

desertcart.com: Super Simple Physics: The Ultimate Bitesize Study Guide: 9780744027532: DK: Books Review: Simple and visually appealing examples - Very helpful for a beginner learning physics. With colorful and detailed examples the book makes learning more fun and reinforces more knowledge than black and white printed sheets given out by a teacher. Review: 5-Star Book for Newtonian Physics, 0-Star Book for No Mention of Relativity or Quantum Mechanics - Super Simple Physics is an excellent book to introduce a middle school student to Newtonian physics. It is extremely well-illustrated and organized, with easy-to-understand examples that relate to everyday life. It does a great job of covering the depth and breadth of Newtonian physics in summary form with occasional simple math examples requiring no more than a basic knowledge of how to manipulate an algebraic equation (it explains how when it does so) and simple trigonometry using a calculator. The problem is, AFAICT, that there is zero mention of relativity (general or special) and quantum mechanics. There should be a section where the limits of Newtonian physics are mentioned as to how things break down at the level of very small or the level of very massive objects or things traveling near the speed of light. Rutherford and Bohr get a brief mention in passing; Einstein gets none. Super Simple Physics could refer the interested reader to other introductory books on relativity or quantum mechanics. DK has an excellent overview book for the layman/secondary school student with beautiful illustrations of concepts in quantum mechanics entitled Simply Quantum Physics (a separate series from Super Simple books). I haven't found a similar book yet for an aspect of relativity. The perceived paradoxes of special and general relativity and quantum mechanics are among the knowledge that can make physics fascinating. Too bad that DK Books does not offer a little bit of that cheese for the young reader to nibble on in the Super Simple Physics book, which is otherwise a wonderful book that I highly recommend to introduce a middle school student to physics, perhaps in more interesting fashion than they'll experience in school. I have several complaints about the Kindle Edition and desertcart's PC Kindle Reader. The Windows Kindle Reader has been dumbed down so it's not possible to set a bookmark or search. I can do both on my iPhone Kindle Reader (but the iOS reader never gives me any search results!). For the Kindle Edition, the lovely illustrations are best appreciated on a large screen and without a large screen, some of the text displays in very small font on a phone. Maybe the difficulty of reading a Kindle book on a Windows computer is caused by lack of demand for a PC reader or is perhaps an attempt to induce the reader to buy Kindle devices or larger-screened Fire devices on desertcart. Or perhaps the problem is that DK Books made little effort to produce a fully-featured Kindle book.




























| Best Sellers Rank | #28,883 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Teen & Young Adult Physics #16 in Children's Physics Books (Books) #85 in Children's General Study Aid Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (892) |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 0.68 x 9 inches |
| Grade level | 7 - 9 |
| ISBN-10 | 0744027535 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0744027532 |
| Item Weight | 1.76 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Part of series | DK Super Simple |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| Publication date | February 9, 2021 |
| Publisher | DK Children |
| Reading age | 10+ years, from customers |
H**R
Simple and visually appealing examples
Very helpful for a beginner learning physics. With colorful and detailed examples the book makes learning more fun and reinforces more knowledge than black and white printed sheets given out by a teacher.
J**S
5-Star Book for Newtonian Physics, 0-Star Book for No Mention of Relativity or Quantum Mechanics
Super Simple Physics is an excellent book to introduce a middle school student to Newtonian physics. It is extremely well-illustrated and organized, with easy-to-understand examples that relate to everyday life. It does a great job of covering the depth and breadth of Newtonian physics in summary form with occasional simple math examples requiring no more than a basic knowledge of how to manipulate an algebraic equation (it explains how when it does so) and simple trigonometry using a calculator. The problem is, AFAICT, that there is zero mention of relativity (general or special) and quantum mechanics. There should be a section where the limits of Newtonian physics are mentioned as to how things break down at the level of very small or the level of very massive objects or things traveling near the speed of light. Rutherford and Bohr get a brief mention in passing; Einstein gets none. Super Simple Physics could refer the interested reader to other introductory books on relativity or quantum mechanics. DK has an excellent overview book for the layman/secondary school student with beautiful illustrations of concepts in quantum mechanics entitled Simply Quantum Physics (a separate series from Super Simple books). I haven't found a similar book yet for an aspect of relativity. The perceived paradoxes of special and general relativity and quantum mechanics are among the knowledge that can make physics fascinating. Too bad that DK Books does not offer a little bit of that cheese for the young reader to nibble on in the Super Simple Physics book, which is otherwise a wonderful book that I highly recommend to introduce a middle school student to physics, perhaps in more interesting fashion than they'll experience in school. I have several complaints about the Kindle Edition and Amazon's PC Kindle Reader. The Windows Kindle Reader has been dumbed down so it's not possible to set a bookmark or search. I can do both on my iPhone Kindle Reader (but the iOS reader never gives me any search results!). For the Kindle Edition, the lovely illustrations are best appreciated on a large screen and without a large screen, some of the text displays in very small font on a phone. Maybe the difficulty of reading a Kindle book on a Windows computer is caused by lack of demand for a PC reader or is perhaps an attempt to induce the reader to buy Kindle devices or larger-screened Fire devices on Amazon. Or perhaps the problem is that DK Books made little effort to produce a fully-featured Kindle book.
G**G
Great for kids
Great learning book. Easy to follow.
M**S
Great beginner
Trying to enhance grandkids knowledge. I'm reading along on the same schedule. We will discuss at the end. Find out who did & who didn't.
J**A
An amazing book of physics
What an amazing book! I was hooked at first sight. I wish it had a hardcover, though. But the print quality is excellent, and it's packed with content. Now I just have to read it and learn a lot.
A**A
Just great!
Amazing book!
D**R
Love the Smithsonian books
Have a preteen who loves science and this is a great quality detailed book that they love!
F**A
Wonderful collection!
This collection is really amazing! I totally advise it!!! I am buying all of them one by one!
N**A
أفادني جدًا في مراجعة أهم النقاط خلال أول ترم بالتخصص رائع وشامل لكل المجالات ويعطيك الزبدة بدون تفصيل زائد 👍🏼👍🏼
M**H
Poor quality. Not enough glue. Falling apart. Disappointed
X**R
Buen libro, envio como siempre en libros amazon, muy mal
A**R
The book is good for kids who are interested in the concepts in physics. The colorful pictures were well designed to attract kids to continue to read the book.
S**.
Good product
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