Physics Demystified

By Stan Gibilisco

Book Overview

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Understanding PHYSICS just got a whole lot EASIER

Stumped trying to make sense of physics? Here's your solution. Physics Demystified, Second Edition helps you grasp the essential concepts with ease.

Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering classical physics, including mass, force, motion, momentum, work, energy, and power, as well as the temperature and states of matter. Electricity, magnetism, and electronics are discussed as are waves, particles, space, and time. Detailed examples, concise explanations, and worked problems make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning.

It's a no-brainer You'll learn about:

Scientific notation, units, and constantsNewton's laws of motionKirchhoff's lawsAlternating current and semiconductorsOpticsRelativity theory

Simple enough for a beginner, but detailed enough for an advanced student, Physics Demystified, Second Edition helps you master this challenging and diverse subject. It's also the perfect resource to prepare you for higher-level physics classes and college placement tests.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071744509
• ISBN13: 9780071744508
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

One of the great DeMYSTiFieD series

This booThis book is much more than a catchy title or a glossy cover. I have read the real thing that can get you bogged down in detail, and on the other end of the spectrum, when trying to describe physics without math, you only get g-o-b-b-l-e-dy-g-o-o-k. Release Date: August 2002. The book is well designed and has a chapter zero for those of us who need a refresher on just enough math to make the descriptions make sense. However, I found some items that they never covered in class. The math problems in the class were always sanitized, not to always have an answer, and not allow you to ask odd questions that the instructor was not prepared to answer. Not being a math book (they do have Demystified books on math), you get just what you need and forget the rest. In just a few pages, you cover years of math, but it is so much clearer than the stuff you had before. There is a good section on vectors alone that describes: Vectors in two dimensions -- Vectors in three dimensions -- Multiplication by a scalar -- Commutativity of addition -- Commutativity of vector-scalar multiplication -- Commutativity of dot product -- Negative commutativity of the cross product -- Associativity of addition -- Associativity of vector-scalar multiplication -- Distributivity of scalar multiplication over scalar addition -- Distributivity of scalar multiplication over vector addition -- Distributivity of dot product over vector addition -- Distributivity of dot cross over vector addition -- The dot product of cross products -- So, you can see that just about every base is covered as far as math before starting to demystify physics. No book can cover everything, but this one comes pretty close to describing all the terms and actually showing you how they work. The book seems to be heavily weighted toward electromagnetism, probably because the author, Stan Gibilisco, has more books in that field. When you have finished this book, you can hold up your end in a physics discussion or Relativity Theory, for that matter.

Dymystifies Physics without Calculus

This book uses intermediate to advanced algebra and some (very little) pre - calculus to explain physics. It's great how they break it down so much - they start with the "what is a linear function" lesson, and go over real and complex numbers and graphing in case you forgot. Don't let the thinkness fool you - the first 7 chapters are spent getting you up to speed with the math that they use for the rest of the text. The way they explain the math is SO easy. However, if you are looking for a study guide with CALCULUS based explainations, this is not the book you need. Easy read, worth the money.

Tremendously helpful!

I am a premedical student in TN and obviously you realize I take very many science courses. As with any course, proper review and study time is necessary to make a good grade (Unless you're really smart.) This book was extremely helpful, especially the review chapters. I would recommend this to book to anyone who needs a little extra help, or even needs just a little review before taking a college level physics class. Highly recommended!

Excellent home-schooling text

My two sons both used this book to help them understand their high school physics. It fills in some of the gaps that other books leave. The approach is unique, especially because the author lets the reader know that study is necessary in order to learn any subject. The text questions are helpful.

Good basic overview

Good basic overview of basic physics concepts (and the math behind them). Practice problems are useful as well.

Good quizzes and tests

This book is unique because of its "Part Zero" section on mathematics. I already knew this stuff (I learned it in high school) but the author says "Take what you can use and skip the rest." The quizzes and tests are in-depth and cover the subject well. I like this book. It does not assume I am stupid and it does not talk down.