The complete idiot's guide to physics.
Contributors: Moring, Gary.
Edition: 2nd ed. / by Johnnie T. Dennis, Gary Moring.
Publisher: Alpha
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Indianapolis, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781592575312
Subjects: Physics
Other titles: Complete idiot's guide; Physics
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: PART 1: MOTION NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH: Mathematics, the language of physics; title: Movement in one dimension; title: Introduction to vectors; title: Motion in two dimensions; title: PART 2: HOW AND WHY THINGS MOVE: Forces and motions; title: Free fall and gravity; title: Projectile motion; title: Newton's universal law of gravitation; title: PART 3: WORK AND ENERGY: Work and power; title: Kinetic energy; title: Potential energy; title: Conservation of energy and momentum; title: PART 4: HEAT, SOUND, AND STATES OF MATTER: Solids, liquids, and gases; title: Pressure; title: Heat energy; title: Sound energy; title: PART 5: THE ANATOMY OF ATOMS, ELECTRICITY, AND LIGHT: Atoms, ions, and isotopes; title: Electricity at rest; title: Electricity in motion; title: Light as particles in motion; title: Light as waves; title: APPENDIXES: Glossary; title: Physics Phun answers; title: Solutions to Budding Rocket Scientist problems.