Physics for Nonphysicists
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- 2009
Summary
Environmental professionals who look beyond their specialties and acquire knowledge in a variety of sciences not only make solving on-the-job problems easier for themselves, but they also increase their employment opportunities. This fifth book in the 'non-specialist' series provides both professionals and students with a clear, concise overview of the most important aspects of physics in a way that anyone, even those who have never taken a formal physics course, can relate to. Starting with the basic principles of measurement, conversion factors, and math operations, the author explores the topics of motion and force, work and energy, gravity, atoms, heat, sound, light and color, and basic electricity. Each chapter examines the jargon, concepts, key concerns, and applications of physics in action and ends with a chapter review test.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2009
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-86587-183-0
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-60590-279-1
- Publisher
- Government Institutes, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 269
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Table of Contents No access
- Preface No access
- Introduction No access
- Chapter 1: Measurement No access Pages 1 - 78
- Chapter 2: Force and Motion No access Pages 79 - 88
- Chapter 3: Work, Energy, and Momentum No access Pages 89 - 94
- Chapter 4: Circular Motions and Gravity No access Pages 95 - 100
- Chapter 5: Atoms, Molecules, and Elements No access Pages 101 - 112
- Chapter 6: Thermal Properties and States of Matter No access Pages 113 - 116
- Chapter 7: Wave Motion and Sound No access Pages 117 - 122
- Chapter 8: Light and Color No access Pages 123 - 128
- Chapter 9: Electricity No access Pages 129 - 258
- Answers to Chapter Problems No access Pages 259 - 262
- Recommended Reading No access Pages 263 - 264
- Index No access Pages 265 - 268
- About the Author No access Pages 269 - 269





