Ebook: The Book of Forces

Metin Bektas, 2014. — 122 p. — ASIN: B00P1Q0IR8Forces make the world go 'round - literally. This book provides a quick and easy-to-understand introduction to the quantity force and an overview of the many types of forces that shape our universe. Besides enlightening and down-to-earth explanations, you'll find plenty of detailed exercises demonstrating how the concepts and formulas can be applied to real-world situations. Knowledge of high school algebra is sufficient to follow the calculations. For more information, check out the table of contents.
Table of Contents
Part One
From Zero to Ahhhhh-Yeah ...
Newton's Second Law
Gravitational Force
Ground Friction
Motion on Inclined Planes
Fluid Resistance
Buoyancy
Lift
Centrifugal Force
Spring Force
Coulomb Force
Lorentz Force
Casimir Force
Part Two
Force - A Broader Understanding
Thrust
Beyond One Dimension
Appendix
Unit Prefixes
Unit Conversions
Excerpt
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