The Cartoon Guide to Physics | 
| Author: Larry Gonick
Publisher: HarperPerennial
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 6902
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0062731009
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780062731005
ASIN: 0062731009
Publication Date: February 1, 1992
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Amazon.com Review
It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of us who are still toddling along, however, need Larry Gonick. Gonick's characteristically quirky drawings are teamed with physicist Art Huffman's prose to produce lessons like this: picture Sir Isaac Newton driving a Mack truck labeled "Big Inertia." Ike is talking into a CB radio, saying: "Breaker one nine: force overcomes inertia and produces acceleration. Do you read?" As the jacket copy says, "If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit-card bill--if you imagine that Ohm's law dictates how long to meditate--if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car," here's the book for you. --Mary Ellen Curtin
Product Description
If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill -- if you imagine that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate -- if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car -- you need The Cartoon Guide to Physics to set you straight.You don't have to be a scientist to grasp these and many other complex ideas, because The Cartoon Guide to Physics explains them all: velocity, acceleration, explosions, electricity and magnetism, circuits -- even a taste of relativity theory -- and much more, in simple, clear, and, yes, funny illustrations. Physics will never be the same!
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 Good for those who need something a little non-traditional... November 7, 2009
R. Alexander (Los Angeles, CA)
I had to get this book for my Intro Physics class. It's a good book and it's great at getting the basic ideas across. It's not your average text-book by any means though. It's truly the same as reading a cartoon strip. The font is scribbly and there are characters sort of explaining everything along the way. It's a descent book and there actually are some funny moments.
 Useful, but not necessary October 31, 2009
Barnabus III (Washington USA)
This book is very useful to get an overview of the different concepts presented in Physics, but it is not a stand alone text. The cartoons are funny and memorable though.
Excellent for what it is July 7, 2009
Scora (California)
This book actually deals with some tricky stuff. I read it over the summer before I took my first difficult class in physics, and it helped a lot. I even referred to it over the course of the year. This is probably as good as a cartoon book on physics can get.
simple, and all you need to remember for life June 30, 2009
Wesley Cearley (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply enough this book has a great review of general physics that leaves out things you want remember-it has simple formulas that you can recall just because of the funny pictures. You can take physics in high school, and higher level courses in college, but unless you're a physicist, or nuclear engineer, you're not going to remember much. This complex cartoon explains the essentials that govern our surroundings, and just why they happen.. for everyday life this is all you need. Great book, loved it!!!
 Difficult guide to Physics February 28, 2009
T. Loh (Singapore)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought 3 of Larry Gonicks cartoon books History of the universe, Cartoon guide to Physics and Chemistry. All 3 books are very difficult to read. I took intro physics in college and yet I found Larry's books difficult and uninteresting. I found that the same for History of the universe as well as the Chemistry one by the same author. I bought it 3 months ago, took 1-2 read and left it on the shelves untouched. A complete waste of money. Will be happy to get rid of it at half price. greatplaces@yahoo.com
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