An examination of the relationship between the showing of family photograph albums and the telling of family lore.
Within the context of a discussion of trends in folk art research, the author describes the social significance of the art of George Cockayne and provides a catalogue of his work described in his own words.
"Version: 20180601"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. National missile defense history -- 2. Theater missile defense -- 3. The current architecture -- 4. Ballistic missile threats -- 5. Conclusion.This book provides an introduction to the complex story of missile defense, by recounting past…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Electromagnetics of graphene -- 1.1. Macroscopic electrodynamics -- 1.2. Constitutive relations -- 1.3. From the time domain to the frequency domain -- 1.4. Isotropic media -- 1.5. Conductivity and permittivity formulations --…
"Version: 20160901"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1 Concepts in classical mechanics -- 1.1. The quantum-classical boundary -- 1.2. Separation of scales and constraints -- 1.3. Newtonian mechanics -- 1.4. The one-dimensional simple harmonic oscillator -- 1.5. Generalization -- 1.…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Physics is practical -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Physics in sports -- 1.3. Physics around the house -- 1.4. How does that thing work?2. Physics is beautiful -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The beauty of electromagnetism -- 2.3. …
"Version: 20180601"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Raspberry Pi -- 1.1. Single-board computing -- 1.2. Why Raspberry Pi?2. Setting up your system -- 2.1. Hardware configuration, requirements, and limitations -- 2.2. Understanding Linux -- 2.3. Python -- 2.4. Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Mathematics and measurement of sound-power flow in fluids -- 2. Calibration and normalization of probes in air -- 3. Mathematics of sound-power flow in solids -- 4. Sound sources and methods of exciting sound -- 5. Sound-power…
"Version: 20180201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Gravity gradiometry -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. History and recent developments -- 1.3. Classification of existing gravity gradiometers -- 1.4. Gravity gradiometry applications2. Magnetic gradiometry -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. History…
"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Magnetic fields -- 1.2. Turbulence -- 1.3. Turbulence versus B-fields -- 1.4. OK, so what about tai chi?2. Magnetic fields -- 2.1. Magnetic flux freezing approximation -- 2.2. Magnetic critical mass -- 2.3. The tai c…