Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

The complete idiot's guide to physics / Johnnie T. Dennis and Gary Moring.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2006.Edition: 2nd ed. / by Johnnie T. Dennis, Gary MoringDescription: xiii, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1592575315
  • 9781592575312
Other title:
  • Physics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530 22
LOC classification:
  • QC 23 D411c 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QC 23 D411c 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000063536

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.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.