Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 530 EAN: 9780470169094 ISBN: 0470169095 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: October 08, 2007 Publisher: For Dummies Sales Rank: 67358 Studio: For Dummies
Product DescriptionDo you have a handle on basic physics terms and concepts, but your problem-solving skills could use some static friction? Physics Workbook for Dummies helps you build upon what you already know to learn how to solve the most common physics problems with confidence and ease.
Physics Workbook for Dummies gets the ball rolling with a brief overview of the nuts and bolts (i.e., converting measures, counting significant figures, applying math skills to physics problems, etc.) before getting into the nitty gritty. If you’re already a pro on the fundamentals, you can skip this section and jump right into the practice problems. There, you’ll get the lowdown on how to take your problem-solving skills to a whole new plane—without ever feeling like you’ve been left spiraling down a black hole.
With easy-to-follow instructions and practical tips, Physics Workbook for Dummies shows you how to you unleash your inner Einstein to solve hundreds of problems in all facets of physics, such as:
Acceleration, distance, and time
Vectors
Force
Circular motion
Momentum and kinetic energy
Rotational kinematics and rotational dynamics
Potential and kinetic energy
Thermodynamics
Electricity and magnetism
Complete answer explanations are included for all problems so you can see where you went wrong (or right). Plus, you’ll get the inside scoop on the ten most common mistakes people make when solving physics problems—and how to avoid them.
When push comes to shove, this friendly guide is just what you need to set your physics problem-solving skills in motion!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Helpful book
This book was a very helpful source for reviewing Physics. I'd recommend to anyone taking a Physics course.
Rating: - typos!!!!
Im not a math genius, however I am sure that many of the questions that I got 'wrong' were not incorrect. More than a few of the answers in the back of the book were wrong. Also many other typos; for example in one line it reads 2.45 cm in one inch, in the next line it reads 2.54 cm in one inch. It doesnt seem like a big deal until you are wracking your brains wondering if you did something wrong or if it was simply another typo. The content and delivery is good, but considering this is simply a ... Read More
Rating: - Not all material is covered, not enough questions
-Overall, some useful practice problems are included, but there are typos in some of the solutions.
-Briefly reviews the relevant topics before presenting each set of problems.
-There should have been more practice problems. I will consider getting the Schaum's 3000 question set.
-DOES NOT have problems for the last three chapters of new material in the "Physics for Dummies" book (18-Magnetism, 19-Voltage, 20-Light)!!!
- Helpful book
- typos!!!!
- Not all material is covered, not enough questions
