Asimov on Physics [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (March 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385009585
• ISBN-13: 978-0385009584
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #597,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Descriptions of physics that anyone can understand, April 7, 2002

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asimov on Physics (Mass Market Paperback)

Although I took physics in college, most of what I know was learned from books by Asimov. This book is a collection of his essays published in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" where the theme of each is physics. In rereading the essays, I was taken back to the heady days when I needed to learn a great deal of physics in only a few days. This was accomplished by reading Asimov's books and I managed to learn enough to handle the problems.
The collection is well-suited to anyone with an interest in physics or a teacher who wants to introduce the fundamentals of a point without yet delving into the rigor that requires detailed formulas. As always, Asimov has written with a clarity that textbook authors are either unwilling or unable to achieve.
In my many experiences as an educator, I am often asked for "simple" references about various topics. When the topic is science, I always recommend the writings of Asimov and when the topic is physics, this is the first book I suggest.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for the layman., November 9, 1997

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This review is from: Asimov on Physics (Hardcover)

This book is very readable (except in a few technical spots) and very interesting. It explains some aspects of physics, which are normally very hard to understand, into plain English for the rest of us that aren't physic's majors.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Physics for mortals, January 9, 2007

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Stratiotes Doxha Theon "2 Thes 2:15" (Richmond, Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asimov on Physics (Mass Market Paperback)

One of the best introductions to physics ever written. Conscise and plain even for the most novice science reader. Before the "for Dummies" series there was the "Asimov on" series and this was the best of that series. Higly recommended especially for the young person who enjoys science but also good for developing a love for physics in the first place.