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The Manga Guide to Relativity by Hideo Nitta (2011)
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Overview: Everything’s gone screwy at Tagai Academy. When the headmaster forces Minagi’s entire class to study Einstein’s theory of relativity over summer school, Minagi volunteers to go in their place. There’s just one problem: He’s never even heard of relativity before! Luckily, Minagi has the plucky Miss Uraga to teach him.

    Follow along with The Manga Guide to Relativity as Minagi learns about the non-intuitive laws that shape our universe. Before you know it, you’ll master difficult concepts like inertial frames of reference, unified spacetime, and the equivalence principle. You’ll see how relativity affects modern astronomy and discover why GPS systems and other everyday technologies depend on Einstein’s extraordinary discovery.

    The Manga Guide to Relativity also teaches you how to:

      Understand and use E = mc2, the world’s most famous equation
      Calculate the effects of time dilation using the Pythagorean theorem
      Understand classic thought experiments like the Twin Paradox, and see why length contracts and mass increases at relativistic speeds
      Grasp the underpinnings of Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity

    If the idea of bending space and time really warps your brain, let The Manga Guide to Relativity straighten things out.

Genre: Non Fiction, Manga, Educational, Relativity.

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The Manga Guide to Relativity

    Hideo Nitta author, writer
    Masafumi Yamamoto, Keita Takatsu, and Trend-pro Co. artist
    Published by No Starch Press, 2011. 192 pages.

      Manga Guide to Relativity Delivers!, by Michael Larsen on April 25, 2011

        First off, let me set the expectation here. I’m a software tester by trade. I’m fan of science (as opposed to being a scientist). I’m also a huge fan of Japanese animation, which is commonly referred to in America as "Anime" in its video format, and "manga" in its illustrated paper format. In short, yes, I’m a grown man who enjoys comic books and I have absolutely no shame in saying that whatsoever ;).

        Anime and manga is used to reach many audiences in Japan; it’s not just geared towards kids. Stories range from the fanciful to the dark and gritty. In between, every conceivable topic and interest is covered and illustrated in a way that grabs attention, entertains, and helps inform the readers on an emotional level.

        This combination of storytelling, emotion, quirky characters and an illustration style that’s both cute and engaging helps lend it to the idea that "hard topics" can be discussed using manga, and that the topic will be much more engaging for the reader. "the Manga Guide to…" series is an example of this, and covers a broad variety of interesting, difficult and sometimes downright geeky topics. In some ways, "The Manga Guide to…" series can be seen as being on par with "Standard Deviants".

        The most recent title, "The Manga Guide to Relativity" (written by Hideo Nitta, Masafumi Yamamoto and Keita Takatsu) uses the classic story techniques common to most fans of manga; student body president Ruka Minagi takes on a challenge from Rase Iyaga, the sadistic and capricious school headmaster (who also has a penchant towards androgyny, but hey, for anyone with more than a passing familiarity with Manga titles, this is par for the course) to write a report about relativity, thus sparing the rest of the class from having to do it over summer break. If he succeeds, the rest of the class will be spared the assignment. If he fails, he has to agree to be Iyaga’s "personal assistant" for the next school year. All is not lost, though, as Physics teacher Alisa Uraga agrees to teach Minagi about relativity so that he can complete the challenge. With that, an adventure begins.

        During this process, the reader almost forgets that they are actually looking at a topic that is fairly challenging to explain, the theories of Special and General Relativity. Instead the focus is on a fun and engaging story (and not a few quirky characters… did I mention the Vice Headmaster is a dog? OK, I’ll mention it).

        So can a "comic book" really teach us one of the trickier scientific topics? Let’s find out…

About the Author

    Hideo Nitta, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Physics at Tokyo Gakugei University. He has had many papers and books published by Japanese and overseas publishers on subjects including quantum dynamics and radiation physics. He also has a strong interest in physics education. He is a member of the International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE), which is a commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).

    Masafumi Yamamoto earned his PhD in Applied Physics from the Graduate School of Engineering at Hokkaido University. His numerous publications include books on physics, electromagnetism, and lasers.

    Trend Pro, Inc. is a pioneer of Ad-Manga–advertisement and advertising using Manga–in Japan. The company has produced over 1,700 Ad-Manga for over 700 clients, including many well-known public companies and government agencies. The company has over 100 registered professional Manga artists.

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