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Physics For Dummies Paperback – November 28, 2004

by Steve Holzner (Author)

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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 dont have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you read about Newtons Laws, Keplers Laws, Hookes Law, Ohms Law, and others, youll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the faster people understand it and the more they enjoy it! Whether youre 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!

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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.

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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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated (November 28, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764554336
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764554339
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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A good primer of the materials in physics 1

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022

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This is a book that introduces the concepts that you will learn in a first-semester physics class, like the laws of motion, gravitation, conservation of energy, and the like. It does have some examples, and some problems that you can work out on your own, but it is mostly the kind of explanatory material that you get in the chapter reading. But, it distills all of the concepts so that they are generally more understandable than what you get from a textbook (and some teachers). It is definitely geared more toward high school physics or what in college is referred to as algebra-based physics. As most people who have taken calculus-based physics already know, calculus is mainly used to derive the equations, but you still mainly use algebra to solve the problems. So, what most teachers do is, in algebra-based physics classes they assign the "easier" versions of the problems and in calculus-based physics classes, they assign the harder problems. So, the kind of examples and the problems in this are definitely the easier versions, but it is a good primer even if you are going to be taking calculus-based physics because it will introduce you to the concepts, give you some experience with solving physics problems, and put you in a good position once you start class. And, for those who get this just because they want to learn something about physics, or refresh their knowledge of the subject, it is good for that too.

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Perfectly Good Condition!

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Delivery took a while, but I was willing to wait to get the price. Arrived in fabulous condition, a few dog earred pages, but again, the price was right.

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Robert P. Mccomb

PHYSICS FOR DUMMIES

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2006

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I FOUND THIS TO BE A REALLY VALUABLE QUICK REFERENCE TO USE WHEN TRYING TO

EXPLAIN SOME OF THE MORE COMPLEX CONCEPTS FOUND IN FLUID MECHANICS.

THE MATH IS KEPT TO A MINIMUM, BUT PRIOR MATH EXPOSURE IS MOST HELPFUL.

I DID NOTICE SOME CONFUSION IN CHAPTER TWO (2) WHERE AN EXPLANATION TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS IS GIVEN, THIS IS A MINOR THING BUT MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS TO THE UNFAMILAR STUDENT.

ALL IN ALL THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOOK AND I RECOMEND IT TO ALL.

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BOOK FOR SOMEONE

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023

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THIS IS A GIFT FOR SOMEONE THEY HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE WORLD OF PHYSICS BEFORE AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE IT WITH THEM

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Great Aid.

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2010

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I bought this book as an aid for the course that the author use to teach at Cornell -- an autotutorial physics course. It is very helpful with extra examples and straight-forward explanations. It does not have problems in it, but I knew that and did not need them. It is also in the same order as the textbook for my class (College Physics), which makes it easy to follow along.

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Margarita Marti

it will help you

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2006

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This is a very neat and clear guide. It explains almost everything.
It shows you the steps clearly, it repeats equations that were written before every time that it is needed. It doesn't jump quickly into something new. It writes why to use these equations. Everything suddenly makes sense.
What is missing from this book is practice. It would be nice to have something to solve for yourself and then check in the back if the solution is correct. However it gives good examples.

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Good book for beginners

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2016

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Good book for beginners, but it is riddled with proofing errors that can slow you down. A good example is on page 113 where the answer 4.23 X 10 ^7 meters is shown as R^3 instead of R. Another at p.77 where the answer is shown as -135 degrees instead of 135 degrees. They should look at their Remember sidebar on same page!

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Tammy Jensen

GREAT BOOK

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2010

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I recently purchased the book "Physics for Dummies" for my daughter who was struggling in her physics class. She says that it has been very helpful to her. Though she told me that it hasn't taught her anything new, it has helped her to make better sense of things that she has already learned.

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Good buy

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Good quality and as described

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Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2015

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Very helpful and easy to follow

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Five Stars

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Great book.

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Good quality,fast delivery.

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Four Stars

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