James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Science: A Way of Knowing.Chapter 2. The Language of Science.PART II. MECHANICS AND ENERGY.Chapter 3. Motions in the Universe.Chapter 4. Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion.Chapter 5. The Law of Universal Gravitation.Chapter 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum.Chapter 7. Rotational Motion of an Object.Chapter 8. Kinetic and Potential Energy.PART III. MATTER, ENERGY, AND THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS.Chapter 9. Atomic Structure and Phases of Matter.Chapter 10. Properties of Matter.Chapter 11. Heat and Temperature.Chapter 12. The First Law of Thermodynamics.Chapter 13. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.PART IV. WAVES.Chapter 14. Vibrations and Waves.Chapter 15. Sound.PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.Chapter 16. Electric and Magnetic Forces.Chapter 17. Electromagnetic Interactions.Chapter 18. Electric Circuits.Chapter 19. The Electromagnet ic Spectrum.Chapter 20. Classical and Modern Optics.PART VI. THE ATOM.Chapter 21. Atomic Structure and Interactions.Chapter 22. Quantum Mechanics.Chapter 23. Chemical Bonds and Physical Properties.Chapter 24. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials.Chapter 25. Semiconductor Devices and Information Technology.PART VII. THE NUCLEUS AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES.Chapter 26. The Nucleus of The Atom.Chapter 27. The Ultimate Structure of Matter.PART VIII. RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY.Chapter 28. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity.Chapter 29. Cosmology.Appendices.Glossary.Photo Credits.Index.

James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Science: A Way of Knowing.Chapter 2. The Language of Science.PART II. MECHANICS AND ENERGY.Chapter 3. Motions in the Universe.Chapter 4. Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion.Chapter 5. The Law of Universal Gravitation.Chapter 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum.Chapter 7. Rotational Motion of an Object.Chapter 8. Kinetic and Potential Energy.PART III. MATTER, ENERGY, AND THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS.Chapter 9. Atomic Structure and Phases of Matter.Chapter 10. Properties of Matter.Chapter 11. Heat and Temperature.Chapter 12. The First Law of Thermodynamics.Chapter 13. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.PART IV. WAVES.Chapter 14. Vibrations and Waves.Chapter 15. Sound.PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.Chapter 16. Electric and Magnetic Forces.Chapter 17. Electromagnetic Interactions.Chapter 18. Electric Circuits.Chapter 19. The Electromagnet ic Spectrum.Chapter 20. Classical and Modern Optics.PART VI. THE ATOM.Chapter 21. Atomic Structure and Interactions.Chapter 22. Quantum Mechanics.Chapter 23. Chemical Bonds and Physical Properties.Chapter 24. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials.Chapter 25. Semiconductor Devices and Information Technology.PART VII. THE NUCLEUS AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES.Chapter 26. The Nucleus of The Atom.Chapter 27. The Ultimate Structure of Matter.PART VIII. RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY.Chapter 28. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity.Chapter 29. Cosmology.Appendices.Glossary.Photo Credits.Index.

James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.

• PART I. INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Science: A Way of Knowing.Chapter 2. The Language of Science.PART II. MECHANICS AND ENERGY.Chapter 3. Motions in the Universe.Chapter 4. Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion.Chapter 5. The Law of Universal Gravitation.Chapter 6. Conservation of Linear Momentum.Chapter 7. Rotational Motion of an Object.Chapter 8. Kinetic and Potential Energy.PART III. MATTER, ENERGY, AND THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS.Chapter 9. Atomic Structure and Phases of Matter.Chapter 10. Properties of Matter.Chapter 11. Heat and Temperature.Chapter 12. The First Law of Thermodynamics.Chapter 13. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.PART IV. WAVES.Chapter 14. Vibrations and Waves.Chapter 15. Sound.PART V. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.Chapter 16. Electric and Magnetic Forces.Chapter 17. Electromagnetic Interactions.Chapter 18. Electric Circuits.Chapter 19. The Electromagnet ic Spectrum.Chapter 20. Classical and Modern Optics.PART VI. THE ATOM.Chapter 21. Atomic Structure and Interactions.Chapter 22. Quantum Mechanics.Chapter 23. Chemical Bonds and Physical Properties.Chapter 24. Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials.Chapter 25. Semiconductor Devices and Information Technology.PART VII. THE NUCLEUS AND ELEMENTARY PARTICLES.Chapter 26. The Nucleus of The Atom.Chapter 27. The Ultimate Structure of Matter.PART VIII. RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY.Chapter 28. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity.Chapter 29. Cosmology.Appendices.Glossary.Photo Credits.Index.