Physics I For Dummies
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Cynthia Phillips; Shana Priwer (Útgáfa: 4)
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Discover the power of physics! Physics I For Dummies, 4th Edition explains the basic principles of physics simply and clearly. This useful guide includes easy-to-follow explanations of motion, energy, the states of matter, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, relativity, and beyond. It breaks down complex concepts into manageable chunks and uses relatable examples to you readers understand how physics applies to everyday situations.
You'll get a handle on physics in no time! Inside: Work through everything in an intro physics class, explained in plain English Understand physics formulas and how to use them Learn the basics of motion, force, work, heat, and more--and pass your test! Make learning easier with examples that connect physics to the world Perfect for anyone looking for a course supplement or for those simply curious about physics and the way it intersects with our everyday life, Physics I For Dummies takes the work out of learning physics.
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- Wiley Professional Development (P&T)
- 9781394367153
- 9781394367146
- ePub
- 4
- Cynthia Phillips; Shana Priwer
- English
- 2025-12-17
- 100
- 10
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion
- Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World
- What Physics Is All About
- Observing Objects in Motion
- When Push Comes to Shove: Forces
- Feeling the Heat with Thermodynamics
- Chapter 2: Reviewing the Basics: Math and Measurement
- Measuring the World around You and Making Predictions
- Eliminating Some Zeros: Using Scientific Notation
- Checking the Accuracy and Precision of Measurements
- Arming Yourself with Basic Algebra
- Tackling a Little Trig
- Interpreting Equations as Real-World Ideas
- Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed
- Going the Distance with Displacement
- Speed Specifics: What Is Speed, Anyway?
- Speeding Up (or Down): Acceleration
- Relating Acceleration, Time, and Displacement
- Linking Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement
- Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions
- Visualizing Vectors
- Putting Vectors on the Grid
- A Little Trig: Breaking Up Vectors into Components
- Displacing and Accelerating in Two Dimensions
- Accelerating Downward: Motion under the Influence of Gravity
- Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You
- Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force
- Newton’s First Law: Resisting with Inertia
- Newton’s Second Law: Relating Force, Mass, and Acceleration
- Newton’s Third Law: Looking at Equal and Opposite Forces
- Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction
- Acceleration Due to Gravity: One of Life’s Little Constants
- Finding a New Angle on Gravity with Inclined Planes
- Getting Sticky with Friction
- Let’s Get Fired Up! Sending Objects Airborne
- Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits
- Centripetal Acceleration: Changing Direction to Move in a Circle
- Seeking the Center: Centripetal Force
- Getting Angular with Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
- Letting Gravity Supply Centripetal Force
- Looping the Loop: Vertical Circular Motion
- Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids
- Mass Density: Getting Some Inside Information
- Applying Pressure
- Buoyancy: Floating Your Boat with Archimedes’s Principle
- Fluid Dynamics: Going with Fluids in Motion
- Getting Up to Speed on Flow and Pressure
- Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work
- Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics
- Looking for Work
- Making a Move: Kinetic Energy
- Energy in the Bank: Potential Energy
- Choose Your Path: Conservative versus Nonconservative Forces
- Keeping the Energy Up: The Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- Powering Up: The Rate of Doing Work
- Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse
- Looking at the Impact of Impulse
- Gathering Momentum
- The Impulse-Momentum Theorem: Relating Impulse and Momentum
- When Good Objects Go Wild: Conserving Momentum
- When Worlds (or Cars) Collide: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics
- Going from Linear to Rotational Motion
- Understanding Tangential Motion
- Applying Vectors to Rotation
- Doing the Twist: Torque
- Spinning at Constant Velocity: Rotational Equilibrium
- Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics
- Rolling Up Newton’s Second Law into Angular Motion
- Moments of Inertia: Looking into Mass Distribution
- Wrapping Your Head around Rotational Work and Kinetic Energy
- Can’t Stop This: Angular Momentum
- Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion
- Bouncing Back with Hooke’s Law
- Getting Around to Simple Harmonic Motion
- Factoring Energy into Simple Harmonic Motion
- Swinging with Pendulums
- Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics
- Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics
- Measuring Temperature
- The Heat Is On: Thermal Expansion
- Heat: Going with the Flow (of Thermal Energy)
- Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred
- Convection: Letting the Heat Flow
- Too Hot to Handle: Getting in Touch with Conduction
- Radiation: Riding the (Electromagnetic) Wave
- Chapter 16: Best of the Best: The Ideal Gas Law
- Digging into Molecules and Moles with Avogadro’s Number
- Relating Pressure, Volume, and Temperature with the Ideal Gas Law
- Tracking Ideal Gas Molecules with the Kinetic Energy Formula
- Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics
- Getting Temperature with Thermal Equilibrium: The Zeroth Law
- Conserving Energy: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- Flowing from Hot to Cold: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Going Cold: The Third (and Absolute Last) Law of Thermodynamics
- Part 5: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 18: Ten Ways Physics Runs Your Day
- Waking Up
- Turning On the Lights
- Checking Your Morning Email
- Brewing the Coffee
- Getting to Work
- Sitting Down in the Office
- Climbing the Stairs
- Idling the Day Away
- Heading Home
- Calling It a Day
- Chapter 19: Ten Physics Heroes
- Galileo Galilei
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
- William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)
- Marie Salomea Skłodowska Curie
- Albert Einstein
- Emmy Noether
- Maria Goeppert Mayer
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Authors’ Acknowledgments
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement