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5 Reddit comments about The Flying Circus of Physics:

u/tuctrohs · 6 pointsr/AskPhysics

I haven't looked at this book in a really long time, but it might be what you are looking for and I remember it being good.

The flying circus of physics by Jearl Walker.

u/BitRex · 5 pointsr/Physics
u/InfinityFlat · 3 pointsr/Physics

I'm going to give a very different recommendation from everyone else, and point you toward The Flying Circus of Physics. For tying physics to interesting "everyday" phenomenon it's a compilation second to none.

u/djimbob · 2 pointsr/Physics

Jearl Walker has a cool book with a bunch of fun physics "problems" (though it seems like a newer printing than mine).

u/BugeyeContinuum · 1 pointr/Physics

Theres good reason for colleges to drill mechanics into kids, because mechanics is the ONLY mathematical model you have a good intuition about. Science and engineering are all about mathematical models of real world systems, to deal with the more complex ones, its a good idea to have a grasp on the simplest one we know.

That said, you'd be surprised at the insanely complex systems you can describe using just F=Ma and waves. They don't teach this at college, because the purpose of introductory level physics courses in college is to cater to the lowest common denominator. One way out is to try and solve real world problems you can come up with, another is to procure a book that emphasis problem solving, i.e uses F=Ma but make you think.

http://www.amazon.com/Flying-Circus-Physics-Jearl-Walker/dp/0471762733/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266299520&sr=1-1

IMO : Reading only popsci is not very satisfying. The stuff in popsci is fun, but its a rather experience shallow unless you can actually understand the stuff. It does serve as motivation to get to the actual physics that the popsci deals with though.