{"product_id":"physics-ii-for-dummies-paperback","title":"Physics II for Dummies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Holzner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plain-English guide to advanced physics \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin? Does studying electricity short your circuits? \u003ci\u003ePhysics II For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e walks you through the essentials and gives you easy-to-understand and digestible guidance on this often intimidating course.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanks to this book, you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics. As you learn about mechanical waves and sound, forces and fields, electric potential and electric energy, and much more, you?ll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the faster you?ll understand it \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn extension of the successful \u003ci\u003ePhysics I For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics in a straightforward and effective manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains concepts and terms in a fast and easy-to-understand way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you?re currently enrolled in an undergraduate-level Physics II course or just want a refresher on the fundamentals of advanced physics, this no-nonsense guide makes this fascinating topic accessible to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour plain-English guide to advanced physics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes just thinking about magnetism make your head spin? Thanks to this book, you don't have to be Einstein to understand physics. It walks you through the essentials and gives you easy-to-understand and digestible information on this often-intimidating course. From sound and light waves to electric potential and electric energy, this no-nonsense guide makes this fascinating topic accessible to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysics II 101 -- get a crash course on the main topics covered in a typical Physics II course and brush up on basic skills, like making conversions and working with scientific notation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet charged up -- understand the role of electricity and magnetism in Physics II, from AC circuits to permanent magnets to magnetic fields\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eRide the wave -- learn how light waves interact and interfere with each other and how they bounce off things, pass through glass, and do all sorts of cool stuff\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo exploring -- take a look at the theory of special relativity and learn what Einstein (among other physicists) had to say about it\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpen the book and find: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA look at electric fields, voltage, and charge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe effects of resistors, inductors, and capacitors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverything you need to know about magnetism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow light interacts with lenses and mirrors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe scoop on sound, light, and other waves\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA look at special relativity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe relationship between energy and matter\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe structure of atoms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nuts and bolts of radioactivity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrasp physics terminology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet a handle on quantum and nuclear physics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstand waves, forces, and fields\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake sense of electric potential and energy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Holzner\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, taught physics at Cornell University for more than a decade. 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