Leslie M. Golden – författare

This book presents experiments which will teach physics relevant to astronomy. The astronomer, as instructor, frequently faces this need when his college or university has no astronomy department and any astronomy course is taught in the physics department. The physicist, as instructor, will find this intellectually appealing when faced with teaching an introductory astronomy course. From these experiments, the student will acquire important analytical tools, learn physics appropriate to astronomy, and experience instrument calibration and the direct gathering and analysis of data. Experiments that can be performed in one laboratory session as well as semester-long observation projects are included.

This book presents experiments which will teach physics relevant to astronomy. The astronomer, as instructor, frequently faces this need when his college or university has no astronomy department and any astronomy course is taught in the physics department. The physicist, as instructor, will find this intellectually appealing when faced with teaching an introductory astronomy course. From these experiments, the student will acquire important analytical tools, learn physics appropriate to astronomy, and experience instrument calibration and the direct gathering and analysis of data. Experiments that can be performed in one laboratory session as well as semester-long observation projects are included.

Leslie M Golden, PhD, an astronomer, professor, software developer, cruise ship lecturer, animal welfare and environmental activist, actor, musician, band leader, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist, cartoonist, gambling columnist, and professional blackjack player, presents entertaining yet authoritative essays on intriguing concepts in astronomy, biology, botany, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, physics, and zoology. You'll feel your intellect massaged and your mental horizons expanded as you read about such subjects as How Long Would a Conversation with ET Take?, The Physics of Elephant Deaths, The Lunar 50,000 Formula 1 Race, Collision Course! Galaxies Collide!, What Does an Astronomer Really Do?, The Physics of Hang Time, The Problem with Extraterrestrials, and The Benefits of a Mission to Mars. As an extra bonus, Les Golden presents some of his favorite science jokes and cartoons. In short, The Body Shapes of Extraterrestrials and Other Essays in Astronomy, Physics, and Biology is the perfect coffee table book or gift.

Leslie M Golden, PhD, an astronomer, professor, software developer, cruise ship lecturer, animal welfare and environmental activist, actor, musician, bandleader, stand-up comic, playwright, novelist, cartoonist, gambling columnist, and professional blackjack player, presents entertaining yet authoritative essays on intriguing concepts in mathematics as well as potentially lucrative essays on blackjack, roulette, and craps. You'll feel your intellect massaged and your funny-bone tickled as you read about such subjects as math literacy, logical errors, matrix cryptology, the Fibonacci sequence, the Golden Rectangle, and the economic cost of stupid laws. You'll be casino-empowered as you learn about lotteries, how dice are loaded, the Magic Circle strategy for roulette, the Golden Diagram system for blackjack, and effective acting techniques to camouflage the fact that you are a card counter at blackjack. As a bonus, Dr Golden presents some of his favorite math and logic puzzles, with their solutions. As an extra bonus, Les Golden, the stand-up comic and cartoonist, presents some of his favorite math jokes and cartoons. In short, Venusian Casino Junkets is the perfect coffee table book or gift.