Building Physical Intuition leads readers through a series of increasingly advanced 'sanity checks' which allow one to assess the correctness of a particular equation or physical statement. This book definitely meets a need and will be used by a broad range of physical scientists.Francis Nimmo, University of California, Santa Cruz

Vorwort
A book of 200 multiple-choice order-of-magnitude problems designed to strengthen one's physical intuition

Autorentext
Douglas Hamilton and Cole Miller are professors of astronomy at the University of Maryland.

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A practical textbook that teaches how to navigate physics problems with intuitive easeBuilding Physical Intuition teaches physics students an important skill that is often taken for granted: how to evaluate possible solutions for physics problems when complex manipulation of equations can be overwhelming. Douglas Hamilton and Cole Miller show s