The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics

by Johnnie T. Dennis, Gary F. Moring

As an easy, approachable companion to an oft-dreaded subject, this guide is intended for high school and college students who are required to take physics. Offering easy-to-understand instruction, it follows a standard non-calculus-based physics curriculum.
• Clearer, more approachable, solved practice problems plus revised text and figures
• Author and physics teacher Johnnie Dennis won the National Teacher of the Year award, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor for high school teachers
• In any given year, research shows that between 420,000 and 2.5 million college students have to take at least one physics course to earn their degree

Genres: Science

416 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jan Baltussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice book. Approaches physics in a very nice and clear way. I think it is especially good for people who want to refresh their knowledge of physics (from long time ago). Yes, it is basic. Yes, it uses many words. But: this is the first time, I understand 'potential energy'. I also very much like the way, electricity is explained - moving electrons, current, static electricity, potential (energy, difference), batteries, resistance. I had to read many chapters twice. Often I was puzzling, what was said, laying down the book, re-reading a paragraph. But man, it was rewarding!

[Trevan Lundberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is very nice to help with a greater understanding with physics and it helped me a little in physics class. Its just pretty hard to follow and once something is described it doesn't describe it again if you forget. I would only recommend this book if you have some general background and want to learn more about it.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good source for a (very) basic introduction to the subject (hence the "Complete Idiot's" part of the title). If you're interested in broader themes or theories, this is not really the book for you. But it served its purpose well for me - which was to remind me of everything I'd forgotten from high school physics - and is filled with accessible writing, practice problems, and even historical background.

[Ryan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this book WAY too wordy with heaps of poor analogies. Content was mostly at the right level just too much to read to understand the point of it.