The Isaac Newton school of driving : physics and your car / Barry Parker.
Parker, Barry R.
2003
QC125.2 .P37 2003 (Mapit)
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Title The Isaac Newton school of driving : physics and your car / Barry Parker.
Author Parker, Barry R.
ISBN 9780801874178 (alk. paper)
0801874173 (alk. paper)
Imprint Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Language English
Description 250 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number QC125.2 .P37 2003
Dewey Decimal Classification 531
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.

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