1.Greatest Speed by S.R.Filonovich
The constant denoting the velocity of light in vacuum is encountered in every
branch of physics, and this uni-versality brings out the unity of the physical
world. Although it is now over three hundred years since the constant was first
defined, it yielded to scientific assaults only slowly, revealing as it did
unexpectedly new phenomena. Its universality and the surprises that it threw
up make any attempt to relate how the velocity of light came to be measured
a minor history of physics. This book therefore oxplains the requisite science
against the background of the historical personalities involved. Intended for
teachers and school pupils.
2.Physics in Your Kitchen Lab by I.K. Kikoin
This selection of interesting articles from the popular science journal Kvant
is a collection of fairly simple but challenging and instructive experiments
that require little space and the simplest possible equipment. Designed to
illustrate the laws of physics, the book includes lessons on growing crystals,
studying the oscillations of a pendulum and experimenting with light using
a gramophone record or a ball bearing. Suitable for secondary school students
and teachers.
3.This Fascinating Astronomy by V.N.Komarv
Written in a language easily accessible to a wide reader-ship, this book is
an exposure of some extraordinary discoveries in modern astronomy and of the
puzzling problems it still has to solve. It is also a presentation of facts
defying traditional views, of original theoretical conjectures and new
research methods. Debatable as-tronomical issues are set out in a lively and
interesting form, and in conformity with the latest achievements in physics.
4.Yes, No Or Maybe by Ya.I.Khurgin
Professor Yakov Khurgin is known for his works in applied mathematics,
cybernetics, industrial applica-tions of mathematics. Besides, he is an
imaginative popularizer of science. His hook Do You Say Mathematics? has
passed through two editions in Russian and has been translated into English.
His new book Yes, No or Maybe is a readable introduc-tion to the frontiers
of statistics and experiment de-sign. The book is written in a lovely
language and contains many practical examples.
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