Handy Physics Answer Book, The: Third Edition (The Handy Answer Book Series)

✍ Scribed by Charles Liu

• Publisher: Visible Ink
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 417
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

We don't need a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to know that everyone is governed by the laws of physics, but what are they? How do they affect us? Why do they matter? What did Newton mean by saying for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction? Which law talks about the conservation of energy? What is Bernoulli's Principle? Einstein's Theory of Relativity? How do forces, motion, energy, and intertia interact? How do laws, theories, and hypotheses differ? Physics can often seem complex and complicated, but it need not be so difficult to understand. Revised for the first time in a decade, the completely updated third edition of The Handy Physics Answer Book makes physics and its impact on us, the world, and the universe fun and easy to understand. It disposes with the mathematical explanations and scientific jargon often associated with physics and instead takes a more conceptual approach all written in everyday English.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Photo Sources
Introduction
Chapter 1: Physics Fundamentals
Measurement
Careers in Physics
Famous Physicists
Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
Chapter 2: Motion and Force
Acceleration and Force
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Friction
Gravity
Motion in a Gravitational Field
Circular and Angular Motion
Statics
Center of Gravity
Materials for Structures
Bridges
Skyscrapers
Chapter 3: Momentum and Energy
Conservation of Momentum
Angular Momentum
Energy
Conservation of Energy
Power
Simple Machines
Chapter 4: Fluids
Water Pressure
Blood Pressure
Atmospheric Pressure
Buoyancy
Fluid Dynamics
Aerodynamics
The Sound Barrier
Chapter 5: Thermodynamics
Thermal Physics
Measuring Temperature
Absolute Temperature
States of Matter
Heat
Laws of Thermodynamics
Chapter 6: Waves
Water Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Putting Information on Electromagnetic Waves
Microwaves
The Principle of Superposition
Resonance and Impedance
Sound
Hearing
Ultrasonics and Infrasonics
Intensity of Sound
Acoustics
Music
Noise Pollution
The Doppler Effect
Radar
Radio Astronomy
Chapter 7: Light and Optics
The Speed of Light
Polarization of Light
Opacity and Transparency
Shadows and Eclipses
Reflection
Mirrors and Images
Refraction
Lenses
Fiber Optics
Diffraction
Color
Rainbows
Eyesight
Cameras
Telescopes
Chapter 8: Electricity and Magnetism
Static Electricity
Capacitors
Van de Graaff Generators
Lightning
Lightning Safety
Electric Current
Superconductors
Electrical Safety
Electric Power
Circuits
AC/DC
Electrical Outlets
Series and Parallel Circuits
Magnetism
Earth’s Magnetic Field
Electromagnetism
Chapter 9: Atomic and Quantum Physics
The Nucleus
Radioactive Decay
Antimatter
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Quantum Physics
Atomic Spectroscopy
Quantum Mechanics
The Standard Model of Matter
Chapter 10: Physics Frontiers
Dark Matter
Dark Energy
Quantum Entanglement
Nanophysics
String Theory
Theories of Everything
The Birth of the Universe
The Multiverse
Physics of the Mind
Black Holes and the End of Time
Further Reading
Symbols
Glossary
Index