{"product_id":"physics-i-for-dummies","title":"Physics I for Dummies","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Holzner, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e was a contributing editor at PC Magazine and was on the faculty of both MIT and Cornell University. He wrote \u003ci\u003ePhysics II For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhysics Essentials For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQuantum Physics For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Putting Physics into Motion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: Using Physics to Understand Your World 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: Reviewing Physics Measurement and Math Fundamentals 15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: Exploring the Need for Speed 27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: Following Directions: Motion in Two Dimensions 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: May the Forces of Physics Be with You\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: When Push Comes to Shove: Force 79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6: Getting Down with Gravity, Inclined Planes, and Friction 99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7: Circling around Rotational Motion and Orbits 117\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8: Go with the Flow: Looking at Pressure in Fluids 139\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Manifesting the Energy to Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9: Getting Some Work Out of Physics 165\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10: Putting Objects in Motion: Momentum and Impulse 189\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11: Winding Up with Angular Kinetics 209\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12: Round and Round with Rotational Dynamics 235\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13: Springs 'n' Things: Simple Harmonic Motion 253\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Laying Down the Laws of Thermodynamics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14: Turning Up the Heat with Thermodynamics 273\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15: Here, Take My Coat: How Heat Is Transferred 289\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 16: In the Best of All Possible Worlds: The Ideal Gas Law 305\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 17: Heat and Work: The Laws of Thermodynamics 317\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part of Tens 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 18: Ten Physics Heroes 349\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 19: Ten Wild Physics Theories 355\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlossary 363\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex 367\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind clear, concise explanations of formulas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn about motion, force, work, and heat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnect physics concepts with the real world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuickly get up to speed in\u003cb\u003e physics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf just thinking about the laws of physics makes your head spin, this hands-on guide gets you out of the black hole and sheds light on this often intimidating subject. 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