Download or read book Physics Around Us: How And Why Things Work written by Ernest M Henley and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is suitable for a first year, non-calculus physics course. It covers mechanics, fluids, gravitation, thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics, including atoms, an introduction to quantum mechanics, special relativity, and nuclear and particle physics. Trigonometric functions and vectors are introduced as needed.