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Title:

How Things Work

Alternate Title:

How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life

Url:

https://howeverythingworks.org/

Publisher:

University of Virginia

Description: If you've ever wondered how a neon light works, how food cooks, or why dust settles on the moving blades of a fan, this is an excellent place to find out. Professor Louis Bloomfield of the University of Virginia Physics Department urges users to "think of this site as a radio call-in program that's being held on the WWW instead of the radio." Users email questions about how things work and he answers them. A browsable and searchable list of answered questions is arranged (in nineteen major chapters, from The Laws of Motion to Resonance to Light) in accordance with a companion book HOW THINGS WORK: The Physics of Everyday Life. Note that at times the question box may be full.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Physics

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Reference Material -- FAQ

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

Louis A. Bloomfield

Access Rights:

Free access

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