Back-of-the-Envelope Physics

Back-of-the-Envelope Physics

By
Clifford Swartz
Clifford Swartz
2003 • 173 pages

Offers quantitative analysis of one hundred and one physics questions with simple, approximate answers on a variety of topics.

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