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From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys)
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Subject: Re: Warp 1 on the NJ Tpk
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Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 13:21:32 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 31 13:21:32 1983
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The best introduction to special relativity that I have seen
(I once used it with a class of non-science majors, very
successfully) is "Space and Time in Special Relativity"
by N. David Mermin (McGraw-Hill, I don't have the date).

In this book, Mermin derives all of the basic formulas from
first principles, using only high-school algebra, in a
very lucid and easily followed manner.  He discusses the
"twin paradox" as well as other "paradoxes" of special
relativity.  I think his discussion is simply the best
I've run across.  I highly recommend this book.

	Bill Jefferys  8-%
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