Product Description

Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do the complexities of thermodynamics cool your enthusiasm?

Thanks to this book, you don’t have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you read about Newton’s Laws, Kepler’s Laws, Hooke’s Law, Ohm’s Law, and others, you’ll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the faster people understand it and the more they enjoy it! Whether you’re taking a class, helping kids with homework, or trying to find out how the world works, this book helps you understand basic physics. It covers:

• Measurements, units, and significant figures
• Forces such as displacement, speed, and acceleration
• Vectors and physics notation
• Motion, energy, and waves (sound, light, wave–particle)
• Solids, liquids, and gases
• Thermodynamics
• Electromagnetism
• Relativity
• Atomic and nuclear structures

Steven Holzner, Ph.D. earned his B.S. at MIT and his Ph.D. at Cornell, where he taught Physics 101 and 102 for over 10 years. He livens things up with cool physics facts, real–world examples, and simple experiments that will heighten your enthusiasm for physics and science. The book ends with some out–of–this world physics that will set your mind in motion:

• The possibility of wormholes in space
• The Big Bang
• How the gravitational pull of black holes is too strong for even light to escape

May the Force be with you!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21517 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Back Cover
Filled with cool physics facts and real–world examples

The fun and easy way® to get up to speed on the basic concepts of physics

Does thermodynamics leave you cold? Are you vexed by vectors? Does electromagnetism seem like just a lot of static? Relax! This friendly guide puts the fun back into physics fundamentals. Author Steven Holzner walks you through all the topics typically covered in Physics 101 — and throws in some wild physics facts about relativity, time travel, quantum theory, and more.

Discover how to

• Work with physics notation and math
• Measure force and energy
• Investigate heat, pressure, and sound
• Examine electricity, magnetism, and light
• Explore black holes, planetary rotation, and more

About the Author
Steven Holzner is an award–winning author of 94 books that have sold over two million copies and been translated into 18 languages. He served on the Physics faculty at Cornell University for more than a decade, teaching both Physics 101 and Physics 102. Dr. Holzner received his Ph.D. in physics from Cornell and performed his undergrad work at MIT, where he has also served as a faculty member.

Customer Reviews

Good grounding in basic physics
I really liked this book. It spans topics ranging from the most basic groundwork of physics to more advanced work within the scope of an introductory course. Its ideal for the older student or layman to brush up on the physics that they forgot at school and the examples in the associated workbook help to consolidate the examples in the book. Be warned though - it follows a typical introduction to physics course '101' at an American college and doesn't translate exactly to GCSE/A level.

Last for dummies book I buy
I've never been particularly impressed with the dummies books, but I always had them pegged as a reasonable intro the subject. This is the worst one I own. The examples are muddled, hard to follow and don't make a lot of sense - and I've got a PhD in computer science. If you've got half of a brain and actually want to learn some physics, stay well clear of this.

Dummies review
The book was in good condition and it is very helpful for someone who doesn't know anything about physics.