Comprehensive, authoritative, extremely practical--prepares you for virtually any challenge faced by the contemporary health physicist. Contemporary Health Physics offers a balanced presentation of all important concepts, calculations, and techniques essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. Not another dry presentation of the basic facts, calculations, and routines, it is specifically designed to help readers to learn, think, and respond like professionals in the field. Featuring a unique, real-world orientation and hundreds of worked examples presented within the context of various scenarios, it prepares readers for the rigors of performing quick, accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation. Features more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges * The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, including the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas * Explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more * Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners, it is indispensable to students preparing for the ABHP Comprehensive Exam Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the cleanup of USDOE facilities, the expanded use of nuclear medicine, mounting public anxiety over radon exposure...these are a few of the catalysts driving today's growing demand for radiation protection professionals. In an effort to meet that demand, nearly fifty colleges and universities in the US currently offer health physics programs, and more are planned for the near future. And while a number of fine academic texts have appeared in recent years, surprisingly, until now, none have been specifically designed to train budding health physicists to think and respond like professionals. Contemporary Health Physics does that and much more. Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners with more than twenty years of professional and academic experience in the health physics field, it offers a uniquely balanced presentation of all theoretical and practical issues essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, it includes detailed coverage of the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas, and explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more. But that is only half the story. Contemporary Health Physics offers far more than the essential facts, figures, and routines found in most texts and references. With the help of more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of various scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges, it quickly instills in readers the professional acumen and practical skills they need to perform accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation. An excellent resource for upper-level students and anyone preparing to take the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Examination, Contemporary Health Physics is also a valuable resource for professionals who would like to expand their scope and sharpen their skills.

Physics, Dance, and the Pas De Deux

Laws, Kenneth

Harvey, Cynthia

Medical Books

Schirmer Books

Physics, Dance & the Pas de Deux

Science & Math

MacMillan Publishing Company

An expansion of The Physics of Dance (Schirmer, 1984), featuring a new co-author who is a professional dancer, and major new sections on the pas de deux, figure skating, and ice dancing. A non-technical explanation of how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of how the laws of gravity, momentum, and energy affect dancing bodies enhanced with specially commissioned stop-action and sequence photographs by Martha Swope, as well as detailed technical drawings. A 30-minute videocassette illustrating the principles of physics involved in dance is included. The book (871326-5, $22) and video (871327-3, $35) are also available individually. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Physics, Dance, and the Pas De Deux/Book and Vhs

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

Explains the effects of the laws of gravity, momentum and energy on the bodies of dancers

Physics of Dance

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Schirmer Reference

The Physics of Dance

Humor & Entertainment

Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement

Written by a physicist with professional dance training, Physics and the Art of Dance explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Using simple, non-technical terms, Kenneth Laws combines his knowledge of both physics and dance to describe how the laws of gravity, momentum, and energy affect dancing bodies. The book explores the natural laws that govern the subtleties of balance, the techniques of leaps and pirouettes, and the impressive lifts and turns executed by ballet partners. Finally, Laws offers insight into two current discussions in the dance world--the effect of body size on ballet technique, and the relationship between science and the art of dance. Beautiful, original stop-action photographs by Martha Swope, along with clear diagrams, illustrate the concepts described in the text. Plus, an intriguing "puzzler" at the beginning of each chapter provides an engaging entrée into the topics presented. For those who want a more advanced understanding of the physics, extensive appendices are provided. This new book combines the best features of Laws's widely acclaimed The Physics of Dance and Physics, Dance, and the Pas de Deux by Laws and Cynthia Harvey. Its expert application of the basic principles of physics to the art of dance will be an invaluable resource for dancers and dance instructors and will open a new level of appreciation for lovers of the form. It will also appeal to physicists who seek to include the arts in their scientific pursuits.

Music

Oxford University Press

Written by a physicist with professional dance training, Physics and the Art of Dance explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Using simple, non-technical terms, Kenneth Laws combines his knowledge of both physics and dance to describe how the laws of gravity, momentum, and energy affect dancing bodies. The book explores the natural laws that govern the subtleties of balance, the techniques of leaps and pirouettes, and the impressive lifts and turns executed by ballet partners. Finally, Laws offers insight into two current discussions in the dance world--the effect of body size on ballet technique, and the relationship between science and the art of dance. Beautiful, original stop-action photographs by Martha Swope, along with clear diagrams, illustrate the concepts described in the text. Plus, an intriguing "puzzler" at the beginning of each chapter provides an engaging entrée into the topics presented. For those who want a more advanced understanding of the physics, extensive appendices are provided. This new book combines the best features of Laws's widely acclaimed The Physics of Dance and Physics, Dance, and the Pas de Deux by Laws and Cynthia Harvey. Its expert application of the basic principles of physics to the art of dance will be an invaluable resource for dancers and dance instructors and will open a new level of appreciation for lovers of the form. It will also appeal to physicists who seek to include the arts in their scientific pursuits.

Physics and the Art of Dance gives all who enjoy dance - whether as dancers, students, teachers, or fans - an opportunity to understand what happens when human bodies move in the remarkable ways we call dance. How, for instance, do dancers create the illusion of defying gravity? Or of starting to spin when in the air with no source of force to act on their bodies? You may observe some dancers using their arms in a way that allows some to jump higher than others. What is that technique, and why does it work? In this second edition, author Ken Laws - a physicist with years of professional dance training - teams with veteran dance instructor Arleen Sugano to provide new step-by-step experiments for dancers. "What you see" sections describe the way physical principles form the framework within which some movements exist. The complementary "What you do" sections allow dancers to experience how those physical analyses can provide them a more efficient means of learning how to carry out those movements. Throughout, the book shows how movements are first artistic expressions, and secondly movements of the body within the framework of easy-to-understand physical principles. Dancers and dance instructors will find in this book an efficient means of improving technical proficiency and growing professional and aesthetic development. For physics and science teachers, the book provides a new and compelling way to draw people into the world of science. And observers and fans of dance will marvel over the beautiful time-stop photography by renowned dance photographers Martha Swope and Gene Schiavone.

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Physics, Dance, and the Pas De Deux

Physics, Dance & the Pas de Deux

Physics, Dance, and the Pas De Deux/Book and Vhs

Physics of Dance

The Physics of Dance

Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement

Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement

Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement