Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface with Challenge Problems xi
5. 1. How’s Your Math? 1
6. 2. The Traffic-Light Dilemma 20
7. 3. Energy from Moving Air 25
8. 4. Dragsters and Space Station Physics 32
9. 5. Merry-Go-Round Physics and the Tides 42
10. 6. Energy from Moving Water 51
11. 7. Vectors and Bad Hair Days 63
12. 8. An Illuminating Problem 67
13. 9. How to Measure Depth with a Stopwatch 74
14. 10. Doing the Preface Problems 79
15. 11. The Physics of Stacking Books 92
16. 12. Communication Satellite Physics 103
17. 13. Walking a Ladder Upright 110
18. 14. Why Is the Sky Dark at Night? 115
19. 15. How Some Things Float (or Don’t) 126
20. 16. A Reciprocating Problem 141
21. 17. How to Catch a Baseball (or Not) 146
22. 18. Tossing Balls and Shooting Bullets Uphill 153
23. 19. Rapid Travel in a Great Circle Transit Tube 163
24. 20. Hurtling Your Body through Space 177
25. 21. The Path of a Punt 194
26. 22. Easy Ways to Measure Gravity in Your Garage 200
27. 23. Epilogue 218
28. Postscript 227
29. Acknowledgments 237
30. Index 239