Basic physics /
Karl F. Kuhn.
- 2nd ed.
- New York : J. Wiley, c1996.
- xii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- A self-teaching guide .
- Self-teaching guide. .
Includes index.
1. Force and Motion -- 2. Newton's Laws of Motion -- 3. The Conservation of Momentum and Energy -- 4. Gravity -- 5. Atoms and Molecules -- 6. Solids -- 7. Liquids and Gases -- 8. Temperature and Heat -- 9. Change of State and Transfer of Heat -- 10. Wave Motion -- 11. Sound -- 12. Diffraction, Interference, and Music -- 13. Static Electricity -- 14. Electrical Current -- 15. Magnetism and Magnetic Effects of Currents -- 16. Electrical Induction -- 17. Electromagnetic Waves -- 18. Light: Wave or Particle? -- 19. The Quantum Nature of Light -- 20. Reflection, and Refraction, and Dispersion -- 21. Lenses and Instruments -- 22. Light as a Wave -- 23. Color -- Appendix I: Scientific Notation: Powers of Ten -- Appendix II: The Metric System.