LEADER 03756nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910825901903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-49449-2 010 $a9786613589729 010 $a1-4008-4172-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400841721 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161768 035 $a(EBL)878309 035 $a(OCoLC)845243765 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623606 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11348874 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623606 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10648390 035 $a(PQKB)11395333 035 $a(DE-B1597)447843 035 $a(OCoLC)979624114 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400841721 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL878309 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546023 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358972 035 $z(PPN)199244464 035 $a(PPN)187959048 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88838017 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC878309 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161768 100 $a20111206d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy cats land on their feet, and 76 other paradoxes and puzzles in physics /$fMark Levi 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14854-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $t1. Fun with Physical Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Problems -- $t2. Outer Space Paradoxes -- $t3. Paradoxes with Spinning Water -- $t4. Floating and Diving Paradoxes -- $t5. Flows and Jets -- $t6. Moving Experiences: Bikes, Gymnastics, Rockets -- $t7. Paradoxes with the Coriolis Force -- $t8. Centrifugal Paradoxes -- $t9. Gyroscopic Paradoxes -- $t10. Some Hot Stuff and Cool Things -- $t11. Two Perpetual Motion Machines -- $t12. Sailing and Gliding -- $t13. The Flipping Cat and the Spinning Earth -- $t14. Miscellaneous -- $tAppendix -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aEver wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their own physical intuition. And the surprising answers to virtually all of these astonishing paradoxes can be arrived at with no formal knowledge of physics. Mark Levi introduces each physical problem, sometimes gives a hint or two, and then fully explains the solution. Here readers can test their critical-thinking skills against a whole assortment of puzzles and paradoxes involving floating and diving, sailing and gliding, gymnastics, bike riding, outer space, throwing a ball from a moving car, centrifugal force, gyroscopic motion, and, of course, falling cats. Want to figure out how to open a wine bottle with a book? Or how to compute the square root of a number using a tennis shoe and a watch? Why Cats Land on Their Feet shows you how, and all that's required is a familiarity with basic high-school mathematics. This lively collection also features an appendix that explains all physical concepts used in the book, from Newton's laws to the fundamental theorem of calculus. 606 $aScience$vMiscellanea 606 $aPhysics$vMiscellanea 615 0$aScience 615 0$aPhysics 676 $a530 700 $aLevi$b Mark$f1951-$0772034 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825901903321 996 $aWhy cats land on their feet, and 76 other paradoxes and puzzles in physics$94033690 997 $aUNINA