Overview :This incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The fir... Read More
Overview :A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways. The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, ... Read More
Overview :A highly engaging study of mirages, illusions of multiple moons, the fata morgana, colored shadows and scores of other phenomena in a book p... Read More
Overview :Because of the increasing demands and complexity of undergraduate physics courses (atomic, quantum, solid state, nuclear, etc.), it is often... Read More
Overview :"An outstanding treatise." -- Review of Scientific Instruments"Astonishing how this treatise ... still retains a place of preeminence in mod... Read More
Overview :Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound What is the meaning of a bird's... Read More
Overview :Principles of Underwater Sound by Robert J. Urick is the most widely used book on underwater acoustics and sonar published today. For more t... Read More
Overview :"Recommended to all scientists." -- Journal of Royal Naval Scientific Service"The publishers do us a service by issuing this reprint." -- Th... Read More
Overview :There are areas of science that are off limits to the public and are not taught in our universities. The science and technology of anti-grav... Read More
Overview :Trevor Cox is on a hunt for the sonic wonders of the world. A renowned expert who engineers classrooms and concert halls, Cox has made a car... Read More
Overview :For readers of Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill O'Neill, What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't) is a fascinating science book for adults that explores... Read More
Overview :Here's humorous proof of just how fun it is to observe with your ears. A whimsical introduction to pitch and volume, this book practically b... Read More
Overview :Why does a harpsichord sound different from a piano? For that matter, why does middle C on a piano differ from middle C on a tuning fork, a ... Read More