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Informationen zum Autor Jim Breithaupt is an author and lecturer with extensive teaching experience in schools and colleges. His highly successful physics books are used by students throughout Britain and in many other countries. His work as an author is characterised by a lucid and coherent style matched to the needs and interests of the intended reader. Klappentext Is this the right book for me? Understand Physics gives you a solid understanding of the key skills and ideas that run through the subject. You will explore the important concepts of force and motion, electricity, light, molecules, matter and space and discover the frontiers of physics. With numerous questions, answers and worked examples throughout, you will feel confident in approaching the science and applying your knowledge. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of physics. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it. Using straightford explanations, helpful diagrams and his extensive teaching experience Jim Breithaupt will help you understand the key concepts of physics. Zusammenfassung Using straightford explanations, helpful diagrams and his extensive teaching experience Jim Breithaupt will help you understand the key concepts of physics. Inhaltsverzeichnis : Preface: Acknowledgements: Introduction: About physics: The golden rule of science: Strange ideas1: Starting physics: Physics in practice: Density tests2: Science in motion: Measuring motion: Accelerated motion along a straight line3: Forces in action: Newton's laws of motion: Stability4: Machines at work: Work, energy and power: Efficiency and power5: Thermal physics: Heat and temperature: Thermal properties of materials6: Engines and thermodynamics: Heat engines: The Laws of Thermodynamics7: Electricity: The nature of electricity: Electric circuits: Electricity at work: Electricity in the home8: The nature of light: Properties of light: Theories of light9: Materials and molecules: Atoms and molecules: More about bonds: Solids and structures: Molecules in fluids: Pressure10: The age of new physics: Quantum theory: Relativity11: The structure of matter: Inside the atom: Radioactivity: Quarks and leptons12: Energy from the Nucleus: Nuclear fission: Nuclear reactors: Energy options for the future13: Journey into space: About gravity: The expanding universe14: A Challenging Future: The frontiers of physics: An unpredictable future: Answers to numerical questions: Glossary: Index...
