Brainteaser Physics: Challenging Physics Puzzlers

Brainteaser Physics: Challenging Physics Puzzlers

<P>Does a glass of ice water filled to the brim overflow when the ice melts? Does the energy inside a sauna increase when you heat it up? What's the best way to cool your coffee―adding the creamer first or last? </P><P>These and other challenging puzzlers provide a fresh―and fun―approach to learning real physics. Presenting both classic and new problems, <I>Brainteaser Physics </I>challenges readers to use imagination and basic physics principles to find the answers. Göran Grimvall provides detailed and accessible explanations of the solutions, sometimes correcting the standard explanations, sometimes putting a new twist on them. He provides diagrams and equations where appropriate and ends each problem by discussing a specific concept or offering an extra challenge.</P><P>With <I> Brainteaser Physics,</I> students and veteran physicists alike can sharpen their critical and creative thinking―and have fun at the same time. </P>