The adventure of physics - new version for free download

[motionmountain]

I'll try to make it sound less like spam net time. Thank you all for your understanding.

Christoph Schiller

[motionmountain]

Just to switch your spam filters off: this is free and non-commercial.

The new, twenty-first edition of the freely
downloadable physics textbook is available on

www . motionmountain . net

Almost 1500 pages lead through the whole of physics, from
mechanics to relativity, electrodynamics, thermodynamics,
quantum theory, nuclear physics, astrophysics and
unification. Over hundred new figures and tables, and
numerous explanations have been added, with many
examples from animals, plants and machines.

The twenty-first edition now explains why the speed of
light is too slow to speculate with success on the stock
exchange, adds the second-level bear fur colour puzzle and
the young mother puzzle, presents the nearest place with
a pressure permanently lower than that of the atmosphere,
adds the puzzle about the horse and the snail on a rubber,
tells more about metamaterials, adds some simple chemical
puzzles, presents what incredible things on atomic layers
one can discover using a pencil and sticky tape, tells
more on biological rhythms and clocks, explains how to
observe the rotation of the Earth in any classroom after
two seconds of observation, shows an electric effect
observed on many playgrounds, shows the beauty of bursting
soap bubbles and bouncing tennis balls, explains how it is
possible to observe the motion of single, isolated
electrons, gives more details on the shape of the proton,
and tells how to build the simplest possible radio
control system.

The first 360 pages are available also in French, due to
the great work of Benoit Clenet, and can be downloaded from
the bienvenue page.

A wiki open to everybody now keeps track of misprints
and suggestions.

Enjoy the reading!

Christoph Schiller

[Mohit Pandey]

I have heard that senior students complain about the physics being dry.
(I know it can't be wet. Only chemistry can be wet.)
I found this phenomenon in other countries such as England and US also.

I wonder how do they complain of such a exciting subject. I am looking forward to understand more deeply and clearly many concepts/theories in the coming years.
There is a dire need of creating free ebooks such as The adventure of physics . It would go a long way in solving this problem.
This subject as it is-connected to practical life in the form of electricity, T.V, mobile.
Everything is almost conneted to Physics!

[Mohit Pandey]

Hello Christoph Schiller!
If you have enough time interact on Hypo. There are many members like me who would get help.

By the way, I am facing problem the single book. Do I need to download it one by one? IE says Done. But it doesn't ask where to save the file.

[motionmountain]

Just search for file names with motionmounatin in them.

Regards

Christoph

[Mohit Pandey]

Originally Posted by motionmountain

Just search for file names with motionmounatin in them.

Regards

Christoph

Problem solved.

[motionmountain]

I switched the server to deliver zipped pdf files instead of pure pdf
files, so that the problem should not appear any more.

Enjoy!

Christoph

[Mohit Pandey]

Originally Posted by motionmountain

I switched the server to deliver zipped pdf files instead of pure pdf
files, so that the problem should not appear any more.

Enjoy!

Christoph

Thanks for your prompt reply.
Would you care me to tell your source of revenue since your website contains your advertisement?

[motionmountain]

As about a year ago, here is a new version of the
free physics textbook provided for free by our
charitable non-profit organisation.

The new, twenty-second edition of the freely
downloadable physics textbook is available on

www . motionmountain . net

Over 1600 pages show that physics is more fun than making
love. They lead through the whole of physics, from
mechanics to thermodynamics, relativity, electrodynamics,
quantum theory, nuclear physics, astrophysics and
unification. The text promises to be fascinating and
challenging on every page.

The twenty-second edition now explains how it is possible
to plunge a bare hand into molten lead, includes a film of
an oscillating quartz inside a watch, explains how it is
possible to type a letter by controlling a computer
with thought alone, includes a film of a solar flare,
explains the fifteen ways that colours appear
in rocks plants and animals, explains the connection
between cats and gauge theory, adds more ways in which
the human eye invents colours that are not there, includes
a list of laser types and applications, includes many
images of crystals, explains how physics Plotinus
and christianity come together to show that the universe
and god are one and the same, adds the handcuff puzzle
and several other puzzles, explains how jet pilots
frighten civilians with sonic superbooms produced by
fighter planes, presents the most beautiful and precise
sundial available today, adds a simple photographic
proof that the Earth is larger than the Moon, improves
the presentation of elementary particle physics, adds
a photo of a red rainbow, gives the latest discoveries
on the Galileo trial, presents a fascinating mathematical
aspect of Ohm's law, states the hardest open math problem
that you can explain to your grandmother, adds photographs
of levitation, and much more.

Over 50 new illustrations and 100 new pages have been added.
More than 200 women and men have helped with suggestions and
material: thank you to all of them. A beautiful
French translation by Benoit Clenet of a large part
of the text is also available. Parts are available in
Italian and Spanish. Suggestions and errata
can be added at the Motion Mountain wiki.

Enjoy!

Christoph Schiller