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Index
COVER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALSO FROM VISIBLE INK PRESS
TITLE
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PHOTO CREDITS
INTRODUCTION
THE BASICS
Measurement …
Careers in Physics …
Famous Physicists …
The Nobel Prize
MOTION AND ITS CAUSES
Force and Newton’s Laws of Motion
MOMENTUM AND ENERGY
Momentum …
Energy
STATICS
Center of Gravity …
Statics …
Bridges and Other “Static” Structures
FLUIDS
Water Pressure …
Blood Pressure …
Atmospheric Pressure …
Sinking and Floating: Buoyancy …
Fluid Dynamics: Hydraulics and Pneumatics …
Aerodynamics …
The Sound Barrier …
Supersonic Flight
THERMAL PHYSICS
Thermal Energy …
Temperature and Its Measurement …
Absolute Zero …
States of Matter …
Heat …
Thermodynamics
WAVES
Water Waves …
Electromagnetic Waves …
Communicating with Electromagnetic Waves …
Putting Information on Electromagnetic Waves …
Microwaves …
The Principle of Superposition …
Resonance …
Impedance …
The Doppler Effect …
Radar …
NEXRAD Doppler Radar …
Radio Astronomy
SOUND
Speed of Sound …
Hearing …
Ultrasonics and Infrasonics …
Intensity of Sound …
Acoustics …
Musical Acoustics …
Noise Pollution
LIGHT
The Speed of Light …
Polarization of Light …
Opaque, Transparent, and Translucent Materials …
Shadows …
Reflection …
Mirrors …
Refraction …
Lenses …
Fiber Optics …
Diffraction and Interference …
Color …
Rainbows …
Eyesight …
Cameras …
Telescopes
ELECTRICITY
Leyden Jars and Capacitors …
Van de Graaf Generators …
Lightning …
Safety Precautions …
Current Electricity …
Resistance …
Superconductors …
Ohm’s Law …
Electric Power and Its Uses …
Circuits …
AC/DC …
Series/Parallel Circuits …
Electrical Outlets
MAGNETISM
Electromagnetism …
Electromagnetic Technology …
Magnetic Fields in Space
WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF?
AT THE HEART OF THE ATOM
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
Beyond the Proton and Neutron …
Entanglement, Teleportation, and Quantum Computing
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SYMBOLS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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