Why cats land on their feet epub

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Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help. Rolling Prairie Digital Consortium. Here readers can test their critical-thinking skills against a whole assortment of puzzles and paradoxes involving floating and diving, sailing and gliding, gymnastics, bike riding, outer space, throwing a ball from a moving car, centrifugal force, gyroscopic motion, and, of course, falling cats. Want to figure out how to open a wine bottle with a book?

Or how to compute the square root of a number using a tennis shoe and a watch? Why Cats Land on Their Feet shows you how, and all that's required is a familiarity with basic high-school mathematics.

This lively collection also features an appendix that explains all physical concepts used in the book, from Newton's laws to the fundamental theorem of calculus.

Mathematics Science Nonfiction. Publisher: Princeton University Press. Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again. The OverDrive Read format of this ebook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here. Levi's sense of humor and friendly, informal style add to the pleasure of the book.

Each of these puzzles, without exception, kept my attention. Each one is clearly explained and easily understood, but many require an insightful observation for their resolution. There were any number of occasions when I fell into the trap of false assumption and was surprised by the correct reasoning, which always seemed so obvious in retrospect!

A most enjoyable read. Mark Levi How to use physical reasoning to solve surprising paradoxes. Illus: line illus. Overview Author s Praise Materials Sciences. Social Sciences. Sports and Recreation. Theology and Religion. More new books New articles in all subjects all subjects.

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