{"product_id":"9781118343210","title":"Discovering Superconductivity: An Investigative Approach","description":"Superconductivity is a quantum phenomenon that manifests itself in materials showing zero electrical resistance below a characteristic temperature resulting in the potential for an electric current to run continually through such a material without the need for a power source. Such materials are used extensively in medical and power applications, e.g. MRI and NMR machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscovering Superconductivity\u003c\/i\u003e uses a series of practical and investigative activities, which can be used as tutor demonstrations or as student lab exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis highly illustrated text features the following sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e - including a brief history of superconductivity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSuperconductivity\u003c\/i\u003e - an explanation of the phenomenon and its effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSuperconducting materials\u003c\/i\u003e – including High\u0026amp;Low temperature   superconductors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eApplications\u003c\/i\u003e – how superconductivity is used in medical imaging, at CERN and in the Maglev trains\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text will serve as an excellent introduction for students, with or without a physics background, to superconductivity. With a strong practical, experimental emphasis, it provides readers with an overview of the topic preparing them for more advanced texts used in advanced undergraduate and post-graduate courses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowerPoint files of the figures presented within this text are available at: booksupport.wiley.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA word from the author:\u003c\/b\u003e \"The intention of this text is to introduce the reader to the study of superconductivity via a minds-on approach .... The minds-on approach takes this a stage further by requiring the learner to engage with the process to a greater extent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118429585648,"sku":"9781118343210","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118343210_p0.jpg?v=1769888155","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118343210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}