The Complete Idiot's Guide to Physics

I have to admit to having nearly failed physics in highschool on account of breaking so much lab equipment. Mr. Dennis' book was a great review of classic physics without the hazards of flying hockey pucks off the airtable(breaking the poloroid camera) or squirting latex emulsion into the microscope(permanently jamming the focusing mechanism). I would have liked a section on some of the newer ideas such as string theory and dark matter, but the book was a thoroughly enjoyable review of the Newtonian science of movement

In coming to a great end to my senior year physics class I would like to thank Johnnie Dennis for writing his book. I purchased The Complete Idiots Guide to Physics before my yearlong physics course began. In doing so it allowed me to more easily comprehend the conceptual and physical aspects to physics. As the year progressed I have had a clear advantage over my fellow classmates because of this book. Not only did the Idiots Guide give me a different way to view problems and concepts but it also helped me to fully understand subjects as projectile motion and electricity because of these different views. To be a little more specific, Chapter 5: Pushes and Pulls, was more useful and gave me a better understanding of forces than my textbook or my teacher did.Overall I really liked the book and found it to be a great tool in learning physics. The book clearly and thoroughly explained what I was learning about in class. A great addition to this book was the Physics Phun problems. The Phun problems were surprisingly helpful in allowing me to gage what I knew and didn't know. I highly recommend this book.

This National Award winning teacher proved his worth again 34 years later. What skill! I felt like I was being tought by him in person. It was a great prep for my college physics class.This book is for anyone who has questions about introductory or intermediate physics.