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Autore |
Parker Barry R |
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Titolo |
The Isaac Newton school of driving : physics & your car / / Barry Parker |
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Baltimore, MD, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mechanics |
Elasticity |
Motion |
Thermodynamics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Open Road Basic: Physics of Driving -- Chapter 3 All Revved Up: The Internal Combustion Engine -- Chapter 4 When Sparks Fly: The Electrical System -- Chapter 5 "Give 'em a Brake": Slowing Down -- Chapter 6 Springs and Gears: The Suspension System and the Transmission -- Chapter 7 What a Drag: Aerodynamic Design -- Chapter 8 A Crash Course: The Physics of Collisions -- Chapter 9 Checkered Flags: The Physics of Auto Racing -- Chapter 10 Rush Hour: Traffic and Chaos -- Chapter 11 The Road Ahead: Cars of the Future -- Chapter 12 Epilogue: The Final Flag -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Whether a reader is looking for simple applications or the physics of high performance racing vehicles, this book will make any reader pause and think about the science of their car and driving." -- National Science Teachers Association Recommends. |
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