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Build and understand physics with hands-on electronics and 3D printing.

Make: Physics

Build projects to explore calculus-based mechanics

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  • Paperback

    332 pages

  • Release Date

    31 July 2026

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Summary

Make: Physics applies electronics and 3D printing—as well as calculus principles—to teach selected topics in first-semester college physics. The book focuses on mechanics: kinematics, energy, momentum, energy, rotation, and related topics. It is a supplement book for either high school students learning physics and calculus concurrently, or college engineering or science students in an introductory physics course focusing on mechanics.

The authors include many experiments usi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781680458800
ISBN-10:1680458809
Author:Joan Horvath
Publisher:O'Reilly Media
Imprint:Make Community, LLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:332
Release Date:31 July 2026
Weight:771g
Dimensions:23mm x 190mm x 235mm
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Make: Physics by Joan Horvath - ISBN: 9781680458800
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About The Author

Joan Horvath

Authors

Joan Horvath

Joan Horvath is the co-founder of Nonscriptum, a consulting and training firm that teaches educators and scientists how to use maker tech. She is a recovering rocket scientist who spent 16 years at JPL and then another 20 as an entrepreneur. Joan is an alumna of MIT, and the co-author of Make: Geometry and Make: Calculus. She lives in Southern California.

Rich Cameron

Rich Cameron is the co-founder of Nonscriptum, a consulting and training firm that teaches educators and scientists how to use maker tech. He is an open-source 3D printer hacker who designed the RepRap Wallace and Bukito 3D printers, and the co-author of Make: Geometry and Make: Calculus. He lives in Southern California.

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