An Introduction to Mechanics. Folsom, Michael and Marcia Folsom.
Simple illustrations assist in the explanation of the workings of many common place machines.
Clocks, musical instruments, helicopters and toilets are some of the items explored. Included are a table of contents and an index. Friedhoffer, the madman of magic presents several magic tricks based on principles of physics, math, chemistry, and physiology. The principles are noted after the descriptions. Many of the tricks can be used to illustrate principles of force and motion, friction, solutions, fluids and pressure.