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THERE is a tendency to-day to impart a general acquaintance with physical science to students outside this field; even those in the college of liberal arts are now taught the elements of physical science as part of their general culture. A serious difficulty arises from the antipathy on the part of most students, including pro-medical students, to the application of mathematical methods. Prof. Haas has presented a survey of physics without introducing mathematics except of the most elementary nature. In spite of the absence of mathematics, the field covered is comprehensive, and the explanations are so lucid that no one need be deterred by the fear of failure to understand the physical picture of Nature delineated by the author.
Elementary Survey of Physics
A Non-Mathematical Presentation, with a Special Supplement for Pre-Medical Students. By Prof. Arthur E. Haas., with the collaboration of Prof. Ira M. Freeman. Pp. x+204. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1939.) 7s. 6d. net.
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D., M. [Book Reviews]. Nature 144, 744 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144744a0
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