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Fly by Night Physics: How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes
Hardback
Main Details
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Fly by Night Physics: How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) A. Zee
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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Category/Genre | Physics |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691182544
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Classifications | Dewey:530 |
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Audience | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
76 b/w illus. 2 tables.
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
27 October 2020 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The essential primer for physics students who want to build their physical intuition Presented in A. Zee's incomparably engaging style, this book introduces physics students to the practice of using physical reasoning and judicious guesses to get at the crux of a problem. An essential primer for advanced undergraduates and beyond, Fly by Night P
Author Biography
A. Zee is professor of physics at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His many books include On Gravity, Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists, Einstein Gravity in a Nutshell, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell, and Fearful Symmetry (all Princeton).
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