Description
Book SynopsisA concise survey of the field of physics, Grissom's book offers students and professionals alike a unique perspective on what physicists do, how physics is done, and how physicists view the world.
Trade ReviewAn excellent book for any student who is interested in learning about what physics really is without needing any math more advanced than high school algebra... A clear and succinct account of what physics fundamentally explains about the universe. Choice
Table of ContentsA Note to the Reader
1. The Ancient Quarrel
2. Motion
3. To Be or Not to Be
4. Atoms and the Void
5. Motion Constrained
6. How versus Why
7. Enter Newton
8. The Laws of Motion
9. Action at a Distance
10. Matter and Light
11. Heat and the Arrow of Time
12. Who's Really Moving and What's the Correct Time?
13. Curved Space and the New Gravity
14. What You See Is What You Get
15. A Footnote on Quantum Gravity
16. Equations That Go Berserk
17. The Physicist's World
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