The manga guide to physics
Nitta, Hideo, 1957-2009
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Megumi is frustrated by physics. She befriends physics whiz Ryota, who teaches her about Newton's laws of motion, vectors and scalars, inertia, velocity, and acceleration. With extended explanations and examples, this informative and charming guide will have readers up to speed on the physics of motion in no time. Megumi is an all-star athlete, but she's a failure when it comes to physics class. And she can't concentrate on her tennis matches when she's worried about the questions she missed on the big test! Luckily for her, she befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her understand classical mechanics and improve her tennis game in the process! In The Manga Guide to Physics, you'll follow alongside Megumi as she learns about the physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration. You'll also learn how to: Apply Newton's three laws of motion to real-life problems Determine how objects will move after a collision Draw vector diagrams and simplify complex problems using trigonometry Calculate how an object's kinetic energy changes as its potential energy increases If you'r
Main title:
The manga guide to physics / Hideo Nitta, Keita Takatsu, Trend-pro Co., Ltd.
Imprint:
San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press ; Tokyo, Japan : Ohmsha, c2009.
Collation:
ix, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781593271961 (pbk)
Dewey class:
530Y/N 350 ( GRA)
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Subject:
Physics -- Comic books, strips, etcPhysics -- Popular worksScienceScience: general issuesApplied physicsTeaching of a specific subjectManga & Asian style comicsChildren's / Teenage general interest: Science & technology: general interes"Graphic novel / Comic book: memoirs, true stories & non-fiction"Educational: Sciences, general scienceEducational: Physics
BRN:
618678
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