Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide

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Wiley, Apr 12, 1996 - Science - 320 pages
The 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

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Contents

Force and Motion
1
Newtons Laws of Motion
13
The Conservation of Momentum and Energy
24
Copyright

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About the author (1996)

Karl F. Kuhn, Ph.D., is Professor of Physics at Eastern Kentucky University.

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