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Product Description Understand the rules that make the universe run. Understanding the laws of physics is essential for all scientific studies, but many students are intimidated by their complexities. This completely revised and updated book makes it easy to understand the most important principles. From the physics of the everyday world to the theory of relativity, PHYSICS MADE SIMPLE covers it all. Each chapter is introduced by anecdotes that directly apply the concepts to contemporary life and ends with practice problems—with complete solutions—to reinforce the concepts. Humorous illustrations and stories complete the text, making it not only easy but fun to learn this important science. Topics covered include: *force *motion *energy *waves *electricity and magnetism *the atom *quantum physics *relativity *spectroscopy *particle physics Look for these Made Simple titles Accounting Made Simple Arithmetic Made Simple Astronomy Made Simple Biology Made Simple Bookkeeping Made Simple Business Letters Made Simple Chemistry Made Simple English Made Simple Earth Science Made Simple French Made Simple German Made Simple Ingles Hecho Facil Investing Made Simple Italian Made Simple Keyboarding Made Simple Latin Made Simple Learning English Made Simple Mathematics Made Simple The Perfect Business Plan Made Simple Philosophy Made Simple Psychology Made Simple Sign Language Made Simple Spelling Made Simple Statistics Made Simple Your Small Business Made Simple www.broadwaybooks.com From the Inside Flap A long-trusted resource, Physics Made Simple has been completely rewritten and updated for a new generation of readers. This introductory text guides students through the confounding complexities of basicand not-so-basicphysics. Filled with anecdotes, humorous illustrations, and fun-to-do practice problems, this enlightening guide covers it all, including the classic concepts of force, motion, and energy, theories of relativity and atomic structure, and the cutting-edge of quantum mechanics and particle physics. Friendly and inviting, Physics Made Simple tames this most basicand intimidatingof hard sciences. From the Back Cover Understand the rules that make the universe run. Understanding the laws of physics is essential for all scientific studies, but many students are intimidated by their complexities. This completely revised and updated book makes it easy to understand the most important principles. From the physics of the everyday world to the theory of relativity, PHYSICS MADE SIMPLE covers it all. Each chapter is introduced by anecdotes that directly apply the concepts to contemporary life and ends with practice problems--with complete solutions--to reinforce the concepts. Humorous illustrations and stories complete the text, making it not only easy but fun to learn this important science. Topics covered include: *force*motion *energy*waves *electricity and magnetism *the atom *quantum physics*relativity*spectroscopy *particle physics Look for these Made Simple titles Accounting Made SimpleArithmetic Made SimpleAstronomy Made SimpleBiology Made SimpleBookkeeping Made SimpleBusiness Letters Made SimpleChemistry Made SimpleEnglish Made SimpleEarth Science Made SimpleFrench Made SimpleGerman Made SimpleIngles Hecho Facil Investing Made SimpleItalian Made SimpleKeyboarding Made SimpleLatin Made SimpleLearning English Made SimpleMathematics Made SimpleThe Perfect Business Plan Made SimplePhilosophy Made SimplePsychology Made SimpleSign Language Made SimpleSpelling Made SimpleStatistics Made SimpleYour Small Business Made Simple www.broadwaybooks.com About the Author CHRISTOPHER G. DE PREE, PH.D., is the coauthor of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Astronomy and the Concise Scientific Encyclopedia. He teaches introductory and modern physics at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.