Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Reason why a hybrid automobile gets away with a small gasoline engine and can have good acceleration.
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Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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