Motion

Force and Newton's laws of motion

Conservation of momentum and energy

Gravity

Atoms and molecules

Solids

Liquids and gases

Temperature and heat energy

Change of state and transfer of heat energy

Wave motion

Sound

Diffraction, interference, and music

Static electricity

Electrical current

Magnetism and magnetic effect of currents

Electrical induction

Electromagnetic waves

Light: wave or particle?

The quantum nature of light

Reflection, refraction, and dispersion

Lenses and instruments

Light as a wave

Color

Appendix A: Scientific notation: powers of ten

Appendix B: The metric system

Index.