How things work : the physics of everyday life / Louis A. Bloomfield

Includes index

Laws of motion, part I -- Laws of motion, part II -- Mechanical objects, part I -- Mechanical objects, part II -- Fluids -- Fluids and motion -- Heat and phase transitions -- Thermodynamics -- Resonance and mechanical waves -- Electricity -- Magnetism and electrodynamics -- Electronics -- Electromagnetic waves -- Light -- Optics -- Modern physics

This book is an unconventional introduction to physics and science that starts with whole objects and looks inside them to see what makes them work. It's written for students who seek a connection between science and the world in which they live. How Things Work brings science to the reader rather than the reverse. Like the course in which it developed, this book has always been for nonscientists and is written with their interests in mind. Nonetheless, it has attracted students from the sciences, engineering, architecture, and other technical fields who wish to put scientific concepts into context