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Kuhn, Karl F.,

Basic physics : a self-teaching guide / Karl F. Kuhn, Frank Noschese. - Third edition. - xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Wiley self-teaching guides . - Wiley self-teaching guides .

Includes index.

Motion -- Force and Newton's Laws of Motion -- Conservation of momentum and energy -- Gravity -- Atoms and molecules -- Solids -- Liquids and gases -- Temperature and heat energy -- Change of state and transfer of heat energy -- Wave motion -- Sound -- Diffraction, interference, and music -- Static electricity -- Electrical current -- Magnetism and magnetic effects of currents -- Electrical induction -- Electromagnetic waves -- Light: wave or particle? -- The quantum nature of light -- Reflection, refraction, and dispersion -- Lenses and instruments -- Light as a wave -- Color -- Appendix A: Scientific notation: powers of ten -- Appendix B: The metric system.

ISBN: 9781119629900 111962990X

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC0D3469 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019927726 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physics--Textbooks.
Physics

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Textbooks
Textbooks.

LC Class. No.: QC23 / .K74 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 530