Physics I For Dummies
Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293590) was previously published as Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470903247). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

The fun and easy way to get up to speed on the basic concepts of physics

For high school and undergraduate students alike, physics classes are recommended or required courses for a wide variety of majors, and continue to be a challenging and often confusing course.

Physics I For Dummies tracks specifically to an introductory course and, keeping with the traditionally easy-to-follow Dummies style, teaches you the basic principles and formulas in a clear and concise manner, proving that you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics!

  • Explains the basic principles in a simple, clear, and entertaining fashion
  • New edition includes updated examples and explanations, as well as the newest discoveries in the field
  • Contains the newest teaching techniques

If just thinking about the laws of physics makes your head spin, this hands-on, friendly guide gets you out of the black hole and sheds light on this often-intimidating subject.

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Physics I For Dummies
Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293590) was previously published as Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470903247). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

The fun and easy way to get up to speed on the basic concepts of physics

For high school and undergraduate students alike, physics classes are recommended or required courses for a wide variety of majors, and continue to be a challenging and often confusing course.

Physics I For Dummies tracks specifically to an introductory course and, keeping with the traditionally easy-to-follow Dummies style, teaches you the basic principles and formulas in a clear and concise manner, proving that you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics!

  • Explains the basic principles in a simple, clear, and entertaining fashion
  • New edition includes updated examples and explanations, as well as the newest discoveries in the field
  • Contains the newest teaching techniques

If just thinking about the laws of physics makes your head spin, this hands-on, friendly guide gets you out of the black hole and sheds light on this often-intimidating subject.

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Physics I For Dummies

Physics I For Dummies

by Steven Holzner
Physics I For Dummies

Physics I For Dummies

by Steven Holzner

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Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293590) was previously published as Physics I For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9780470903247). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

The fun and easy way to get up to speed on the basic concepts of physics

For high school and undergraduate students alike, physics classes are recommended or required courses for a wide variety of majors, and continue to be a challenging and often confusing course.

Physics I For Dummies tracks specifically to an introductory course and, keeping with the traditionally easy-to-follow Dummies style, teaches you the basic principles and formulas in a clear and concise manner, proving that you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics!

  • Explains the basic principles in a simple, clear, and entertaining fashion
  • New edition includes updated examples and explanations, as well as the newest discoveries in the field
  • Contains the newest teaching techniques

If just thinking about the laws of physics makes your head spin, this hands-on, friendly guide gets you out of the black hole and sheds light on this often-intimidating subject.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781119293590
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 06/07/2016
Series: For Dummies Books
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 416
Sales rank: 1,041,690
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr. Steven Holzner (Ithaca, New York) has written more than 40 books about programming. He is a former contributing editor at PC Magazine and has been on the faculty of both MIT and Cornell. He is the author of Physics For Dummies, Physics Essentials For Dummies, and Quantum Physics For Dummies. Dr. Holzner received his BS at MIT and PhD at Cornell, and taught Physics 101 and 102 at Cornell for more than 10 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion 5

Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7

Chapter 2: Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals 15

Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 29

Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 53

Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You 79

Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 81

Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 101

Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits 119

Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 141

Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work 165

Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 167

Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 191

Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 211

Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 237

Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 255

Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics 273

Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 275

Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 291

Chapter 16: In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law 307

Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 319

Part 5: The Part of Tens 349

Chapter 18: Ten Physics Heroes 351

Chapter 19: Ten Wild Physics Theories 357

Glossary 365

Index 369

 

ntroduction 1

Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion 5

Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7

Chapter 2: Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals 15

Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 29

Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 53

Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You 79

Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 81

Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 101

Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits 119

Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 141

Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work 165

Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 167

Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 191

Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 211

Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 237

Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 255

Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics 273

Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 275

Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 291

Chapter 16: In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law 307

Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 319

Part 5: The Part of Tens 349

Chapter 18: Ten Physics Heroes 351

Chapter 19: Ten Wild Physics Theories 357

Glossary 365

Index 369

 

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