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Author:

Parker, Barry R.

Title:

The Isaac Newton school of driving : physics and your car / Barry Parker.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

250 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Mechanics.
Elasticity.
Motion.
Thermodynamics.
Auto's.
Werking.
Natuurkunde.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The open road: Basic physics of driving -- All revved up: The internal combustion engine -- When sparks fly: The electrical system -- "Give 'em a brake": Slowing down -- Springs and gears: The suspension system and the transmission -- What a drag: Aerodynamic design -- A crash course: The physics of collisions -- Checkered flags: The physics of auto racing -- Rush hour: Traffic and chaos -- The road ahead: Cars of the future -- Epilogue: The final flag.

Summary:

For some people, driving is an art, for others, it's a science. At the Isaac Newton School of Driving, though, every car is a laboratory on wheels and every drive an exciting journey into the world of physics. This books is based on Parker's classroom discussions at Idaho State U. where he discovered a winning teaching formula combining physics with automotive examples. This book describes nearly every aspect of physics as they related to cars; from basic mechanics including velocity, acceleration, momentum, and torque, to more advanced concepts including heat transfer and efficiency, electricity and magnetism, and aerodynamics.

ISBN:

9780801874178 (alk. paper)
0801874173 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2003047527

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)