Visuelles Wissen: Physik

by D.K. Publishing, Margret Bodmann (Translator)

Bildgewaltiges Physik-Buch für Schüler*innen
Ein anschaulicher Einstieg in die Physik! Dieses umfassende Wissensbuch für Schüler*innen ab 12 Jahren beantwortet klar und verständlich die wichtigsten Fragen rund um physikalische Themen: Was ist Konvektion? Wie funktionieren Hebel? Wodurch unterscheiden sich Licht- und Schallwellen? Anschauliche Doppelseiten führen mit klaren Grafiken und Erläuterungen durch zentrale Aspekte der Physik – von Energie und Bewegung über Magnetismus bis zur Kernreaktion.

Genres: Science, Physics, Nonfiction, Education, Stem, Technology

288 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2022

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Ken Hosier · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was reading through this book to see if it could be used as part of the conceptual physics curriculum at my school. As a department head, I am always looking for better ways to communicate information in our courses. I thought this booked did a commendable job of conveying complex content in a tangible form.

[Heather Vo · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who never took a physics class but was always interested, this book is a great introduction to "bite-size" physics. I wouldn't call it a study guide, but it's definitely fascinating and breaks things down into easy-to-understand concepts.

Side note: at first I just accepted redshift as a concept, but the more I try to deeply understand, the more my brain hurts

[Jordy Madueño · Rating 5 out of 5]

Condense, well-organized and easy to understand

It was fascinating to read in part to refresh what I have learned years before, but also to be shocked with data that I didn’t know at all or that I had it wrong. It was a great treat to read and learn, I think this is was a must-read before I can continue with more advance books on Physics, specially quantum physics and astrophysics as I had planned to read next.

[Karen (reading.while.caffeinated) · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an amazing DK book. Both this one and SuperSimple Biology are engaging and informative. It breaks the concepts down into chunks that younger kids can understand, and their parents can explain.
I would say mid-elementary- older middle school are the right ages. Getting close to high school kids would need something more in-depth. We use this as reference material for homeschooling.

[HW · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good read (haha i mentioned the title of the website), it's nice to look at pictures and having bits of information accompanying it. I would recommend this book for people who have yet to begin to learn Physics, or just for a light read every now and then to remind ourselves the basics.

[Emory · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked reading about matter and the movements of atoms. The book is easy to understand and teaches you a lot. It is packed with interesting facts and charts to make your read much more understandable. Many equations for different topics.

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

*cough * As a sci-fi nerd, I am embarrassed to need this. However... it was very simple and got some concepts through my block head that wouldn't make it previously. Overall grateful for it. And it has great graphics!

[Phil J]

Beautiful, dense reference book. This book would best be used as a secondary source for a science project.

[Vic]

What can I say, it's a textbook