/jan15signup. 

Best wishes,

Eric

Eric Mazur
Harvard University
Area Dean of Applied Physics
Balkanski Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics

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bc,  likely earned the enmity of fellow NorCal-AAPT members