A guide to physics covers such topics as motion and force, gravity, kinetic energy, work and power, heat and sound, and magnetism.

Includes index.

Part 1 : Motion near the surface of the Earth -- Speaking physics -- On the move again -- Direction does make a difference -- Motion in two dimensions -- Part 2 : When does something move? -- Pushes and pulls -- Free fall and gravity -- Projectile motion -- Newton's universal law of gravitation -- Part 3 : What happens when large things move? -- Work and power -- Kinetic energy -- Potential energy -- Conservation of energy -- Part 4 : What happens when small things move? -- Solids, liquids, and gases -- Pressure -- Heat energy -- Sound energy -- Part 5 : Tiny things like electrons in motion -- Atoms, ions, and isotopes -- Electricity at rest -- Electricity in motion -- Light as particles in motion -- Light as waves.