Original ed. published: New York : HarperPerennial, 1991

Humorous cartoons illustrate basic concepts in physics

Includes index

pt. 1.

Mechanics. Motion ; Apple and the moon ; Projectiles ; Satellite motion and weightlessness ; Other orbits ; Newton's third law ; More about forces ; Momentum and impulse ; Energy ; Collisions ; Rotation --

pt. 2.

Electricity and magnetism. Charge ; Electric fields ; Capacitors ; Electric currents ; Series and parallel ; Magnetic fields ; Permanent magnets ; Faraday induction ; Relativity ; Inductors ; AC and DC ; Maxwell's equations and light ; Quantum electrodynamics