The Physics of ...: An understanding of the laws that govern us and our Universe

Many people have a deep fear of Physics. The fear of Physics may not seem as scary as a fear of darkness. There are many reasons why people develop a fear of Maths and Physics.
Maths and Physics have a similar image to that of cabbages, in that you are not supposed to like them and, if you do, people think you are strange. We are taught, directly or indirectly, by the media that Physics is very hard: no-one can do Physics well; no-one likes Physics. Because of this, Physics has been put on a pedestal as 'very hard’ subject: If you can do it, you are revered as some kind of genius.
Students find Physics difficult, because they have to contend with different representations such as formulas and calculations, experiments, tables of numbers, graphs, diagrams and maps.
People think that Physics has too many things to learn: too much theory, too many formulas, too many laws and rules to be learned.
People also find that Physics is not interesting ( ... seriously?!) and that makes it difficult for students.
In this book, I wanted to prove that Physics could be interesting: you can learn laws and rules with such enjoyment that you don't notice that time passes!

CONTENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE: The Physics of Love 14
CHAPTER TWO: The Physics of Flight 25
CHAPTER THREE: The Physics of a car crash 29
CHAPTER FOUR: The Physics of Achilles and the Tortoise 35
CHAPTER FIVE: The Physics of Stealth Technology 39
CHAPTER SIX: The Physics of Ice Skating 44
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Physics of Hurricanes 54
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Physics of the Human Body 67
CHAPTER NINE: The Physics of Bicycles 77
CHAPTER TEN: The Physics of the Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk 84
CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Physics of Basketball 88
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of Surfing 96
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Physics of Captain Tsubasa 101
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Physics of Cooking 109
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Physics of Diving 116
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Physics of a Roller Coaster 138
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Physics of Sherlock “Ohms” 143
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: The Physics of AC/DC 149
CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Physics of Schrödinger’s Cat 154
CHAPTER TWELVE: The Physics of the Jungle 159
CHAPTER TWELVE-ONE: The Physics of the Rich and the Poor 163
CHAPTER TWELVE-TWO: The Physics of “La pluie et le beau temps” 166
CHAPTER TWELVE-THREE: The Physics of LED lights 177
CHAPTER TWELVE-FOUR: The Physics of Television 181

Acknowledgements

Index