Physics for dummies / by Steven Holzner

Includes index

Using physics to understand your world -- Understanding physics fundamentals -- Exploring the need for speed -- Following directions: which way are you going? -- When push comes to shove: force -- What a drag: inclined planes and friction -- circling around circular motions and orbits -- Getting some work out of physics -- Putting objects in motion: momentum and impulse -- Winding up with angular kinetics -- Round and round with rotational dynamics -- Springs-n-things: simple harmonic motion -- Turning up the heat with thermodynamics -- Here, take my coat: heat transfer in solids and gases -- When heat and work collide: the laws of thermodynamics -- Zapping away with static electricity -- Giving electrons a push with circuits -- Magnetism: more than attraction -- Keeping the current going with voltage -- Shedding some light on mirrors and lenses -- Ten amazing insights on relativity -- Ten wild physics theories

Everyone is involved in physics because physics explains the workings of life, from why the sky is blue to whether space presents a hostile environment for travel. This book presents the basic principles of physics in a simple, clear, and entertaining fashion.