The Britannica guide to heat, force, and motion / Guide to heat, force, and motion Heat, force, and motion edited by Erik Gregersen. - 1st ed. - New York : Britannica Educational Pub. : In association with Rosen Educational Services, 2011. - xviii, 369 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - Physics explained . - Physics explained. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 356-361) and index.

Thermodynamics: the laws of energy and work -- Thermodynamics: systems at work -- The laws of force and motion -- The laws of particle motion -- Rigid bodies -- Solids -- Stress and strain -- Liquids at rest -- Liquids in motion -- Gravity: the force of attraction -- Gravity: the universe -- Biographies.

Explores the foundations and laws of both thermodynamics and mechanics as well as the lives of those individuals who helped advance these fundamental areas of physics.

9781615303090 (lib. bdg.) 161530309X (lib. bdg.)

2010018515


Thermodynamics--Popular works.

QC311 / BRI 2011

536/.7