Physics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))

Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do the complexities of thermodynamics cool your enthusiasm?

Thanks to this book, you don?t have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you read about Newton?s Laws, Kepler?s Laws, Hooke?s Law, Ohm?s Law, and others, you?ll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the faster people understand it and the more they enjoy it! Whether you?re taking a class, helping kids with homework, or trying to find out how the world works, this book helps you understand basic physics. It covers:

Measurements, units, and significant figures
Forces such as displacement, speed, and acceleration
Vectors and physics notation
Motion, energy, and waves (sound, light, wave-particle)
Solids, liquids, and gases
Thermodynamics
Electromagnetism
Relativity
Atomic and nuclear structures

Steven Holzner, Ph.D. earned his B.S. at MIT and his Ph.D. at Cornell, where he taught Physics 101 and 102 for over 10 years. He livens things up with cool physics facts, real-world examples, and simple experiments that will heighten your enthusiasm for physics and science. The book ends with some out-of-this world physics that will set your mind in motion:

The possibility of wormholes in space
The Big Bang
How the gravitational pull of black holes is too strong for even light to escape

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-12-2009; I Love Physics - Great Help for kids; Added to Library with other books to help communicate ideas and thoughts to kids. Variety in communicating is a great way to see other angles to help kids figure out how things work. I Love Physics - Great Help for kids; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-22-2009; Great for first time physics students; I am in college, studying drafting and design theories. Part of the curriculum is a two hundred level physics class. I was so lost the first few days of class and was struggling to maintain a B average. I ordered this book and recieved...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-14-2009; SERVICE AT AMAZON.COM; I have been very pleased with the service provided by Amazon.com. They have been super fast to ship the items I wanted. I have ordered multiple books, CD's and other items and have never had a problem with the delivery, quality or...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-08-2009; Physics for Dummies; Bought this book to help teach my Daughter Physics for the 9th grade, looks like it will be a BIG help; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-12-2009; I Love Physics - Great Help for kids; Added to Library with other books to help communicate ideas and thoughts to kids. Variety in communicating is a great way to see other angles to help kids figure out how things work. I Love Physics - Great Help for kids; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-06-2007; Pretty good; It's pretty good, although it could be better. It would have helped to be a little more concise, or to have more examples; really just MORE. It does help, though.; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-13-2009; Disappointed...; I bought this book for physics w/o calculus and used it maybe once or twice. It is good if you don't understand the concepts but terrible for helping you work out the problems. I don't know about anyone else but at my school, problem...; read full review | report as inappropriate