Physics Matters: An Introduction to Conceptual Physics (Special Edition for Brooklyn College Departm

Customized and abridged edition of ISBN 0-471-15058-4 for use with Brooklyn College Core Curriculum Physics course (CC 3.31). Written by authors who have vast experience in communicating science to general audiences, PHYSICS MATTERS conveys the principles of physics in a manner that is understandable to the non-scientist. In a prose style that is clear, engaging, and contemporary, it pays particular attention to the relevance of physics in comprehending our modern technological society and the issues created by those technologies.