Author(s): David Mcmahon (Author), Paul Alsing (Author)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication Date: 16 Oct. 2005
Language: English
Print length: 344 pages
ISBN-10: 0071455450
ISBN-13: 9780071455459
Book Description
This book helps readers learn relativity at the speed of light! Now anyone can grasp Einstein’s great theory of relativity – without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In “Relativity Demystified”, theoretical physicists (and student-savvy authors) David McMahon and Paul Ansing provide an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn the essentials and formulas of Einstein’s theories. With “Relativity Demystified”, you master the subject one step at a time – at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter and part to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.This fast and entertaining self-teaching course makes it much easier to: master theoretical physics at your own pace; learn the formulas and principles of special and general relativity from hundreds of worked examples; use practical mathematical tools for solving relativity problems; receive layperson’s explanations for Schwarzhild spacetimes, black holes, gravitational radiation, and actual current research; perform better in one of the scariest courses of all; and, take a final exam and grade it yourself!Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for those who already know something about relativity, “Relativity Demystified” is the best self-teaching tool or brush-up you can find!
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From the Back Cover
LEARN RELATIVITY AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT!
Now anyone can grasp Einstein’s great theory of relativity — without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Relativity Demystified, theoretical physicists (and student-savvy authors) David McMahon and Paul Ansing provide an effective, illuminating, and entertaining way to learn the essentials and formulas of Einstein’s theories.
With Relativity Demystified, you master the subject one step at a time at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter and part to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.
This fast and entertaining self-teaching course makes it much easier to:
Master theoretical physics at your own pace
Learn the formulas and principles of special and general relativity from hundreds of worked examples
Use practical mathematical tools for solving relativity problems
Receive layperson’s explanations for Schwarzhild spacetimes, black holes, gravitational radiation, and actual current research
Perform better in one of the scariest courses of all
Take a final exam and grade it yourself!
Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for those who already know something about relativity, Relativity Demystified is the best self-teaching tool or brush-up you can find!
About the Author
David McMahon is a Microsoft Certified Visual Basic developer. He writes object-oriented software and hardware drivers for Windows NT and 95/98 using Visual Basic and Visual C++. He is also a Microsoft Certification instructor for Visual Basic and Microsoft Access.
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