Physics I Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice

ISBN-13: 9781119716471 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 352 str.

Daniel Funch Wohns; Steven Holzner

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Physics 5Chapter 1: Reviewing Physics Basics 7Chapter 2: The Big Three: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 25Chapter 3: Vectors: Knowing Where You're Headed 41Part 2: May the Forces Be with You 59Chapter 4: Applying Force 61Chapter 5: Working with Inclined Planes 81Chapter 6: Round and Round: Circular Motion 101Part 3: Being Energetic: Work 121Chapter 7: Working the Physics Way 123Chapter 8: Getting Things to Move: Momentum and Kinetic Energy 147Chapter 9: Winding It Up: Rotational Motion and Torque 167Chapter 10: Getting Dizzy with Rotational Dynamics 185Chapter 11: Simple Harmonic Motion 203Part 4: Obeying the Laws of Thermodynamics 223Chapter 12: You're Getting Warm: Thermodynamics 225Chapter 13: Under Pressure: From Solid to Liquid to Gas 243Chapter 14: All about Heat and Work 261Part 5: Zap: Electricity 283Chapter 15: Static Electricity: Electrons at Rest 285Chapter 16: Electrons in Motion: Circuits 305Part 6: The Part of Tens 327Chapter 17: Ten Common Mistakes People Make When Solving Problems 329Chapter 18: Ten Wild Physics Theories 333Index 337

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