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Physics I for dummies / Steven Holzner.

By: Series: --For dummiesPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119872221
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 530 H74 2022
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
Summary: "Passing your Physics I class is totally doable, thanks to Physics I For Dummies. When your teacher's explanations make you go, "Whaaa?" reach for this book, where you'll find clear and entertaining explanations of physics of principles. Gravity and mass? Check. Energy and work? Got it. Thermodynamics? Yup. It's all here, and we've even thrown in some fun facts and theories, just to make life more interesting. Plus, we give you a math refresher, so the algebra won't trip you up. May the forces be with you." -- Back coverSummary: Uses examples from everyday life to explain the fundamentals of physics, covering such topics as motion, force, kinetic energy, heat and heat flow, magnetism, and gravity
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"Find clear, concise explanations of formulas; learn about motion, force, work, and heat ; connect physics concepts with the real world"--Cover
"Inside: physics measurements; gravity and friction; turning energy into work; rotational motion; Newton's law of physics; fluids, flow, and pressure; momentum and impulse; famous physicists"--Page 4 of cover
Includes index

"Learning made easy"--Cover
Includes index

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

"Passing your Physics I class is totally doable, thanks to Physics I For Dummies. When your teacher's explanations make you go, "Whaaa?" reach for this book, where you'll find clear and entertaining explanations of physics of principles. Gravity and mass? Check. Energy and work? Got it. Thermodynamics? Yup. It's all here, and we've even thrown in some fun facts and theories, just to make life more interesting. Plus, we give you a math refresher, so the algebra won't trip you up. May the forces be with you." -- Back cover

Uses examples from everyday life to explain the fundamentals of physics, covering such topics as motion, force, kinetic energy, heat and heat flow, magnetism, and gravity

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