Steven Holzner 
Physics II For Dummies 

A plain-English guide to advanced physics

Does just thinking about the laws of motion make your head spin?
Does studying electricity short your circuits? Physics II For
Dummies walks you through the essentials and gives you
easy-to-understand and digestible guidance on this often
intimidating course.

Thanks to this book, you don?t have to be Einstein to understand
physics. As you learn about mechanical waves and sound, forces and
fields, electric potential and electric energy, and much more,
you?ll appreciate the For Dummies law: The easier we make it, the
faster you?ll understand it!

* An extension of the successful Physics I For
Dummies

* Covers topics in a straightforward and effective manner

* Explains concepts and terms in a fast and easy-to-understand
way

Whether you?re currently enrolled in an undergraduate-level
Physics II course or just want a refresher on the fundamentals of
advanced physics, this no-nonsense guide makes this fascinating
topic accessible to everyone.

Table of Content

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding Physics Fundamentals.

Chapter 1: Understanding Your World: Physics II, the Sequel.

Chapter 2: Gearing Up for Physics II.

Part II: Doing Some Field Work: Electricity and
Magnetism.

Chapter 3: Getting All Charged Up with Electricity.

Chapter 4: The Attraction of Magnetism.

Chapter 5: Alternating Current and Voltage.

Part III: Catching On to Waves: The Sound and Light
Kinds.

Chapter 6: Exploring Waves.

Chapter 7: Now Hear This: The Word on Sound.

Chapter 8: Seeing the Light: When Electricity and Magnetism
Combine.

Chapter 9: Bending and Focusing Light: Refraction and
Lenses.

Chapter 10: Bouncing Light Waves: Refl ection and Mirrors.

Chapter 11: Shedding Light on Light Wave Interference and
Diffraction.

Part IV: Modern Physics.

Chapter 12: Heeding What Einstein Said: Special Relativity.

Chapter 13: Understanding Energy and Matter as Both Particles
and Waves.

Chapter 14: Getting the Little Picture: The Structure of
Atoms.

Chapter 15: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Physics Experiments That Changed the World.

Chapter 17: Ten Online Problem-Solving Tools.

Index.

About the author

Steven Holzner, Ph D, taught physics at Cornell University for more than a decade. He is the author of Physics For Dummies, Physics Workbook For Dummies, Quantum Physics For Dummies, and Quantum Physics Workbook For Dummies.