ABSTRACT

WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! The typical introduction to physics leaves readers with the impression that physics is about 30 different, unconnected topics such as motion, forces, gravity, electricity, light, heat, energy, and atoms. More often than not, these readers are left to conclude that physics is mostly about boring,

chapter 1|4 pages

Units and Powers of 10

chapter 2|8 pages

Physics and Its Methodology

chapter 3|10 pages

Motion

chapter 4|16 pages

Forces

chapter 5|6 pages

Electromagnetism

chapter 6|8 pages

The Field Concept

chapter 7|8 pages

The Character of Natural Laws

chapter 8|18 pages

Conservation Laws

chapter 9|8 pages

The History of the Atom

chapter 10|16 pages

The Nucleus

chapter 11|12 pages

The Nature of Light

chapter 12|40 pages

The Theory of Relativity

chapter 13|18 pages

Quantum Mechanics

chapter 15|16 pages

Cosmology