University of Delaware

PHYS207/208 Honors

Fundamentals of Physics

Maurice Barnhill

Project Bibliographies

  1. General
    1. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
  2. Air resistance
    1. General and Miscellaneous
      1. C. Frohlich, Am. J. Phys. 52 (84), 325. *
      2. C. W. Salin, Sci. Dig. 90 (July, 1982); Sci. Dig. (Sept., 1979), p.56.
      3. H. Crabtree, An Elementary Treatment of the Spinning Tops and Gyroscopic Motion (Chelsea, New York, 1967).
      4. N. F. Smith, Phys. Teach. 10 (72), 451.
      5. R. M. Sutton, Am. J. Phys. 10 (42), 201.
      6. F. L. Verwiebe, Am. J. Phys 10 (42), 119.
      7. J. J. Thompson, The Royal Institution Library of Science: Physical Sciences, vol 7, pp. 104-119 (W. L. Bragg and G. Porter, eds., Elsevier, New York, 1970).
      8. L. J. Briggs, Am. J. Phys. 27 (59), 589.
      9. C. B. Daish, The Physics of Ball Games (English Univ. Press, London, 1972).
      10. R. A. Lyttleton, Weather 12 (57), 140.
      11. P Brancazio, Phys. Teach. 23 (85), 20; SportScience (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984).
      12. J. J. McPhee and G. C. Andrews, Am. J. Phys. 56 (88), 933: Effect of sidespin and wind on projectile trajectory....
      13. M. H. Partovi and D. R. Aston, Am. J. Phys. 57 (89), 912. The generalized raindrop problem.
      14. K. Weltner, Phys. Teach. 28 (90), 78, 84. Aerodynamic lifting forces and Bernoulli's Law.*
    2. Frisbees, etc.
      1. H. R. Crane, Phys. Teach. 21 (83), 325.
      2. H. R. Crane, Phys. Teach. 24 (86), 502.
      3. H. R. Crane, Phys. Teach. 27 (89), 406.
      4. Ascher H. Shapiro, Shape and Flow: The Fluid Dynamics of Drag (Anchor, 1961).
      5. Richard S. Shevell, Fundamentals of Flight (Prentice-Hall, 1983).
      6. Peter Vollheim, The Paper Ace (Contemporary Books, 1987).
  3. Numerical methods for solving differential equations
    1. D. Desmarais & J. L. Duggan, Am. J. Phys. 52 (84), 507.
  4. Sports
    1. Physics of Tennis
      1. H. Brody, Am. J. Phys. 47 (79), 482; 49 (81), 816.
    2. Physics of Football
        1. P. J. Brancazio, Phys. Teach. 23 (85), 395. Kicking a football.
    3. Physics of Baseball
        1. R. G. Watts and R. Ferrer, Am. J. Phys. 55 (87), 40: The Lateral Force on a Spinning Sphere: Aerodynamics of a Curveball. 2. R. G. Watts and S. Baroni, Am. J. Phys. 57 (89), 40: Baseball-bat collisions and resulting trajectories.
  5. Vehicles
    1. Bicycles
      1. R. G. Hunt, Phys. Teach. 27 (3/89), 160, "Bycycles in the Physics Lab."
      2. F. R. Whitt and D. G. Wilson, Bicycling Science, 2nd. ed. (1982, MIT Press).
    2. Automobiles
      1. W. G. Unruh, Am. J. Phys. 52 (84), 903. Skids.
  6. Lightning etc.
    1. Beck, Edward: Lightning Protection for Electric Systems (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1954).
    2. Magono, Choji: Thunderstorms (Elsevier, 1980).
    3. Schonland, B. F. J.: Atmospheric Electricity (Methuen, 1953).
    4. Marshall, J. L.: Lightning Protection (Wiley, 1973).
    5. Lodge, Oliver: Lightning Conductors and Lightning Controls (Whittaker).
    6. Magonv[?], C.: Thunderstorms (Elsevier, 1980). Development of the Science of Atmospherics 12.
    7. Uman, Martin A.: Lightning (McGraw-Hill, 1969).
    8. Salanave, L. E.: Lightning and Its Spectrum (U. Arizona, 1980).
    9. Uman, M. A., and E. P. Krider, Sci 246 (10/27/89), 457. Includes excellent bibliography.
  7. St. Elmo's Fire
    1. Gedzelman, Stanley D.: The Science and Wonders of the Atmosphere (Wiley, 1980).
    2. Iribarne, J. V. and H.-R. Cho, Atmospheric Phusics (Reidel, 1980).
    3. Lutgens, Frederick K. and E. J. Tarbuck, The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology (Prentice Hall, 1979).
  8. Olber's Paradox
    1. S. Jaki, the Paradox of Olbers' Paradox (Herder and Herder, 1969)
    2. E. R. Harrison, Darkness at Night (Harvard UP, 1987)
    3. E. R. Harrison, AJP 45 (77), 119.
  9. Chaos
    1. James Gleick, Chaos, Making a New Science (Penguin, 1987).
    2. Jan Tobochnik, Quantifying Chaos, in Computers With Physics (Nov. 1989).
  10. Neural Networks
    1. David E. Rumelhart et al, Parallel Distributed Processing: Explorations in the Microstructure of Cognition. Vol 1 (MIT).
    2. William F. Allman, Technology Review 90 (1987), 59-65.
    3. John S. Denker, ed., Neural Networks for Computing (AIP, 1986).
    4. A. K. Dewdney, Sci Am (Nov., 1988), 142-145.
    5. William J. Hawkins, Pop Sci (July, 1988), 22.
    6. Neural-Network Computers, Futurist (Sept/Oct, 1989), 56.
  11. Radius and Shape of the Earth
    1. Dennis Rawlings, Am. J. Phys. 47 (Feb., 1979), 126. Local measurement of the radius of the earth.
    2. Am. J. Phys. 44 (Nov., 1976), 1125; 46 (May, 1978), 588 (Addendum).
  12. Tides
    1. Am. J. Phys. 47 (Nov., 1979), 934; 43 (Dec., 1975), 1106; 44 (Aug., 1976), 793. Discussions of diurnal tides
  13. Seismic waves, etc.
    1. Am. J. Phys. 48 (Sept., 1980), 705. Discovery of Earth's core.