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Summary: Wonderfull Book
Review: A book on physics, that is easy to read and understand. It is has a subtle humor that is very good. This book is so good that I have recomended that it be used as the text for an elementray physics course. I have found this book to be a greate gift for non technical people, such as politicans.
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Summary: The Mad Magazine of Physics
Review: Great popcorn read for the armchair physicist. If you are a fan of the wonderfully illustrated Gonick's Cartoon World History, you'll be a little disappointed by the quality of illustrations in this work. However, it's still an informative and fun read.
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Summary: The Mad Magazine of Physics
Review: Great popcorn read for the armchair physicist. If you are a fan of the wonderfully illustrated Gonick's Cartoon World History, you'll be a little disappointed by the quality of illustrations in this work. However, it's still an informative and fun read.
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Summary: Good book
Review: I believe that my physics career began with this book about thetime I was in fourth grade. I really liked it and I didn't find themath to be too hard. Besides the main point that it got across (atleast to me) was that science was interesting. If you are an educator for students anywhere between the third grade and eighth grades this might be a good book to have on your shelf. Though ... the lower end of this spectrum probably wont be getting as much out of it due to a general lack of mathematical understanding.
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Summary: LEARNING PHYSICS CAN BE FUN
Review: I have a degree in Physics from 37 years ago and picked this book up after browsing for a few minutes. The book is GREAT, OUTSTANDING, FUN TO READ, WELL ORGANIZED and EXPLAINS a lot about the every day physics we live in. This book is a must for students interested in learning more about physics. I am going to buy a couple of other titles by this author for my library.
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Summary: Not as good as The Cartoon History of the Universe
Review: I was delighted when some time ago I received two volumes of Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe as a present from a friend. It is absolutely hilarious! Being a physicist, I considered it a must to add Cartoon Guide to Physics to my Larry Gonick collection.However, I was disappointed. The guide indeed tries to cover a significant amount of the usual high-school physics course - mechanics, electricity and magnetism (missing are thermodynamics and optics) - but it is not really as charmingly funny as the Cartoon History of the Universe. As a physicist, I can assure you that the problem does not lie in the simple fact that the history is more interesting topic than physics - physics is plenty interesting, thank you! But the desired blend between the textbook and the cartoon resulted in something that is not educational enough to actually learn something from it and too boring to make a good cartoon. Trying to find some bright spot, I am happy to report I have not discovered any major flops in the science part of the book. Also, I believe the book actually becomes somewhat more interesting toward the end. But then again, if I would have to choose between, say, the chapter on relativity and Joseph Schwartz's Einstein for Beginners, I would probably opt for the latter.
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Summary: Good book
Review: I'm an elementary school teacher and am in the process of reading this book with the possible thought in mind of recommending for use by my sixth grade student. Conclusion: forget it. Yes, the cartoons are "really cool", but the math and the thought processes involved are way beyond the level of the typical sixth grade student. In fact, I believe that most middle school children would have problems with the math part of it unless they were well grounded in algebra. It seems to me that this book is just a catchy way to sell a trite book.
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Summary: A Teacher's View of The Cartoon Guide to Physics
Review: I'm an elementary school teacher and am in the process of reading this book with the possible thought in mind of recommending for use by my sixth grade student. Conclusion: forget it. Yes, the cartoons are "really cool", but the math and the thought processes involved are way beyond the level of the typical sixth grade student. In fact, I believe that most middle school children would have problems with the math part of it unless they were well grounded in algebra. It seems to me that this book is just a catchy way to sell a trite book.
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Summary: Wonderful, fun way to learn a difficult subject.
Review: If you haven't seen these Cartoon Guides before, you are in for a treat! They are a FABULOUS way to teach science. This book covers a broad range of physics from Mechanics to Electricity and Magnetism. But the whole book is a cartoon that creates most enjoyable reading. Whenever I get one of these books, my preteen asks to borrow it! (He's also learned genetics this way). Although it does not contain experiments as such, the presentations of scientific history and principles are great. Definitely a necessary book for older children, teachers and professionals...from The Science Spiders(TM) Newsletter
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Summary: Truly Outstanding
Review: It makes all the physics concepts and math in my high school physics class easy to understand. If I were on a textbook adoption commitee, I would buy class sets of these. Cartoon Guide cuts the nonsense and filler of your average high school physics and goes straight to the heart of the matter in a way that is accessible yet not at all dumbed down. Thank you Mr. Gonick for helping me get an "A" in physics! I was using a classroom copy. Now I will buy my own for when I go to college.
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