Seven Tales of the Pendulum

by Gregory L. Baker

• ISBN13: 9780191004865
• ISBN10: 0191004863
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-02-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Academic UK

Author Biography

Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA,Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA,Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Gregory L. Baker was born and educated in Toronto receiving his B.Sc. in mathematics and physics from the University of Toronto, and his M.Sc and Ph.D. in physics, also from the University of Toronto. He has taught physics and mathematics at Bryn Athyn College since 1970, retiring from fulltime involvement in 2007. His scholarly interests have included stochastic processes (as a consultant), chaotic dynamics, and the relationship between religion and science. He has authored or co-authored more than sixty publications, many of which have appeared in peer reviewed journals. His books include the best selling Chaotic Dynamics: an Introduction, a technical/cultural book on the pendulum The Pendulum: a case study in physics, and Religion and Science: from Swedenborg to chaotic dynamics. Baker is a member of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers, and is a recipient of the Glencairn award for scholarship at Bryn Athyn College.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction
What is a Pendulum?
Part II: Seven Tales of the Pendulum
1. Pendulums measure the earth
2. Pendulums keep Time
3. Pendulums measure fundamental forces
4. Pendulums swing high
5. Pendulums go chaotic
6. Pendulums stick together
7. Pendulums in the small
Part III: Conclusion
Odds and the End
Further Reading
Glossary of Terms
Part I: Introduction
What is a Pendulum?
Part II: Seven Tales of the Pendulum
1. Pendulums measure the earth
2. Pendulums keep Time
3. Pendulums measure fundamental forces
4. Pendulums swing high
5. Pendulums go chaotic
6. Pendulums stick together
7. Pendulums in the small
Part III: Conclusion
Odds and the End
Further Reading
Glossary of Terms
Part I: Introduction
What is a Pendulum?
Part II: Seven Tales of the Pendulum
1. Pendulums measure the earth
2. Pendulums keep Time
3. Pendulums measure fundamental forces
4. Pendulums swing high
5. Pendulums go chaotic
6. Pendulums stick together
7. Pendulums in the small
Part III: Conclusion
Odds and the End
Further Reading
Glossary of Terms