PHYSICS FOR POETS

By SARAH SANCHEZ

A VAST AND MOST EXCELLENT SCIENCE TOWARD A SCIENCE OF MECHANICS THE DENOUEMENT: NEWTON’S LAWS THE MOON AND THE APPLE THE ROMANCE OF ENERGY ONE LAST PART FOR THE MACHINE WAVES DOES THE EARTH REALLY MOVE? THE BIRTH OF RELATIVITY 10 THE WEDDING OF SPACE AND TIME 11 E MC2 AND ALL THAT 12 DID GOD HAVE ANY CHOICE? 13 THE ATOM RETURNS 14 RUTHERFORD PROBES THE ATOM CONTENTS 15 THE ATOM AND THE QUANTUM 16 PARTICLES AND WAVES 17 DOES GOD PLAY DICE? 18 SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT 19 THE DREAMS STUFF IS MADE OF 20 THE WHOLE SHEBANG AFTERWORD QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES