Physics I For Dummies

Cynthia B. Phillips, PhD, is a NASA scientist. She offers astronomy and planetary science lectures to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Dr. Phillips also worked at the SETI Institute for 15 years. Shana Priwer is an experienced technical writer. Shana and Cynthia are the authors of Astrophysics For Dummies and Space Exploration For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Putting Physics into Motion. 5Chapter 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7Chapter 2: Reviewing the Basics: Math and Measurement 17Chapter 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 31Chapter 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 55Part 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You 81Chapter 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 83Chapter 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 103Chapter 7: Circling Around Rotational Motion and Orbits 121Chapter 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 143Part 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work 167Chapter 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 169Chapter 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 193Chapter 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 213Chapter 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 239Chapter 13: Springs ’n’ Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 257Part 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics 275Chapter 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 277Chapter 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 293Chapter 16: Best of the Best: The Ideal Gas Law 309Chapter 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 321Part 5: The Part of Tens 351Chapter 18: Ten Ways Physics Runs Your Day 353Chapter 19: Ten Physics Heroes 361Glossary 367Index 373

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