Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? Do the complexities of thermodynamics cool your enthusiasm? <p>Thanks to this book, you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you read about Newton's Laws, Kepler's Laws, Hooke's Law, Ohm's Law, and others, you'll appreciate the <i>For Dummies</i> law: The easier we make it, the faster people understand it and the more they enjoy it! Whether you're taking a class, helping kids with homework, or trying to find out how the world works, this book helps you understand basic physics. It covers:</p> <ul> <li>Measurements, units, and significant figures</li> <li>Forces such as displacement, speed, and acceleration</li> <li>Vectors and physics notation</li> <li>Motion, energy, and waves (sound, light, wave-particle)</li> <li>Solids, liquids, and gases</li> <li>Thermodynamics</li> <li>Electromagnetism</li> <li>Relativity</li> <li>Atomic and nuclear structures</li> </ul> <p>Steven Holzner, Ph.D<b>.</b> earned his B.S. at MIT and his Ph.D. at Cornell, where he taught Physics 101 and 102 for over 10 years. He livens things up with cool physics facts, real-world examples, and simple experiments that will heighten your enthusiasm for physics and science. The book ends with some out-of-this world physics that will set your mind in motion:</p> <ul> <li>The possibility of wormholes in space</li> <li>The Big Bang</li> <li>How the gravitational pull of black holes is too strong for even light to escape</li> </ul> <p>May the Force be with you!</p>