Physics in the Arts: Revised Edition (Complementary Science)

Physics in the Arts is a concise, 328-page four-color entry in the Complementary Science Series, designed for science enthusiasts and liberal arts students requiring or desiring a well-developed discussion of physical phenomena, particularly with regard to sound and light.

Typical course: A course on sound and light for non-science majors covering the nature of sound and sound perception; fundamentals of harmony, musical photography, color perception, and color mixing. Easily understood by those with high school algebra and geometry.Offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photographyPopular science book with wide readership beyond the classroom at an accessible levelMaterial covered at a level appropriate for self-study or as a complementary textbookFor teaching purposes, all figures in the book as well as hints on how to build labs (including seven new labs in March 2012!)