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Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Physics 3Chapter 1: Reviewing Physics Basics 5Chapter 2: The Big Three: Displacement, Velocity, andAcceleration 23Chapter 3: Vectors: Knowing Where You'reHeaded 39Part II: May the Forces Be with You 57Chapter 4: Applying Force 59Chapter 5: Working with Inclined Planes 77Chapter 6: Round and Round: Circular Motion 95Part III: Being Energetic: Work 115Chapter 7: Working the Physics Way 117Chapter 8: Getting Things to Move: Momentum and KineticEnergy 139Chapter 9: Winding It Up: Rotational Motion andTorque 159Chapter 10: Getting Dizzy with Rotational Dynamics 175Chapter 11: Simple Harmonic Motion 193Part IV: Obeying the Laws of Thermodynamics 211Chapter 12: You're Getting Warm:Thermodynamics 213Chapter 13: Under Pressure: From Solid to Liquid toGas 229Chapter 14: All about Heat and Work 247Part V: Zap: Electricity 267Chapter 15: Static Electricity: Electrons at Rest 269Chapter 16: Electrons in Motion: Circuits 289Part VI: The Part of Tens 309Chapter 17: Ten Common Mistakes People Make When SolvingProblems 311Chapter 18: Ten Online Physics Tutorials andResources 315Index 317