Everything You Need to Know about Physics

by Gregg Stebben

Book Overview

If you think the Laws of Motion are only discussed in the local traffic court, or that E=mc[superscript 2] is the name of a rap group, The Pocket Professor: Physics is just the thing to accelerate... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671534904
• ISBN13: 9780671534905
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

succeeds in its purpose

I picked up this book cos I knew SQUAT about physics...and now that I've read it, well, I still don't know much, but I know a bit more than squat. It doesn't go too deeply into any particular theory, but it is successful in condensing all the major ones into funny, easily digestible tidbits. -contains tons of tables, sidebars and anecdotes, plus book recommendations every 5 pages or so! The author(s) has a touch for breaking concepts down into everyday terms and a fine sense of humor (despite an incredibly inappropriate out-of-nowhere moral condemnation of Bill Clinton? ). It's a fun and incredibly quick read.