Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
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Author: Dr. SeussBrand: Random House
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-01-22
ISBN: 0679805273
Number of pages: 56
Publisher: Random House
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- ISBN13: 9780679805274
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Book Reviews of Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Book Review: A physics marvel?
Summary: 5 Stars
I was utterly petrified.
I couldn't find a physics book.
Believe me I tried.
I searched my home and the library too.
But all I found was "Principals of Math Principals"
Copyright 1932,
I spun around and collapsed in despair.
I landed with a small thud,
On a small cushioned chair.
A man in a small yellow cap met my gaze.
I pondered a short moment,
In my mind went a blaze!
I asked around and when everyone said no.
I decided to make my physics book,
"Oh the places you'll go". (author Dr. Seuss)
So I picked up this book and started to flip through it. You would not believe the amount of physics I found in this book! Not physics in the sense that the guy in the yellow cap was solving projectile motion, but a much more practical kind. How does one "Go" somewhere? Well we all know that Force equals Mass multiplied by Acceleration, but to move where he wants, he will have to have velocity, which is speed (m/s) with a vector. If this little yellow guy really wants to travel the world he is going to need to apply some physics. If the guy is to move at constant velocity, Newton's first law says that the three force vectors acting on it must add up to zero. But do you really think he is going to apply Newton's first law? Probably not. Most likely he will travel at a somewhat dull and variable speed. Lets cut him a little slack though and say that he does want the forces to add up to 0. Well, he will have to take into account gravity pulling down, the incline of the land and we will assume that air resistance and friction are not an issue. So there you go, he has a shot. On page twelve LYG (little yellow guy) says "You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights." He is seen flying in a big hot air balloon. So the LYG pulled a fast one and used the old hot air rises trick. He fought the -9.8m/sē of gravity with a bunch of less dense air. He did this by using a burner ((ignited propane (C3H8)) that stimulated the molecules causing them to be less dense. The dense air around this hot air weighs more, pushing the lighter air upward. This does not last however a process called adiabatic cooling keeps the air from rising constantly. What have we learned? Not that hot air rises, but that cold air sinks! So to maintain the upper hand of gravity one must continue to heat the air. What have we learned? Not that hot air rises, but that cold air sinks! Ok, so the guy really will "Soar to high heights".
So is that all of the physics this LGY can apply?
No my friend he flies a kite toward the sky.
Oh here we go again. Now he is defying gravity not with hot air but with wind. So how does wind work? Well... it has to do with hot air so I guess my previous statement was incorrect. Wind is merely air that is in motion. This motion is caused by hot air rising. This of course is not caused only by hot air balloons (some "balloonists" argue otherwise) but by solar radiation from the sun heating the earth. This does not heat the air directly by the surface of the Earth instead which in turn heats the air which causes the colder air to fall because of gravity and create motion in the air, aka wind. The hot air moves from the equator to both the North and South Poles creating air movement in the atmosphere. So the movement of the air is stopped by the kit and battles gravity to move upward.
So it was pulled of regardless of schematics
I learned a lot from this book....
A lot about mathematics.
If this does not work out and I end up on my caboose
I will be knocking at your door
Mr. Dr. Seuss.
Summary of Oh, the Places You'll Go!
"Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not 'Climb Every Mountain,' kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking both the good times (grinning purple elephants, floating golden castles) and the bad (deep blue wells of confusion). Seuss' message is simple but never sappy: life may be a 'Great Balancing Act,' but through it all 'There's fun to be done.'"--(starred) Booklist.Inspirational yet honest, and always rhythmically rollicking, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a perfect sendoff for children, 1 to 100, entering any new phase of their lives. Kindergartners, graduate students, newlyweds, newly employeds--all will glean shiny pearls of wisdom about the big, bountiful future. The incomparable Dr. Seuss rejoices in the potential everyone has to fulfill their wildest dreams: "You'll be on your way up! / You'll be seeing great sights! / You'll join the high fliers / who soar to high heights." At the same time, he won't delude the starry-eyed upstart about the pitfalls of life: "You can get all hung up / in a prickle-ly perch. / And your gang will fly on. / You'll be left in a Lurch."
But fear not! Dr. Seuss, with his inimitable illustrations and exhilarating rhymes, is convinced ("98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed") that success is imminent. As long as you remember "to be dexterous and deft. And NEVER mix up your right foot with your left," things should work out. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter
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