Re: [Phys-l] The adventure of physics - on 1300 free pages

["Marc \"Zeke\" Kossover" <zeke_kossover@yahoo.com>]

No viruses, but it is not my favorite online textbook.
I prefer Light and Matter found at
<http://www.lightandmatter.com/area1.html>. 

Marc "Zeke" Kossover

--- Tom Sandin <sandint@ncat.edu> wrote:

> The first 18 editions slipped by my notice--does
> anyone know anything 
> about this?
>
> I hesitate to download it due to worries about
> viruses, etc.
>
> Tom Sandin
>
> At 10:52 PM +0200 5/25/06, Christoph Schiller wrote:
> > After nine months, the new, nineteenth edition of
> the free Motion
> > Mountain physics
> > text can now be downloaded at
> >
> > http://motionmountain.net
> >
> > Over 1300 pages lead through the whole of physics,
> from mechanics to
> > relativity, electrodynamics, thermodynamics,
> quantum theory, nuclear
> > physics
> > and unification.
> >
> > The nineteenth edition gives details on radiometric
> dating techniques,
> > explains how to destroy airplanes with
> thermometers, shows how to use
> > the same
> > idea to measure the speed of bullets and that of
> light, presents a
> > classical
> > system that obeys the Schroedinger equation,
> introduces Tesla coils,
> > shows
> > that space-time has different properties in certain
> patent offices,
> > tells how
> > to see effects from atoms using only a lamp and a
> piece of metal, gives
> > more
> > details on clouds and jets of astronomic size,
> shows how to perform a
> > precision Michelson-Morley experiment, gives the
> latest results on the
> > Pioneer
> > anomaly, introduces fusion reactors, demonstrates
> the chromatic lens
> > errors of
> > the eye, and presents the simplest unsolved problem
> about the trefoil
> > knot.
> >
> > The text also provides improved writing, more
> figures, more
> > curiosities, many
> > additional solutions to the challenges, and, thanks
> to the help of
> > Martin
> > Elsaesser, the first embedded animation. Many
> thanks also to all those
> > readers who have suggested improvements and
> material for the text. An
> > errata
> > page that allows direct feedback via the website is
> now available.
> > Enjoy.
> >
> > Christoph Schiller
> >
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