Comments on: The Manga Guide to Physics http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 26 May 2012 17:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Manga Guide Series Continues With Relativity, More » Manga Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-119031 Manga Guide Series Continues With Relativity, More » Manga Worth Reading Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:58:15 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-119031 [...] Manga Guide series of true-science books — The Manga Guide to Statistics, The Manga Guide to Physics, The Manga Guide to Databases, and more — will continue this year with three new volumes. [...]

[...] Manga Guide series of true-science books — The Manga Guide to Statistics, The Manga Guide to Physics, The Manga Guide to Databases, and more — will continue this year with three new volumes. [...]

]]> By: The Manga Guides to Calculus, Electricity » Manga Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105987 The Manga Guides to Calculus, Electricity » Manga Worth Reading Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:36:04 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105987 [...] “Princess needs to save the country’s business with a database” or even “Learn physics and beat your snotty [...]

[...] “Princess needs to save the country’s business with a database” or even “Learn physics and beat your snotty [...]

]]> By: Is your tennis suffering because of your poor physics knowledge? « The Comics Bureau http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105768 Is your tennis suffering because of your poor physics knowledge? « The Comics Bureau Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:35:13 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105768 [...] that is a strange question, but this is the opening premise of The Manga Guide to Physics. Megumi is distracted from her [...]

[...] that is a strange question, but this is the opening premise of The Manga Guide to Physics. Megumi is distracted from her [...]

]]> By: The Manga Guide to Databases » Manga Worth Reading http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105746 The Manga Guide to Databases » Manga Worth Reading Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:18:02 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105746 [...] in my review of The Manga Guide to Physics recommended this installment of the series because it featured a female instructor instead of the [...]

[...] in my review of The Manga Guide to Physics recommended this installment of the series because it featured a female instructor instead of the [...]

]]> By: Bill Sherman http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105624 Bill Sherman Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:32:06 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105624 I've read and reviewed The Manga Guide to Databases -- and the fairy is indeed female, though the student remains a girl. I do think these books are being marketed to a girl student audience in Japan, though No Starch Press seems to be trying to blur that distinction with its American editions. I’ve read and reviewed The Manga Guide to Databases — and the fairy is indeed female, though the student remains a girl. I do think these books are being marketed to a girl student audience in Japan, though No Starch Press seems to be trying to blur that distinction with its American editions.

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 7, 2009: Meaningful conversations http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105613 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 7, 2009: Meaningful conversations Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:24:42 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105613 [...] [Review] The Manga Guide to Physics Link: Johanna Draper Carlson [...]

[...] [Review] The Manga Guide to Physics Link: Johanna Draper Carlson [...]

]]> By: License rescue, Viz blitz, and more « MangaBlog http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105609 License rescue, Viz blitz, and more « MangaBlog Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:09:31 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105609 [...] Anime) Gerrit Coetzee on The Manga Guide to Electricity (Hack a Day) Johanna Draper Carlson on The Manga Guide to Physics (Comics Worth Reading) Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 2 of Mars (i heart manga) Ed Sizemore on vols. 1 [...]

[...] Anime) Gerrit Coetzee on The Manga Guide to Electricity (Hack a Day) Johanna Draper Carlson on The Manga Guide to Physics (Comics Worth Reading) Lorena Nava Ruggero on vol. 2 of Mars (i heart manga) Ed Sizemore on vols. 1 [...]

]]> By: Ray Radlein http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105606 Ray Radlein Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:35:36 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105606 <i>"It's also neat to be reminded how much of physics is derived from just a few basic principles."</i> The high point of my academic Physics career was knowing enough Linear Algebra to successfully derive all of Einstein's formulas for relativistic motion from first principles, using only the basic assumption that the speed of light is constant. The feeling of being able to simply sit down <b>do</b> the argument, rather than regurgitate it from memory, was priceless. “It’s also neat to be reminded how much of physics is derived from just a few basic principles.”

The high point of my academic Physics career was knowing enough Linear Algebra to successfully derive all of Einstein’s formulas for relativistic motion from first principles, using only the basic assumption that the speed of light is constant. The feeling of being able to simply sit down do the argument, rather than regurgitate it from memory, was priceless.

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105605 Johanna Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:24:20 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105605 I used one of Gonick's books as one of my references for my grad school thesis, actually. :) I used one of Gonick’s books as one of my references for my grad school thesis, actually. :)

]]> By: Hsifeng http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/08/06/the-manga-guide-to-physics/comment-page-1/#comment-105604 Hsifeng Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:25:12 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=8184#comment-105604 "I'm now much more interested and impressed by this series, although I'd still to like to see one of the books feature a smart, slightly nerdy girl helping an energetic boy instead of always the other way around." Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I checked the Amazon.com descriptions for some of the others, and found at least these: "..Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod's humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting prices, and so many customers! It's all such a confusing mess. But a mysterious book and a helpful fairy promise to solve her organizational problems-with the practical magic of databases. "In <cite>The Manga Guide to Databases</cite>, Tico the fairy teaches the Princess how to simplify her data management. We follow along as they design a relational database, understand the entity-relationship model, perform basic database operations, and delve into more advanced topics. Once the Princess is familiar with transactions and basic SQL statements, she can keep her data timely and accurate for the entire kingdom. Finally, Tico explains ways to make the database more efficient and secure, and they discuss methods for concurrency and replication..." and Tico seems female on the cover but the Amazon.com preview only covers a scene before Tico arrives so it's a bit harder to tell. The Calculus version has a male boss helping a female junior reporter, the Molecular Biology version has a male doctor helping two female remedial students, and the Electricity version has a male tutor helping a female summer school student. Meanwhile, have you tried <a href="http://www.larrygonick.com/html/pub/pub.html" rel="nofollow">Larry Gonick's educational comics</a>? :) “I’m now much more interested and impressed by this series, although I’d still to like to see one of the books feature a smart, slightly nerdy girl helping an energetic boy instead of always the other way around.”

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I checked the Amazon.com descriptions for some of the others, and found at least these:

“..Princess Ruruna is stressed out. With the king and queen away, she has to manage the Kingdom of Kod’s humongous fruit-selling empire. Overseas departments, scads of inventory, conflicting prices, and so many customers! It’s all such a confusing mess. But a mysterious book and a helpful fairy promise to solve her organizational problems-with the practical magic of databases.

“In The Manga Guide to Databases, Tico the fairy teaches the Princess how to simplify her data management. We follow along as they design a relational database, understand the entity-relationship model, perform basic database operations, and delve into more advanced topics. Once the Princess is familiar with transactions and basic SQL statements, she can keep her data timely and accurate for the entire kingdom. Finally, Tico explains ways to make the database more efficient and secure, and they discuss methods for concurrency and replication…”

and Tico seems female on the cover but the Amazon.com preview only covers a scene before Tico arrives so it’s a bit harder to tell. The Calculus version has a male boss helping a female junior reporter, the Molecular Biology version has a male doctor helping two female remedial students, and the Electricity version has a male tutor helping a female summer school student.

Meanwhile, have you tried Larry Gonick’s educational comics? :)

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