 First edition | |
| Author | Jearl Walker |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Anna Melhorn |
| Cover artist | Norm Christiansen |
| Language | English |
| Subject | The physics of real-world phenomena |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons |
Publication date | 1975 (1st ed.) 1977 (1st ed. with answers) 2007 (2nd ed.) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 331 |
| ISBN | 978-0-471-76273-7 |
| OCLC | 64595915 |
| Text | The Flying Circus of Physics at Internet Archive |
The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker (1975, published by John Wiley and Sons; "with Answers" in 1977; 2nd edition in 2007), is a book that poses and answers 740 questions that are concerned with everyday physics. There is a strong emphasis upon phenomena that might be encountered in one's daily life. The questions are interspersed with 38 "short stories" about related material.
The book covers topics relating to motion, fluids, sound, thermal processes, electricity, magnetism, optics, and vision.
There is a website for the book which stores over 11,000 references, 2,000 links, new material, a detailed index, and other supplementary material. There is also a collection of YouTube videos by the author on the material. See External links at the bottom of this page.
Jearl Walker is a professor of physics at Cleveland State University. He is also known for his work on the highly popular textbook of introductory physics, Fundamentals of Physics, which is currently in its 12th edition. From 1978 until 1990, Walker wrote The Amateur Scientist column in Scientific American magazine.