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

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

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

English

250 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

QC125.2 .P37 2003

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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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