Physics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) (book)

Let me preface my review by stating that I've gotten an A+ in my first semester college physics (mechanics). The reason for purchasing this book was to decrease the time I normally spend to visualize/conceptualize what is REALLY going on with each topic. For an example, with circuits I try to imagine the current as water flowing in a hose with parellel resistors having lower resistence to this water flow in comparison to series resistors by having multiple channels for the water to flow whereas series resistors would simply add resistence hence increasing total resistence to this water flow. When I purchased this book, I was hoping it'd provide ways to visualize and conceptualize various topics with tangible analogies so that I could spend less time. I found this book did not achieve what I was looking for. If you potential buyers are looking for what I was looking for when I purchased this book, save your money. What this book did do is present the material which would have taken 5 pages to describe and describe it in 1 page. To me, in order to get A's in any of my classes, I need to KNOW and VISUALIZE what is really going on to the core idea of the topic. Condensing materials without elucidating the concepts in an understandable way in my opinion makes learning from this book inferior to learning from the text.

So, my point is that this book is a poor supplement book to the text. In addition, it's a poor stand alone book for those of you trying to learn physics without having to learn from a thick text book. Again, I'm coming from the perspective of someone trying to understand the concepts inside and out. I feel I do that on my own. I was simply hoping to cut down on the time with my text book by using this book as a supplement. It just didn't work out for me.

if you are really a "dummy" when it comes to physics, then this book is nearly a waste of money. It has incomplete explanations and very few examples.

Los textos para "dummies" se traducen en España peyorativamente como "para torpes" y se deberían traducir como textos "facilmente comprensibles", ya que en absoluto son textos para torpes, sino textos muy asequibles.
Sin más, saludos

It's pretty good, although it could be better. It would have helped to be a little more concise, or to have more examples; really just MORE. It does help, though.

I have already received a degree in physics, but am always looking at texts for further understanding and alternate perspectives. This book is good for either a beginner or someone looking strengthen their grasp of physics.