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An easy-to-follow guide to introductory physics, from the Big Bang to relativity All science, technology, engineering, and math majors in college and university require some familiarity with physics. Other career paths, like medicine, are also only open to students who understand this fundamental science. But don’t worry if you find physics to be intimidating or confusing. You just need the right guide! In Physics I For Dummies, you’ll find a roadmap to physics success that walks you through every major topic in introductory physics, including motion, energy, waves, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, relativity, and more. You’ll learn the basic principles and math formulas of physics through clear and straightforward examples and instruction, and without unnecessary jargon or complicated theory. In this book, you’ll also find: Up-to-date examples and explanations appearing alongside the latest discoveries and research in physics, discussed at a level appropriate for beginning students All the info found in an intro physics course, arranged in an intuitive sequence that will give first-year students a head start in their high school or college physics class The latest teaching techniques to ensure that you remember and retain what you read and practice in the book Physics I For Dummies is proof that physics can fun, accessible, challenging, and rewarding, all at the same time! Whether you’re a high school or undergraduate student looking for a leg-up on basic physics concepts or you’re just interested in how our universe works, this book will help you understand the thermodynamic, electromagnetic, relativistic, and everything in between.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion 5 Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals 15 Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 29 Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 53 Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You 79 Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 81 Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 101 Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits 119 Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 141 Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work 165 Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 167 Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 191 Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 211 Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 237 Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 255 Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics 273 Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 275 Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 291 Chapter 16: In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law 307 Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 319 Part 5: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 18: Ten Physics Heroes 351 Chapter 19: Ten Wild Physics Theories 357 Glossary 365 Index 369   ntroduction 1 Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion 5 Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7 Chapter 2: Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals 15 Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 29 Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 53 Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You 79 Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 81 Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 101 Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits 119 Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 141 Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work 165 Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 167 Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 191 Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 211 Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 237 Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 255 Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics 273 Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 275 Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 291 Chapter 16: In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law 307 Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 319 Part 5: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 18: Ten Physics Heroes 351 Chapter 19: Ten Wild Physics Theories 357 Glossary 365 Index 369  

About the Author :
Dr. Steven Holzner has written more than 40 books about physics and programming. He was a contributing editor at PC Magazine and was on the faculty at both MIT and Cornell. He has authored Dummies titles including Physics For Dummies and Physics Essentials For Dummies. Dr. Holzner received his PhD at Cornell.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781119872221
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 590 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1119872227
  • Publisher Date: 13 Jun 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 188 mm

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