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Physics and dance

Title
Physics and dance / Emily Coates and Sarah Demers.
Author
Coates, Emily
Publication
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
Demers, Sarah
Description
vii, 184 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"A fascinating exploration of our reality through the eyes of a physicist and a dancer--and an engaging introduction to both disciplines. From stepping out of our beds each morning to admiring the stars at night, we live in a world of motion, energy, space, and time. How do we understand the phenomena that shape our experience? How do we make sense of our physical realities? Two guides--a former member of New York City Ballet, Emily Coates, and a CERN particle physicist, Sarah Demers--show us how their respective disciplines can help us to understand both the quotidian and the deepest questions about the universe. Requiring no previous knowledge of dance or physics, this introduction covers the fundamentals while revealing how a dialogue between art and science can enrich our appreciation of both. Readers will come away with a broad cultural knowledge of Newtonian to quantum mechanics and classical to contemporary dance. Including problem sets and choreographic exercises to solidify understanding, this book will be of interest to anyone curious about physics or dance."--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Physics & dance
Subjects
Note
  • Includes physics problems and choreographic studies at the end of the book.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
Contents
Part I. Principles of movement. 1. Gravity -- 2. Force -- 3. Motion -- 4. Friction -- 5. Momentum -- 6. Turning -- Part II. Energy, space, time. 7. Energy -- 8. Space -- 9. Time.
Call Number
*MGRZ 19-2343
ISBN
  • 0300195834
  • 9780300195835
LCCN
2018933407
OCLC
1029892324
Author
Coates, Emily, author.
Title
Physics and dance / Emily Coates and Sarah Demers.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
Local Note
AUTH: YALE UNIV.
Added Author
Demers, Sarah, author.
Research Call Number
*MGRZ 19-2343
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