Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BASICS -- Measurement -- Careers in Physics -- Famous Physicists -- The Nobel Prize -- MOTION AND ITS CAUSES -- Force and Newton's Laws of Motion -- MOMENTUM AND ENERGY -- Momentum -- Energy -- STATICS -- Center of Gravity -- Statics -- Bridges and Other "Static" Structures -- FLUIDS -- Water Pressure -- Blood Pressure -- Atmospheric Pressure -- Sinking and Floating: Buoyancy -- Fluid Dynamics: Hydraulics and Pneumatics -- Aerodynamics -- The Sound Barrier -- Supersonic Flight -- THERMAL PHYSICS -- Thermal Energy -- Temperature and Its Measurement -- Absolute Zero -- States of Matter -- Heat -- Thermodynamics -- WAVES -- Water Waves -- Electromagnetic Waves -- Communicating with Electromagnetic Waves -- Putting Information on Electromagnetic Waves -- Microwaves -- The Principle of Superposition -- Resonance -- Impedance -- The Doppler Effect -- Radar -- NEXRAD Doppler Radar -- Radio Astronomy -- SOUND -- Speed of Sound -- Hearing -- Ultrasonics and Infrasonics -- Intensity of Sound -- Acoustics -- Musical Acoustics -- Noise Pollution -- LIGHT -- The Speed of Light -- Polarization of Light -- Opaque, Transparent, and Translucent Materials -- Shadows -- Reflection -- Mirrors -- Refraction -- Lenses -- Fiber Optics -- Diffraction and Interference -- Color -- Rainbows -- Eyesight -- Cameras -- Telescopes -- ELECTRICITY -- Leyden Jars and Capacitors -- Van de Graaf Generators -- Lightning -- Safety Precautions -- Current Electricity -- Resistance -- Superconductors -- Ohm's Law -- Electric Power and Its Uses -- Circuits -- AC/DC -- Series/Parallel Circuits -- Electrical Outlets -- MAGNETISM -- Electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic Technology -- Magnetic Fields in Space -- WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF? -- AT THE HEART OF THE ATOM -- UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

Beyond the Proton and Neutron -- Entanglement, Teleportation, and Quantum Computing -- Bibliography -- Symbols -- Glossary -- Index.