Physics A World View

Not a physics major? No problem! PHYSICS: A WORLD VIEW is written for you. Inside, you'll read a story-based approach to understanding physics that makes sense with the way you think. Along the way, you'll learn all the basic physics you need to know as well.

A World View
Describing Motion
Explaining Motion
Motions in Space
Gravity
Interlude: The Discovery Of Invariants
Momentum
Energy
Rotation
Interlude: Universality Of Motion
Classical Relativity
Einstein's Relativity
Interlude: The Search For Atoms
Structure of Matter
States of Matter
Thermal Energy
Available Energy
Interlude: Waves -- Something Else That Moves
Vibrations and Waves
Sound and Music
Interlude: The Mystery Of Light
Light
Refraction of Light
A Model of Light
Interlude: An Electrical And Magnetic World
Electricity
Electric Current
Electromagnetism
Interlude: The Story Of The Quantum
The Early Atom
The Modern Atom
Interlude: The Subatomic World
The Nucleus
Nuclear Energy
Elementary Particles
Frontiers
Appendix: Nobel Laureates in Physics
Answers to Odd-Numbered Questions and Exercises
Glossary
Index
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