Physics I For Dummies

Bought for one of my kids. The For Dummies books are always a great add in to tutoring. Complicated stuff explained in laymen's terms.

I teach Physics and our school does not have a physics text book since we do most of the course work on line. I needed a simple way to fill in the gaps for what we were getting on line and what we were doing in the classroom. The Physics for Dummies series was a great resource. The exercises were practical and easy for the students to understand. I really like the relationship between the books and the workbook. This has been really useful for my students.

The book is excellent as is usual with the "dummies" books, however, in this case, for the Kindle edition, the formulae and illustrations are so minute that it is almost impossible to see them. I purchased a 20 power magnifying glass, but it is bothersome and makes things somewhat troublesome to read and absorb. I make it clear that I am a 73 years old aspiring astronomer, so maybe this comment is not quite so objective as might be.

I made it halfway through physics one without needed any help. Once that midterm hit, the concepts became a bit more complex then I was able to handle. This book basically explains things in a way thats easy and actually realistic and saved my grade. In the book it points out specific concepts and equations to remember (big helper). Honestly I probably wouldn't have passed without the help of this book!

Unlike others may be, I was not new to physics upon reading this text. I needed review for a state certification test, and this book is wonderful going over the basics of Physics 1, in a way much more understandable than Physics textbooks are. The chapters are arranged in a logical order. The examples are a bit cheesy, but somehow make it more fun to read through and understand physics concepts in real life scenarios.

I bought this book as an introduction to Physics since I am skipping regular Physics and jumping into AP Physics. It is pretty good and I felt like it definitely made a difference in my learning of physics. It is rather long, but I would recommend it for anyone who wants to learn some physics without spending an exorbitant fee to learn it online or in a classroom.

My daughter is on a pre-med track and has done well in all science courses in college but found she just couldn't understand the physics textbook. I purchased this for her the second week of class and she immediately began using it, reading first her textbook and then the same subject matter in this "dummies" book. She found that it helped her immensely with the understanding and she is now getting a B+ in the class!

I bought this book (Physics I for Dummies, 2nd Ed), along with Physics II for Dummies, in order to refresh my knowledge of Physics. I am about 1/2 way through the book as I write this review. I haven't taken Physics in ~15 years, and I found the presentation of material to be well done. Important formulas are marked with a "Remember" icon. Formulas have at least one example problem, but if you want to practice, I recommend either finding more problems to work online, or buying the Physics for Dummies Workbook. My main problem with this book is that there are some inaccuracies. Usually they are fairly minor, such as listing units of acceleration as m/s rather than m/s2. However, there are slightly larger issues as well. For instance, when discussing specific gravity, the book states: "Anything with a specific gravity greater than 1,000 sinks in pure water at 4oC, and anything with a specific gravity less than 1,000 floats. As you'd expect, gold, with a specific gravity of 19,300, sinks. Ice, on the other hand, with a specific gravity of 917, floats." "Specific gravity" should either be "density" in kg/m3, or the numbers (1000, 19300 and 917) should be 1000 times smaller. The irony is the example problem preceding this paragraph correctly calculates the specific gravity of gold as 19.3. Errors like this are few and far between, and this is the most glaring example I have come across so far. With another round of editing, I think this book would be great. Review of: Physics I For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))

Not soo good for school students but good general one

Ich bin mit der Lieferzeit sehr zufrieden, alles ging sehr schnell. Das Buch war neu,so wie beschrieben und sehr gut.

To gain a basic understanding of the language of physics - especially with time available during current lockdown

I am not a physicist, although I do have an academic science background which has involved teaching aspects of biophysics to undergraduate students. Many students in my classes struggled with physics because they hadn't really grasped some very basic, fundamental aspects of physical science. Yet, an understanding of these basic scientific principles is essential in understanding lots of processes in other sciences like biology and chemistry as well as engineering and it is an important transferrable skill. This book bridges those gaps. I like Steven Holzner's books because they have an engaging style and are written in the way that a good teacher would teach the subject. Physics for Dummies covers some elementary, fundamental areas such very basic Newtonian mechanics, harmonic motion, angular kinetics, thermodynamics etc. It takes a mathematical approach which does not involve calculus. It is not university physics. I would say it is more or less AS Level stuff. Other reviewers have mentioned mistakes in some of the calculations and formulae in the text but I came across very few. There aren't many textbooks that don't have a few mistakes in them. In fact, if you are following the subject with understanding the mistakes will be obvious. I think the pace of the text is just right for someone who only has pre-calculus maths. Some aspects of linear algebra (vectors), simple algebraic rearrangements and basic trigonometry are covered in Chapters 2 and 4. If you struggle with algebra, or need some gentle revision, you'll need to get up to speed with these things in order to follow the rest of the book. I would recommend this book to:- (i) students who are not studying physics but need to know basic things, (ii) anyone who wants to brush up on the basic physics they once knew but have forgotten and (iii) anyone who just wants to learn a bit more about how the world around them works. There are lots of examples that are relatable to real life which are often told in a deliberately corny style.

Great book very helpful for grade 12 physics