The Flying Circus of Physics, 2nd Edition 2nd Edition  (English, Paperback, Walker Jearl)

Published in the year 2011, The Flying Circus Of Physics is a book that provides its readers with highly informative facts from the world of physics.

Summary Of The Book

The Flying Circus Of Physics is a book that is a must-have for those who desire to dig deeper into the world of physics, or students of introductory courses in this field. The first edition of this book sold more than 1,00,000 copies, which made the author famous, and made him release the second edition.

This book contains factual information in a question-answer form, providing answers to several common physics problems in everyday life, totalling more than 600. Through the course of this book, the author provides answers to certain questions, as to why people can see two rainbows, but not three at once, reasons behind the lizard’s ability to walk on water, and snakes gliding through air. There are hundreds of examples present in this book, each of which are backed-up with research studies printed in science journals.

In total, there are 7 chapters in this book, covering different aspects of physics. The chapters in this book include The Walrus Speaks Of Classical Mechanics, The Madness Of Stirring Tea, The Electrician’s Evil And The Ring’s Magic, Heat Fantasies And Other Cheap Thrills Of The Night, Hiding Under The Covers, Listening For The Monsters, and She Comes In Colors Everywhere.

There is also a website, www.flyingcircusofphysics.com, which provides more than 10,000 research examples that are relevant to the content present in this book.

About Jearl Walker

Jearl Walker is a renowned author, and academician from Pensacola, Florida.

Apart from this book, Walker has written a number of other physics books, and they include Fundamentals Of Physics : A Must-Have Resource Book CBSE, JEE, And NEET-UG Syllabi For Class-12, Fundamentals Of Physics: Student Solutions Manual, Principles Of Physics, and Clouds In A Glass Of Beer: Simple Experiments In Atmospheric Physics.

Walker was born in the year 1945, in Pensacola, Florida, and was brought up in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed his B.S degree from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, studying Physics, and later went on to pursue his Doctoral degree in Physics from the University Of Maryland. He has written 152 articles for the Scientific American Magazine, in The Amateur Scientist section. He presently holds the position of a Professor at Cleveland State University, teaching Physics. Walker is the first individual to have ever received the Outstanding Teaching Award from Cleveland State’s College Of Science.