"Version: 20160401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visits2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exopl…
"Version: 20151201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Quantum-mechanical description of physical systems -- 1.1. Classical mechanics -- 1.2. The mathematical language of quantum mechanics -- 1.3. The quantum-mechanical framework2. Bipartite systems and entanglement -- 2.1. Entang…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page A-1).Preface -- 1. Introduction--the magic of the wheel -- 2. The evolution of the bicycle -- 2.1. Beginnings -- 2.2. Baron Karl Von Drais's running machine -- 2.3. The boneshaker -- 2.4. Early refinements -- 2.5. High-wheelers -- 2.6…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Physics is practical -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Physics in sports -- 1.3. Physics around the house -- 1.4. How does that thing work?2. Physics is beautiful -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The beauty of electromagnetism -- 2.3. …
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction2. The Sakharov conditions -- 3. Baryon number violation in the Standard Model -- 3.1. The axial anomaly -- 3.2. The Chern-Simons form, baryon number violation, and the winding number -- 3.3. Winding number and non…
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Preparation -- 1.2. Demonstrating a simple function -- 1.3. Saving a macro-enabled workbook -- 1.4. Using constants and VB functions -- 1.5. User-defined array function -- 1.6. Notes on VBA functions -- 1.…
"Version: 20170102"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Where art meets technology--using physics and materials science to create and install sculptures -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Working with varied materials -- 2.3. Machining sculptures from steel -- 2.4. Scu…
"Version: 20170401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. The birth and growth of the universe -- 2. Fundamental forces and elementary particles -- 3. The truth about space and time : Einstein's special theory of relativity -- 4. But that's not all! ... space and time in Einstein's g…
"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface : why the physical microbe? -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Diversity -- 1.2. Size -- 1.3. Energy -- 1.4. Food -- 1.5. Diffusion versus size2. Growth -- 2.1. Exponential growth -- 2.2. Stationary phase -- 2.3. Lag phase and decline -- 2.…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Oscillation and wave -- 1.2. Oscillation due to elastic force -- 1.3. Frequency domain analysis of oscillation -- 1.4. Wave2. Wave equations and solutions -- 2.1. Wave equation -- 2.2. Wave solutions3. Basic properti…