Back-of-the-envelope physics by Professor Clifford Swartz

Back-of-the-envelope physics Professor Clifford Swartz ebook
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: djvu
Page: 174
ISBN: 0801872626, 9780801872624

He's a cutting edge type of guy w/ a PHD in physicstry this: Has he done any back of the envelope calculations to see whether that make the energy requirements any less that powering, say, all of Metro LA? My first Ninja Problem went like this: “Is it possible to knock the goalie back into the net with a hockey puck? My response (below) is, even if biological physics can produce experiential qualia, learn, and contain self-referential subject/context loops as she describes, so what? This is what he wrote back: Here's my quick back of the envelope rough calculation of the weight of the air in the Empire State Building: The building is about 1200 feet high and at ground level it a large square which then tapers as the building rises. Points going forward: Teach the kids estimation & rounding skills back-of-the envelope calculations, which don't require such precision. If no, what would it Because high school physics often includes oversimplification to the point of absurdity, the “what would it take?” mechanism helps kids latch on to real problems in meaningful ways. By the way, I hypothesize that the difference between engineers and physicists is this: The former can store large numbers of numbers in their heads (weight of 747, etc), whereas the latter are often less able to do so. Depending on the answer to (1): (2) What is an example of an 'unreliable' instanton calculation? From all the three stories we can temporarily conclude that back-of-an-envelope calculations involve theoretical physicists. In summary, Kelvin's theory on the age of the earth did have a stifling effect on the biologists and geologists of the day, but his physics was correct according to what was then known. Disparity or dramatically increasing the value of hydrocarbons) it's not a likely scenario. Download Back-of-the-Envelope Physics - Free chm, pdf ebooks rapidshare download, ebook torrents bittorrent download. Do fantasy writers need to know anything about quantum physics? Back of the envelope check seems to work out ok. Kelvin, by contrast, truly blundered: He used a mere back-of-the-envelope calculation based on simplistic assumptions to estimate the age of the earth and put it up against the geological theory of Lyell and the theory of evolution, both of which were based on significant evidence.