The complete idiot's guide to physics /
Physics
Johnnie T. Dennis and Gary Moring.
- 2nd ed. / by Johnnie T. Dennis, Gary Moring.
- Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2006.
- xiii, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
PART 1: MOTION NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH: Mathematics, the language of physics -- Movement in one dimension -- Introduction to vectors -- Motion in two dimensions -- PART 2: HOW AND WHY THINGS MOVE: Forces and motions -- Free fall and gravity --Projectile motion -- Newton's universal law of gravitation -- PART 3: WORK AND ENERGY: Work and power -- Kinetic energy -- Potential energy -- Conservation of energy and momentum -- PART 4: HEAT, SOUND, AND STATES OF MATTER: Solids, liquids, and gases -- Pressure -- Heat energy -- Sound energy -- PART 5: THE ANATOMY OF ATOMS, ELECTRICITY, AND LIGHT: Atoms, ions, and isotopes -- Electricity at rest -- Electricity in motion -- Light as particles in motion -- Light as waves -- APPENDIXES: Glossary -- Physics Phun answers -- Solutions to Budding Rocket Scientist problems.