Physics Made Simple (Made Simple (Broadway Books)) [Paperback]

Christopher De Pree (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0767917014 | ISBN-13: 978-0767917018 | Edition: 2

Understand the rules that make the universe run.



Understanding the laws of physics is essential for all scientific studies, but many students are intimidated by their complexities. This completely revised and updated book makes it easy to understand the most important principles. From the physics of the everyday world to the theory of relativity, PHYSICS MADE SIMPLE covers it all.

Each chapter is introduced by anecdotes that directly apply the concepts to contemporary life and ends with practice problems—with complete solutions—to reinforce the concepts. Humorous illustrations and stories complete the text, making it not only easy but fun to learn this important science.


Topics covered include:
*force
*motion
*energy
*waves
*electricity and magnetism
*the atom
*quantum physics
*relativity
*spectroscopy
*particle physics



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Understand the rules that make the universe run.



Understanding the laws of physics is essential for all scientific studies, but many students are intimidated by their complexities. This completely revised and updated book makes it easy to understand the most important principles. From the physics of the everyday world to the theory of relativity, PHYSICS MADE SIMPLE covers it all.

Each chapter is introduced by anecdotes that directly apply the concepts to contemporary life and ends with practice problems—with complete solutions—to reinforce the concepts. Humorous illustrations and stories complete the text, making it not only easy but fun to learn this important science.


Topics covered include:
*force
*motion
*energy
*waves
*electricity and magnetism
*the atom
*quantum physics
*relativity
*spectroscopy
*particle physics



Look for these Made Simple titles

Accounting Made Simple
Arithmetic Made Simple
Astronomy Made Simple
Biology Made Simple
Bookkeeping Made Simple
Business Letters Made Simple
Chemistry Made Simple
English Made Simple
Earth Science Made Simple
French Made Simple
German Made Simple
Ingles Hecho Facil
Investing Made Simple
Italian Made Simple
Keyboarding Made Simple
Latin Made Simple
Learning English Made Simple
Mathematics Made Simple
The Perfect Business Plan Made Simple
Philosophy Made Simple
Psychology Made Simple
Sign Language Made Simple
Spelling Made Simple
Statistics Made Simple
Your Small Business Made Simple



www.broadwaybooks.com

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER G. DE PREE, PH.D., is the coauthor of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy and the Concise Scientific Encyclopedia. He teaches introductory and modern physics at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 2 edition (January 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0767917014
• ISBN-13: 978-0767917018
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best intro to physics, January 12, 2009

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Suresh Chanmugam (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Physics Made Simple (Made Simple (Broadway Books)) (Paperback)

I volunteer tutoring physics to grade 8 -9 students and was looking for a book that is less math and formula intense but more focused on principles with simple examples. I couldn't be happier to discover this book. It does require a grade 8 level of algebra, Geometry and trigonometry and does not expect you be math wiz!. If you don't have a grade 8 level of math then work on math first. Mathematics made simple is a recommendation, covers to about grade 10. Physics made simple does not mean mathematically ignorant.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars physics really made simple, July 28, 2007

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learnlover "learnlover" (warminster, pa usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Physics Made Simple (Made Simple (Broadway Books)) (Paperback)

i love this book it is by far the best book i found.that makes this very interesting subject easy to understand.i never took a school course in physics .yet i was able to complete the book in about a week and completely understand all the concepts.the book made physics really easy and fun.now that i finished this book i will better understand other books on physics.i hope many other people get to enjoy this book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely made simple, March 6, 2011

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This review is from: Physics Made Simple (Made Simple (Broadway Books)) (Paperback)

The "Made Simple" series isn't bad at all; the chemistry book is great and really helped me get into chemistry. However the Physics Made Simple is just way too simple. Much of introductory physics is common sense and far too many pages are given to simple concepts making the book an extremely cursory treatment of physics.

On the positive side, the experiments are interesting and useful.