(A) Books in English; (B) Books in Portuguese; (C) Portuguese translations of books:
Some books are available in PDF format. To read and print them you will need the free software Adobe Acrobat Reader.8 - A. K. T. Assis and C. P. Magnaghi, "The Illustrated Method of Archimedes: Utilizing the Law of the Lever to Calculate Areas, Volumes and Centers of Gravity" (Apeiron, Montreal, 2012), 46 pages, ISBN: 9780986492679. Book in PDF format (1.2 Mb): The-Illustrated-Method-of-Archimedes.pdf. Price: US$ 8.00 plus shipping. This book can be ordered by the Apeiron Publisher: http://redshift.vif.com. This book can also be ordered from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Illustrated-Method-Archimedes-Utilizing/dp/0986492671
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. Errata. Price: EU$ 14.90 plus shipping. To order: Tredition Science. This book can also be ordered from Amazon: http://www.amazon.de/Webers-Planetary-Model-Andre-Torres/dp/3842402414. Review of this book: U. Hoyer, Gauss-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen, Vol. 49, pp. 121-123 (2012).
6 - A. K. T. Assis, The Experimental and Historical Foundations of Electricity (Apeiron, Montreal, 2010), 268 pages, ISBN: 9780986492631. Book in PDF format (4.5 Mb): Electricity.pdf. 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/Experimental-Historical-Foundations-Electricity/dp/0986492639 Review of this book: J. Guisasola, Science & Education, Vol. 21, pp. 283-285 (2012), DOI: 10.1007/s11191-010-9318-z. http://www.springerlink.com/content/2440045427832134/fulltext.pdf This review was also published in March 2011 issue of the Newsletter of the International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group. http://ihpst.net/newsletters/
5 – A. K. T. Assis, “Archimedes, the Center of Gravity, and the First Law of Mechanics: The Law of the Lever” (Apeiron, Montreal, 2nd edition, 2010), 223 pages, ISBN: 9780986492648. Second edition of this book in PDF format (2 Mb): Archimedes-2nd-edition.pdf. First edition: A. K. T. Assis; “Archimedes, the Center of Gravity, and the First Law of Mechanics” (Apeiron, Montreal, 1st edition, 2008), 187 pages, ISBN: 9780973291162. First edition of this book in PDF format (2 Mb): Archimedes-1st-edition.pdf. Errata of the 1st edition. 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: 2nd edition: http://www.amazon.com/Archimedes-Center-Gravity-First-Mechanics/dp/0986492647/. 1st edition: http://www.amazon.com/Archimedes-Center-Gravity-First-Mechanics/dp/0973291168 Review of this book: (A) M. Danhoni, Arquimedes, Jornal da Ciência da SBPC, JC e-mail 3567, 01 de agosto de 2008.
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, Montreal, 2007), 239 pages, ISBN: 9780973291155. Book in PDF format (5 Mb): The-Electric-Force-of-a-Current.pdf. Errata. 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/Electric-Force-Current-resistive-conductors/dp/097329115X and at Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com Reviews about this book: (A) J. Fukai, Note de Lecture, Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie, Vol. 32, pp. 557-558 (2007); (B) L. Hecht, Wilhelm Weber defended, 21st Century Science & Technology, Fall 2007, p. 72; (C1) H. Torres-Silva, Review of book, Ingeniare, Revista Chilena de Ingeniería, Vol. 16, pp. 273-274 (2008); (C2) H. Torres-Silva, Reseña de libro, Ingeniare, Revista Chilena de Ingeniería, Vol. 16, pp. 275-277 (2008); (D) H. Härtel, Buchbesprechung, Mitteilungen der Gauss-Gesellschaft, Vol. 45, pp. 122-123 (2008).
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. Table of Contents. Cover. Errata. 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: http://www.barnesandnoble.com
2 – A. K. T. Assis, Relational Mechanics (Apeiron, Montreal, Canada, 1999), 285 pages. Book in PDF format (3 Mb): Relational-Mechanics.pdf. ISBN: 0968368921. Errata. 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: http://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. Table of Contents. Preface. Hardbound, ISBN: 0792331370. Cover. Errata. Price: US$ 339.00 plus shipping. To order: Springer. This book can also be orderred by Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Webers-Electrodynamics-Fundamental-Theories-Physics/dp/0792331370 and at Barnes and Noble: http://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).
9 - A. K. T. Assis and J. P. M. d. C. Chaib, "Eletrodinâmica de Ampère: Análise do significado e da evolução da força de Ampère, juntamente com a tradução comentada de sua principal obra sobre eletrodinâmica" (Editora da Unicamp, Campinas, 2011), 589 pages, ISBN: 9788526809383. Cover. Table of Contents. Price: Approximately US$ 40.00 plus shipping. To order write to: Editora da UNICAMP, Rua Caio Graco Prado 50, 13083-892 Campinas - SP, Brazil. Telephone: +55 (19) 35217787, Fax: +55 (19) 35217207, homepage: http://www.editora.unicamp.br/eletrodinamica-de-ampere.html, e-mail: vendas@editora.unicamp.br. This book received the Jabuti Book Prize 2012 given by the Brazilian Book Chamber - Câmara Brasileira do Livro, as book of the year in the area of Exact Sciences and Technology. Review about this book: J. J. Caluzi, Resenha: Eletrodinâmica de Ampère, Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física, Vol. 29, Number 2, pp. 345-349 (2012).
8 - A. K. T. Assis, Os Fundamentos Experimentais e Históricos da Eletricidade (Apeiron, Montreal, 2010), 274 pages, ISBN: 9780986492617. Book in PDF format (4 Mb): Eletricidade.pdf. 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 This book has also been published in Brazil: A. K. T. Assis, Os Fundamentos Experimentais e Históricos da Eletricidade (Editora Livraria da Física, São Paulo, 2011), 266 pages, ISBN: 9788578610975. Cover. Table of Contents. Price: Approximately US$ 30.00 plus shipping. To order: http://www.livrariadafisica.com.br/detalhe_produto.aspx?id=102189 Review about this book: F. L. d. Silveira, Resenha: Os Fundamentos Experimentais e Históricos da Eletricidade, Caderno Brasileiro de Ensino de Física, Vol. 27, Number 2, pp. 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). Cover. Table of Contents. Preface. Price: 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. Book in PDF format (2.6 Mb): Arquimedes.pdf. 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 This book has also been published in Brazil: A. K. T. Assis, "Arquimedes, o Centro de Gravidade e a Lei da Alavanca" (Editora Livraria da Física, São Paulo, 2011), 236 pages, ISBN: 9788578611057. Cover. Table of Contents. Price: Approximately US$ 20.00 plus shipping. To order: http://www.livrariadafisica.com.br/detalhe_produto.aspx?id=102221 Our interview in Portuguese about this book: M. A. Marino and A. F. Sartori, Formadores do Núcleo EaD do Cecemca, Professor 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 (Editora Perspectiva, São Paulo, Brazil, 1999), 176 pages. ISBN: 8527301997. Cover. Table of Contents. Preface. Price: 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, (Editora do CLE da UNICAMP/FAPESP, Campinas, Brazil, 1998), 349 pages. Book in PDF format (2 Mb): Mecanica-Relacional.pdf. ISBN: 8586497010. Cover. Errata. Price: Approximately US$ 20.00 plus shipping. To order write to: Centro de Lógica Epistemologia e História da Ciência, UNICAMP, 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, O balde de Newton e o espaço absoluto: Uma resenha de Mecânica Relacional, de André Koch Torres Assis, CLECH, UNICAMP, (1998), 349p, Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física, Vol. 21, pp. 558-560 (1999). (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, (Editora da UFSC/Editora da UEM, Florianópolis/Maringá, Brazil, 1998), 164 pages. Table of Contents. ISBN: 8532801196. Cover. Errata. Price: Approximately US$ 10.00 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.
2 – A. K. T. Assis, "Eletrodinâmica de Weber - Teoria, Aplicações e Exercícios" (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil, 1995), 195 pages. Table of Contents. Preface. ISBN: 8526803581. Cover. Errata. Price: Approximately US$ 15.00 plus shipping. To order write to: Editora da UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas - SP, Brazil. Telephones: (++55) (19) 35217716 and 35217728, Fax: (++55) (19) 35217728, e-mail: editora@unicamp.br. This book received the Jabuti Book Prize 1996 given by the Brazilian Book Chamber - Câmara Brasileira do Livro, as book of the year in the area of Exact Sciences and Technology.
1 – A. K. T. Assis, Curso de Eletrodinâmica de Weber (Setor de Publicações do Instituto de Física da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, 1992), 140 pages. Book in PDF format (3 Mb): Curso-de-Eletrodinamica-de-Weber.pdf. Errata. To obtain a printed copy for a library, send me an e-mail with your name, address and name of the library: assis@ifi.unicamp.br
5 – Principia: Princípios Matemáticos de Filosofia Natural, Livro II: O Movimento dos Corpos (em Meios com Resistência) and Livro III: O Sistema do Mundo (Tratado Matematicamente). Portuguese translation by A. K. T. Assis of Isaac Newton’s book Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. (Editora da Universidade de São Paulo - EDUSP, São Paulo, Brasil, 2008), 332 pages. ISBN: 9788531410895. Table of Contents. Errata. Cover. 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, Brasil. Telephones: (11) 30912911, 30914008 and 30914150, fax: (11) 30914151. E-mail: edusp@edu.usp.br Book III has also been published in Coleção Folha de São Paulo, Livros que Mudaram o Mundo, Volume 9, 120 pages, ISBN: 9788563270306 (Folha de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil, 2010). Errata. Cover. To order write to: Folha de Sao Paulo, Diretoria de Circulação, Alameda Barão de Limeira 401, 01202-900 São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
4 – Princípios de Física – Portuguese translation of the book Principles of Physics: a calculus-based text, 3rd edition, by R. A. Serway and J. W. Jewett Jr. (Editora Thomson, São Paulo, 2004). Vol. 1: Mecânica Clássica, pp. 1-403, translation by A. K. T. Assis, ISBN: 8522103828, cover; Vol. 2: Movimento Ondulatório e Termodinâmica, pp. 404-669, translation by L. F. d. Mello and T. M. V. F. d. Mello, technical revision by A. K. T. Assis, ISBN: 8522104131, cover; Vol. 3: Eletromagnetismo, pp. 670-941, translation by L. F. d. Mello and T. M. V. F. d. Mello, technical revision by A. K. T. Assis, ISBN: 852210414X, cover; Vol. 4: Óptica e Física Moderna, pp. 942-1256, translation by A. K. T. Assis and L. F. d. Mello, technical revision by A. K. T. Assis, ISBN: 8522104379, cover. To order write to: Editora Thomson, Rua Traipu 114 – 3º andar, Perdizes, 01235-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Tel. (++55) (11) 36659900, fax: (++55) (11) 36659901, email: sac@thomsonlearning.com.br
3 – O Universo Vermelho: Desvios para o Vermelho, Cosmologia e Ciência Acadêmica - Portuguese translation of the book Seeing Red - Redshifts, Cosmology and Academic Science, by Halton Arp (translation by A. K. T. Assis and D. S. L. Soares), (Editora Perspectiva, São Paulo, 2001), 455 pages, ISBN: 8527302586. Table of Contents. Cover. Errata. To order write to: Editora Perspectiva, Av. Brig. Luís Antônio 3025, 01401-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Telefax: (++55) (11) 38858388, email: editorial@editoraperspectiva.com.br
2 – Energia, Meio Ambiente & Desenvolvimento - Portuguese translation of the book Energy, Enviroment & Development, by José Goldemberg (translation by A. K. T. Assis), (Editora da Universidade de São Paulo - EDUSP, São Paulo, 1998), 234 pages. Cover. ISBN: 8531404525. Table of Contents. To order write to: Edusp - Editora da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto - Travessa J - 374 - 6º andar, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo - SP, Brazil. Telephones: (++55) (11) 30912911, 30914008 and 30914150, fax: (++55) (11) 30914151. E-mail: edusp@edu.usp.br
1 – Óptica - Complete Portuguese translation of the book Optics, by Isaac Newton. Translation, Introduction, Preface and Explanatory Notes by A. K. T. Assis (Edusp, São Paulo, Brazil, 1996), 294 pages. Table of Contents. ISBN: 8531403405. Cover. Price: Approximately US$ 11.00 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 05508-900 São Paulo - SP, Brazil. Telephones: (++55) (11) 30912911, 30914008 and 30914150, fax: (++55) (11) 30914151. E-mail: edusp@edu.usp.br Reviews about this translation: (A) H. Fleming, Tudo era luz, Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, Discurso Editorial/USP/Unesp, jornal de resenhas, p. 3, 08/11/96; (B) S. H. B. Livi, Óptica de Newton, além da luz, Episteme, Porto Alegre, n. 8, pp. 161-162, jan./jun. 1999; (C) Carlos Fiolhais, Um clássico de Newton, Gazeta de Física (Sociedade Portuguesa de Física), Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 37-40 (outubro de 1999), Seção Livros e Multimídia.