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A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism

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Authors:
  1. David Nightingale

    1. New Paltz, USA

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  2. Christopher Spencer

    1. Hereford, United Kingdom

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  • Learn the basics of electricity and magnetism using common kitchen objects
  • Easy experiments you can perform at home
  • Includes an introduction to electronics using cheap components you can buy from any radio shop
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Home Electrostatics

    • David Nightingale, Christopher Spencer
    Pages 1-27

  3. Current and Voltage

    • David Nightingale, Christopher Spencer
    Pages 29-76

  4. Magnetism

    • David Nightingale, Christopher Spencer
    Pages 77-122

  5. Elements of Transistors, and an Integrated Circuit

    • David Nightingale, Christopher Spencer
    Pages 123-153

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 155-179
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About this book

Electricity is all around us: cars, telephones, computers, lights -- the modern world runs entirely on electrons. But what are electrons? How do they behave? How do we control them? This book will show you how to build a battery, detect static electricity and construct a basic current meter, all using common items from your kitchen. Along the way you'll learn about the meaning of "voltage" and "current", what makes an LED work and the difference between AC and DC. The last chapter uses transistors -- the basic building blocks of every computer -- for lots of interesting experiments. With plenty of colorful illustrations, historical stories and an easy, accessible style, "A Kitchen Course in Electricity and Magnetism" will be a great start for budding and amateur scientists who want to learn more about how the world works.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New Paltz, USA

    David Nightingale

  • Hereford, United Kingdom

    Christopher Spencer

About the authors

J. David Nightingale has taught physics for over 30 years at SUNY New Paltz. More recently he has been a regular essayist for Northeast Public Radio, authoring many essays on famous scientists from history. Prof. Nightingale has previously co-authored the Springer book "A Short Course in General Relativity", now in its third edition.

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