If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill -- if you imagine that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate -...
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Feb 07, 2010
Kim
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Well my first review was deleted by Goodreads, which is why you should always have a backup...but I digress.
So I have been on this knowledge quest lately. Mostly an attempt to make up for not really giving a damn in high school. Of course,I got fantastic grades in high school, but I usually just did it by going through the motions and writing crap my teachers wanted to hear. Now that I am no longer under that burden, I've been taking the time to actually make up for lost time an More...
So I have been on this knowledge quest lately. Mostly an attempt to make up for not really giving a damn in high school. Of course,I got fantastic grades in high school, but I usually just did it by going through the motions and writing crap my teachers wanted to hear. Now that I am no longer under that burden, I've been taking the time to actually make up for lost time an More...
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Jun 09, 2011
Xiaojuanwu
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I enjoyed reading this book because it talked about a lot of interesting all physics around us. The book was set up in both entertainment and education. In addition, the book came in handy when I needed to look up something I still unclear about other concepts or terms of physic.
The author had done well on illustration and explanation of each topic in the book.The explanation was clear enough explained everything in the picture. Moreover, this book was recommended by one of my frien More...
The author had done well on illustration and explanation of each topic in the book.The explanation was clear enough explained everything in the picture. Moreover, this book was recommended by one of my frien More...
Apr 09, 2011
Rob
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Did you do okay in high-school physics, but never felt you had a handle on what everything really meant? The Cartoon Guide to Physics is an excellent conceptual review of basic mechanics and electromagnetic theory, practically free of mathematics but rich in meaning and context. Even Maxwell's famous equations are explained without resort to higher maths. It also offers a very, very brief nontechnical explanation of relativity using electromagnetism as a basis (hence, "On the Electrodyna
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Mar 14, 2011
I was at a party with Brad and Elaine hosted by two of the Econ professors and I got tired of hearing about people's research. So I picked this book up off of their shelf (because 1) one of the authors has a last name that is the same as Elaine's maiden name and 2) I thought it was a book about Cartoon Physics like hammerspace) and read the whole thing.
Jun 23, 2009
Kate
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Completely entertaining guide to everything you forgot about physics, or never learned or never quite understood. You still might not quite understand it all, but this book will whet your appetite for more. If only the details of physics were as fun as this overview!
Jan 19, 2009
tukang kue keren
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Mau belajar Fisika dengan cara yang lebih asyik? baca deh buku ini....kenapa coba baru diterjemahkan tahun 2001...kalo diterjemahkan tahun 1992...mungkin aku gak bakal ngulang mata kuliah fisika sampe 2 kali :(
Jan 03, 2011
Hadi
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Read this book when I was college student. A good book to explain physic but I remember that the picture is not too much interesting.
Jun 24, 2010
John
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A mediocre but mildly entertaining introduction to physics. Unless you were a college physics major, you'll probably learn something - or be reminded of things forgotten long ago. Not nearly as witty or amusing as Gonick's cartoon histories, but it only takes about an hour to read, so why not?
In an effort to prevent our society's slide into ever-expanding scientific illiteracy, every grade school child should be encouraged to read this book - give them this Cartoon Guide as a colorin More...
In an effort to prevent our society's slide into ever-expanding scientific illiteracy, every grade school child should be encouraged to read this book - give them this Cartoon Guide as a colorin More...
Sep 15, 2009
Lynn
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Fun book and Gonick won't bother you with his political commentary in this one.
May 29, 2008
Isaac
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This one is much less dense than the 'Chemistry' volume and benefits from it. If you haven't picked it up from my other reviews, I never learned much math or science back when I was in school and so now I feel like I need to catch up at least a little following the great slacker tradition of sitting around reading comic books.
Jan 17, 2008
Yustin
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sebenernya buku ini gw beliin buat adek yang masih SMP, maksudnya sih biar dia bisa belajar tapi ga ngebosenin n pusing, tapi koq kayanya ga dia baca yah,heee...
tapi menurut gw, ini buku bagus koq, jadi lebih cepet nyantol, nggambarin rumus2 tapi di ceritain dengan cara diandaikan..
tapi menurut gw, ini buku bagus koq, jadi lebih cepet nyantol, nggambarin rumus2 tapi di ceritain dengan cara diandaikan..
Sep 25, 2007
Agus
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bagi para penggemar fisika, atopun yang ingin memperdalam konsep fisika, ini adalah buku wajib yang layak dibaca. terutama bagi para pengajar fisika di sekolah menengah. ilustrasi di buku ini sangat bagus untuk menambah pemahaman siswa tentang fisika itu sendiri. really recomended!!
Oct 22, 2007
faaz
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whahahahahaa....
fisika yg njelimet itu dijelaskan dalam bentuk yang sederhana n bergambar lucu...
asyik sekali.....
cocok buat buku acuan tambhan buat mereka yg sulit memahami fisika.
fisika itu mudah
fisika yg njelimet itu dijelaskan dalam bentuk yang sederhana n bergambar lucu...
asyik sekali.....
cocok buat buku acuan tambhan buat mereka yg sulit memahami fisika.
fisika itu mudah
Mar 31, 2008
caniea
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waA..
aku baru inget kaLo pernah baca kartun fisika. padahal aku nggak pernah suka yang namanya pelajaran FISIKA!
tapi, buku ini bener2 asik sik sik. belajar fisika jd lebih enjoy n g bikin 'mumet'..
aku baru inget kaLo pernah baca kartun fisika. padahal aku nggak pernah suka yang namanya pelajaran FISIKA!
tapi, buku ini bener2 asik sik sik. belajar fisika jd lebih enjoy n g bikin 'mumet'..
Dec 17, 2009
ima
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pernah baca. ah, saya nggak begitu suka. apa karena kebanyakan gambar terus jadi puyeng? kok, meskipu udah pake gambar2 karikatur tetep ga ngerti ya? hahhahaha..... dasar bodoh fisika.
Dec 17, 2009
Janine
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Good book that explains a lot of difficult physics concepts in a light-hearted way.
Takes all that scary math out and makes it approachable.
Shows how easy physics can be!
Takes all that scary math out and makes it approachable.
Shows how easy physics can be!
Oct 07, 2008
Alain
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o> Dengan dialog dan ilustrasi yang sederhana buku ini bisa menjelaskan teori fisika yang berat2.
o> Tanpa terasa kita akan "kecanduan" membacanya hingga selesai.
o> Tanpa terasa kita akan "kecanduan" membacanya hingga selesai.
Jun 12, 2008
~Lyn~
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Buku ini membahas topik-topik fisika dasar mulai dari mekanika gerak sampai elektromagnetisme. Belajar fisika jadi berbeda setelah membaca buku ini.
Sep 14, 2007
Snowfire
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Pretty good, although still only scratches the surface. Offers some useful real-world analogies for getting abstruse physics concepts.
Dec 17, 2009
syam
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Buku ini amat membantu untuk orang-orang yang pemahaman fisikanya jongkok (model saya), tapi memerlukan pemahaman fisika karena tuntutan kerja :-D
Aug 18, 2008
Keani
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If only this book had been published when I was a girl, I wuld have been working on new theories in physics ha ha ha...
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