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Title:
Physics I / Steven Holzner, PhD.
ISBN:
9781119872221
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Edition:
3rd edition.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : For Dummies, a Wiley Brand, [2022]

©2022
Physical Description:
xii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"Learning made easy"--Front cover.

"Find clear, concise explanations of formulas; learn about motion, force, work, and heat; connect physics concepts with the real world"--Front cover.

Includes index.
Contents:
part I. Putting physics into motion: Using physics to understand your world ; Reviewing physics measurement and math fundamentals ; Exploring the need for speed ; Following directions : motion in two dimensions -- part 2. May the forces of physics be with you: When push comes to shove : force ; Getting down with gravity, inclined planes, and friction ; Circling around rotational motion and orbits ; Go with the flow : looking at pressure in fluids -- part 3. Manifesting the energy to work: 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 -- part 4. Laying down the laws of thermodynamics: Turning up the heat with thermodynamics ; Here, take my coat : how heat is transferred ; In the best of all possible worlds : the ideal gas law ; Heat and work : the laws of thermodynamics -- part 5. The part of tens: Ten physics heroes ; Ten wild physics theories -- Glossary.
Summary:
"Inside: physics measurements; gravity and friction; turning energy into work; rotational motion; Newton's law of physics; fluids, flow, and pressure; momentum and impulse; famous physicists"--Back cover.
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OCLC Number:
on1269200775
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