The Everyday Physics of Hearing and Vision
Author:   Benjamin de Mayo
Publisher:   Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN:  

9781643278445


Pages:   124
Publication Date:   30 April 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Humans receive the vast majority of sensory perception through the eyes and ears. This non-technical book examines the everyday physics behind hearing and vision to help readers understand more about themselves and their physical environment. It begins wit

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Author:   Benjamin de Mayo
Publisher:   Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Imprint:   Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN:  

9781643278445


ISBN 10:   1643278444
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   30 April 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction to Waves: Vibrations, the Trigger Effect and Information The Ear: Parts of the Ear, Other Ears, the Non-acoustic Labyrinth, and the Sound Spectrum The Eye: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Wave Properties: Mirrors, Butterflies, Rainbows, and Diamonds Hearing: Sound Intensity, Tones, and Musical Instruments Vision and the Perception of Light and Color: Light Intensity, Blindness Prevention, Cataracts, Color, and Color Blindness

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Ben de Mayo is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of West Georgia. He has been at West Georgia since 1971, except for one year when he was a Visiting Professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came to West Georgia from the University of Illinois, where he was a Research Associate in the Department of Mining and Metallurgy. He received his B.S. from Emory University (1962), his M.S. from Yale University (1964), and his Ph.D. from Georgia Tech (1969), all in Physics.

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