So, I'm working on another book for Barron's. Right now we're in this stage where they edit my draft and we send the manuscript back and forth and try to work on the kinks. The thing that I have found out about my writing style is that I over-use exclamation marks. The number one thing my editor does is reduce my use of an exclamation mark to a simple period.
The thing is, I think physics is exciting! For example, when I'm explaining in the book that falling objects all accelerate at the same rate, I will show some algebra and then exclaim: "Note, the masses cancel out!"
My editor thinks that the masses merely "cancel out." I reluctantly accept the world's lack of enthusiasm for physics, but it makes me sad...
I mean, sure, you can say "Angular Momentum is conserved."
But I really do think "Angular Momentum is conserved!"
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I've been looking at a lot of physics textbooks lately, and I'd say keep the exclamation points!
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