USED Physics the Human Adventure (Holton - pbk)

Author: Gerald Holton, Stephen G. Brush

File under: Holton

ISBN: 9780813529080

Binding: paperback

Section: Science/Nature

Physics, the Human Adventure is the third edition of the classic text Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science. In the new book Physics, The Human Adventure, each of the chapters has been reworked to further clarify the physics concepts and to incorporate recent physical advances and research. The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy, and geoscience. In short, the aid of the new edition is to teach good physics while presenting physical science as a human adventure that has become a major force in our civilization.