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898424479 |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250203141921.0 |
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141219s2015 enka b 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1780747756 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781780747750 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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(OCoLC)898424479 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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YDXCP |
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eng |
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rda |
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YDXCP |
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BTCTA |
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OCLCQ |
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BDX |
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Z5M |
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OCLCO |
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OCO |
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OCLCF |
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GE8 |
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IAD |
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OCL |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QA43 |
| Item number |
.P68 2015 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Povey, Thomas |
| Titles and words associated with a name |
(Professor of engineering science) |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Professor Povey's perplexing problems : |
| Remainder of title |
pre-university physics and maths puzzles with solutions / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Thomas Povey. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Oneworld Publications, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2015. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
©2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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x, 374 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
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24 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent. |
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still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent. |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia. |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Geometry -- Mathematics -- Statics -- Dynamics and collisions -- Circular motion -- Simple harmonic motion -- Mad inventions and perpetual motion -- Kinematics -- Electricity -- Gravity -- Optics -- Heat -- Buoyancy and hydrostatics -- Estimation. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems, Thomas Povey shares 109 of his favorite problems in physics and maths. A tour de force of imagination and exposition, he guides us through uncompromisingly challenging territory that expands our minds and encourages a playful and exploratory approach to study. "The puzzles," he says, "are like toys. We should pick up the one we most enjoy, and play with it." Whether you are an aspiring scientist or an old-hand, pitting yourself against these problems will test your ability to think, and inspire you with curiosity and enthusiasm for physics. Presented with charm and wit, the questions span the gap between high-school and university-entrance standard material. Detailed answers are lightened with a fascinating and refreshing blend of scientific history, application and personal anecdote. On this delightful and idiosyncratic romp through pre-university maths and physics, the author shows us that behind every single one of these questions lies a new way of thinking about subjects we thought we had understood. He argues that engaging with the unfamiliar is key to forming deeper insights and developing intellectual independence. Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems is a manifesto that science should be playful, and a celebration of the curious. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Physics |
| Form subdivision |
Problems, exercises, etc. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4269 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Mathematics |
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Problems, exercises, etc. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Science |
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Anecdotes. |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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u604030 |
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32224 |