Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching GuideThe fast, easy way to master the fundamentals of physics Here is the most practical, complete, and easy-to-use guideavailable for understanding physics and the physical world. Even ifyou don't consider yourself a "science" person, this book helpsmake learning key concepts a pleasure, not a chore. Whether youneed help in a course, want to review the basics for an exam, orsimply have always been curious about such physical phenomena asenergy, sound, electricity, light, and color, you've come to theright place! This fully up-to-date edition of Basic Physics: * Has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure that you canteach yourself all about physics * Requires no math--mathematical treatments and applications areincluded in optional sections so that you can choose either amathematical or nonmathematical approach * Lets you work at your own pace with a helpful question-and-answerformat * Lists objectives for each chapter--you can skip ahead or findextra help if you need it * Reinforces what you learn with end-of-chapter self-tests |
Contents
Force and Motion | 1 |
Newtons Laws of Motion | 13 |
The Conservation of Momentum and Energy | 24 |
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acceleration amplitude angle Answers atom ball battery Bohr model calculate calories carrier wave causes Celsius charged object coil collision colors completing this chapter conductor coulomb Coulomb's law current flows diffraction diffraction grating direction distance downward earth effect electric field electromagnetic waves electrons elements emitted equation exerted focal length force of gravity frame 11 frequency g/cm³ gases glass grams greater heat hydrogen index of refraction intensity interference joules kg/m³ kinetic energy lb/ft³ lens liquid loop m/s² magnetic field magnification mass material mercury meters mirror molecules momentum motion moving negative Newton's second law newtons Optional orbit pendulum photoelectric effect photons pole positive charge potential energy pressure produced radiation radio rays reflection resistors right-hand rule SELF-TEST solid Solution sound wave spectrum speed of light speed of sound spring substance Suppose surface temperature vector velocity vibration voltage wavelength weight density wire
References to this book
Lifting the Scientific Veil: Science Appreciation for the Nonscientist Paul Sukys Limited preview - 1999 |