Books published by A. K. T. Assis:
(A) Books in English; (B)
Books in Portuguese; (C) Portuguese translations of books:
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A) Books in English:
7 - A. K.
T. Assis, K. H. Wiederkehr
and G. Wolfschmidt, Weber’s Planetary Model of the
Atom (Tredition Science, Hamburg, 2011), 184 pages,
ISBN: 9783842402416. Edited by G. Wolfschmidt.
Table of Contents. Cover.
6 - A. K.
T. Assis, The Experimental and Historical Foundations
of Electricity (Apeiron,
5 – A. K.
T. Assis, “Archimedes, the Center of Gravity, and the
First Law of Mechanics: The Law of the Lever” (Apeiron,
4 – A. K.
T. Assis and J. A. Hernandes,
The Electric Force of a Current: Weber and the Surface Charges of Resistive
Conductors Carrying Steady Currents (Apeiron,
3 – M. d.
A. Bueno and A. K. T. Assis,
Inductance and Force Calculations in Electrical Circuits (Nova Science
Publishers, Huntington, New York, 2001), 135 pages, ISBN: 1560729171. Click here to see its Table of Contents. Click here to see its cover. Click
here to see its erratum. Price: US$ 89.00 plus shipping. To order write to:
Nova Science Publishers, 400 Oser
Avenue, Suite 1600, Hauppauge, NY, 11788-3619, USA, email: novascience@earthlink.net This book can also be ordered by Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Inductance-Force-Calculations-Electrical-Circuits/dp/1560729171 and by Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com
2 – A. K.
T. Assis, Relational Mechanics (Apeiron,
Montreal, Canada, 1999), 285 pages. Click
here to see the book in PDF format (3 Mb). ISBN: 0968368921. Click here to see
its erratum. Price: US$ 25.00 plus shipping. To order write to: Apeiron, 4405 rue St.-Dominique, Montreal,
Quebec H2W 2B2, Canada, E-mail: apeiron@vif.com This book can also be ordered by
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Relational-Mechanics-Andre-K-T-Assis/dp/0968368921 and at Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com Reviews about this book: (A) T. E. Phipps Jr., "Book Reviews: Relational Mechanics", Apeiron,
Vol. 7, pp. 113-115 (2000); (B) A. E. Chubykalo,
"Book Reviews: Relational Mechanics", Apeiron,
Vol. 7, p. 115 (2000); (C) T. E. Phipps Jr., "Book Review: Relational Mechanics", Foundations of Physics, Vol.
30, pp. 171-173 (2000); (D) O. Costa de Beauregard, "Notes de lecture: Relational Mechanics", Annales
de la Fondation Louis de Broglie, Vol. 25, pp.
267-268 (2000); (E) T. E. Phipps Jr., "Book Review: Relational
Mechanics", Infinite Energy, Vol. 38, July-August 2001, pp. 67-70; (F)
Marco Mamone Capria, "Book Review: Relational Mechanics", Episteme, Vol. 3, p. 21
(2001). (G) A good discussion of Relational Mechanics in Spanish can be found
in the book Inercia y Gravitacion
– La Verdadera Influencia
de los Astros, of
J. G. Valverde (with the collaboration of J. Tramaglia and R. Rapacioli), (Fundacion Julio Palácios,
Universidad Nacional Del Comahue,
Argentina, 1999), ISBN: 9879770307.
1 – A. K.
T. Assis, Weber's Electrodynamics (Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1994), 288 pages. Volume 66 of the series Fundamental Theories of Physics. Click here to see its Table of Contents. Click here to see its Preface. Hardbound, ISBN: 0792331370. Click here
to see its cover. Click here to
see its errata. Price: US$ 166.50 plus shipping. To order it write
to: Kluwer Academic Publ. Group, Order Dept., P. O. Box 322, 3300
AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Fax: +31-78-524474, Telephone: +31-78-524400,
Internet E-mail: services@wkap.nl This book can also be orderred
by Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Webers-Electrodynamics-Fundamental-Theories-Physics/dp/0792331370 and at Barnes and Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com Reviews about this book: (A) T. E. Phipps Jr., "Book review:
Weber's Electrodynamics", Foundations of Physics, Vol. 25, pp. 1111-1115
(1995); (B) O. Costa de Beauregard, "Notes de lecture: Weber's
Electrodynamics", Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie, Vol. 20, pp. 523-524 (1995);
(C) J. P. Wesley, "Book review: Weber's Electrodynamics", Foundations
of Physics Letters, Vol. 8, pp. 299-301 (1995); (D) W. Kaiser, "Book
Reviews: Weber's Electrodynamics", Isis, Vol. 87, pp. 735-736 (1996), (E)
O. Darrigol, "Analyses d'ouvrages:
Weber's Electrodynamics", Revue d'Histoire des
Sciences, Vol. 50, 1/2 Janvier-Juin, p. 213 (1997);
(F) J. Fukai, "Book reviews: Weber's
Electrodynamics",
Apeiron, Vol. 6, pp. 115-116 (1999), (G) O. Costa de Beuaregard, "Notes de lecture: Weber's Electrodynamics", Annales
de la Fondation Louis de Broglie, Vol. 24, pp.
212-213 (1999).
8 - A. K. T. Assis, Os Fundamentos Experimentais e Históricos da Eletricidade (Apeiron, Montreal, 2010), 274 pages, ISBN: 9780986492617. Click here to see the book in PDF format (4 Mb). Price: US$ 20,00 plus shipping. To order write to: Apeiron, 4405 rue St.-Dominique, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2B2, Canada, E-mail: apeiron@vif.com This book can also be ordered by Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986492612 Review about this book: F. L. d. Silveira, Resenha: Os Fundamentos Experimentais e Históricos da Eletricidade, Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física, Vol. 27, número 2, págs. 411-415 (2010).
7 - A. K. T. Assis and J. A. Hernandes, “A Força Elétrica de uma Corrente: Weber e as Cargas Superficiais de Condutores Resistivos com Correntes Constantes,” (Edusp and Edufal, São Paulo and Maceió, 2009), 256 pages, Volume 73 of the series Acadêmica, ISBNs: 9788531411236 (Edusp) and 9788571774315 (Edufal). Click here to see its cover. Click here to see its Table of Contents. Click here to see its Preface. Price: R$ 48,00 (approximately U$ 24.00) plus shipping. To order write to: Edusp - Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto - Travessa J - 374 - 6º andar, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508-010 São Paulo - SP, Brayil; telephones: ++55 (11) 30912911, 30914008 and 30914150; fax: ++55 (11) 30914151, e-mail: edusp@edu.usp.br; or write to: Edufal – Editora da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, UFAL, Prédio da Reitoria, Andar Térreo, Campus A. C. Simões, BR 104 km 97,6, Tabuleiro dos Martins, 57072-970 Maceió, AL, Brazil, telephone and fax: ++55 (82) 32141111.
6 – A. K. T. Assis, “Arquimedes, o Centro de Gravidade e a Lei da Alavanca” (Apeiron, Montreal, 2008), 243 pages, ISBN: 9780973291179. Click here to see the book in PDF format (2.6 Mb). Click here to see its errata. Price: US$ 22.00 plus shipping. To order write to: Apeiron, 4405 rue St.-Dominique, Montreal, Quebec H2W 2B2, Canada, E-mail: apeiron@vif.com This book can also be orderred by Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Arquimedes-Centro-Gravidade-Lei-Alavanca/dp/0973291176 Our interview in Portuguese about this book: M. A. Marino and A. F. Sartori, Formadores do Núcleo EaD do Cecemca, “Professora André de Assis fala de seu livro sobre Arquimedes em entrevista ao Portal CECEMCA
.” Reviews of this book: (A) N. Studart, Resenha: Arquimedes, o Centro de Gravidade e a Lei da Alavanca, A Física na Escola, Vol. 9, n. 2, p. 44 (2008); (B) D. F. Carvalho Jacobucci, Resenha: Arquimedes, o Centro de Gravidade e a Lei da Alavanca, Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física, Vol. 26, n. 1, pp. 218-221 (2009).5 – A. K. T. Assis, Uma Nova Física (A New Physics), (Editora Perspectiva, São Paulo, Brazil, 1999), 176 pages. ISBN: 8527301997. Click here to see its cover. Click here to see its Table of Contents. Click here to see its Preface. Price: R$ 22.00 (approximately US$ 11.00) plus shipping. To order write to: Editora Perspectiva, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antônio 3025, 01401-000 São Paulo-SP, Brazil. Telephone: (++55) (11) 38858388. Telefax: (++55) (11) 38856878. E-mail: perspect@netpoint.com.br
4 – A. K. T. Assis, Mecânica Relacional (Relational Mechanics), (Editora do CLE da UNICAMP/FAPESP, Campinas, Brazil, 1998), 349 pages. Click here to see this book in PDF format (2 Mb). ISBN: 8586497010. Click here to see its cover. Click here to see its erratum. Price: R$ 5.00 (approximately US$ 2.00) plus shipping. To order write to: Centro de Lógica Epistemologia e História da Ciência, UNICAMP, Caixa Postal 6133, CEP 13081-970 Campinas - SP, Brazil, telephone: (++55) (19) 35216522, fax: (++55) (19) 32893269, E-mail: logica@cle.unicamp.br and daniel@cle.unicamp.br Reviews of this book: (A1) A. Zylbersztajn, "Resenha de Mecânica Relacional", Caderno Catarinense de Ensino de Física, Vol. 15, número 2, pp. 210-212 (1998), review in Portuguese; (A2) A. Zylbersztajn, "Reseña: Mecânica Relacional
", Caderno Catarinense de Ensino de Física, Vol. 15, número 2 (1998), review in Spanish; (B) W. Barroso, "Físico revê polêmica Newton/Leibniz", Brazilian newspaper O Tempo - Ano 3, número 822, Caderno Magazine, p. 3, 27/02/99; (C) D. S. L. Soares, Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Vol. 21, pp. 558-560 (1999), "O balde de Newton e o espaço absoluto: Uma resenha de Mecânica Relacional, de André Koch Torres Assis, CLECH, UNICAMP, (1998), 349p." (D) Uma boa discussão da Mecânica Relacional encontra-se em espanhol no livro Inercia y Gravitacion – La Verdadera Influencia de los Astros, de J. G. Valverde (com a colaboração de J. Tramaglia e R. Rapacioli), (Fundacion Julio Palácios, Universidad Nacional Del Comahue, Argentina, 1999), ISBN: 9879770307.3 – Marcelo Bueno and A. K. T. Assis, Cálculo de Indutância e de Força em Circuitos Elétricos (Inductance and Force Calculations in Electrical Circuits), (Editora da UFSC/Editora da UEM, Florianópolis/Maringá, Brazil, 1998), 164 pages. Click here to see its Table of Contents. ISBN: 8532801196. Click here to see its cover. Click here to see its erratum. Price: R$ 12.00 (approximately US$ 6.00) plus shipping. To order write to: Editora da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário - Trindade, Caixa Postal 476, CEP 88010-970 Florianópolis - SC, Brazil, Telephones: (++55) (48) 3319408, 3319605 e 3319686, Fax: (++55) (48) 3319680, E-mail: edufsc@editora.ufsc.br Reviews about this book: (A) O. Freire Jr., "Debate redivivo, cem anos depois", Brazilian newspaper A Tarde - Caderno 4 - Cultural, p. 11, Salvador, 26/09/98, (B1) J. B. Bastos Filho, "Resenha: Cálculo de Indutância e de Força em Circuitos Elétricos", Caderno Catarinense de Ensino de Física, Vol. 16, Número 2, pp. 254-256 (1999), review in Portuguese, (B2) J. B. Bastos Filho, "Reseña: Cálculo de Inductancia y de Fuerza en Circuitos Eléctricos
", Caderno Catarinense de Ensino de Física, Vol. 16, número 2 (1999), review in Spanish.