本书是一本英文简明大学物理教材，对力学、电磁学、波动、热学以及近代物理等物理学的基础内容进行了简要的介绍。
本书篇幅相对不长，阅读量适中，内容上偏重基础概念，并且只在少量必要的地方使用了微积分。本书根据学生的高中物理基础对知识点结构进行了优化，既避免了大量重复高中知识，也利用了高中物理基础帮助学生适应英文环境下的学习。
本书适合在大学阶段开始全英文学习的理工科大学生使用，也适合其他需要熟悉英文基础物理的读者阅读。

前言
Chapter 1 Kinematics
1.1 Preparations
1.1.1 Coordinates,Displacement and Distance
1.1.2 Vectors and Scalars
1.2 Velocity and Acceleration
1.2.1 Velocity
1.2.2 Acceleration
1.2.3 Graphical Analysis
1.3 Motion with Constant Acceleration
1.3.1 One-Dimensional Motion
1.3.2 Motion under Gravity and Projectile Motion
1.4 Frame of Reference
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 2 Newton's Laws and
Forces2.1 Newtons Laws of Motion
2.2 Free-Body Diagram and Forces
2.2.1 Free-Body Diagram
2.2.2 Normal Force
2.2.3 Tension
2.2.4 Friction
2.2.5 Drag Force
2.3 Elasticity
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 3 Work and Energy
3.1 Work and Kinetic Energy
3.2 Gravitational Potential Energy
3.3 Potential Energy of Elastic Spring
3.4 Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 4 Momentum and Collisions
4.1 Momentum and Impulse
4.1.1 Momentum
4.1.2 Impulse
4.1.3 Impulse and Average Force
4.1.4 Conservation of Momentum
4.2 Collisions
4.2.1 Elastic Collisions
4.2.2 Inelastic Collisions
4.2.3 Collisions in Two Dimensions
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 5 Circular Motion and Gravity
5.1 Angular Quantities and Circular Motion
5.2 Dynamics in Circular Motion
5.3 Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation and Motion of Satellites
5.3.1 Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation
5.3.2 Motion of Satellites
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 6 Dynamics of Rotation
6.1 Dynamics of Rotational Motion
6.2 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
6.2.1 Angular Momentum
6.2.2 Conservation of Angular Momentum
6.3 Static Equilibrium
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 7 Vibrational Motions
7.1 Simple Harmonic Motion
7.1.1 Describing Simple Harmonic Motion
7.1.2 Simple Pendulum
7.1.3 Energy in Simple Harmonic Oscillator
7.2 Damped Harmonic Motion and Forced Vibration
7.2.1 Damped Harmonic Motion
7.2.2 Resonance
7.3 Superposition of Simple Harmonic Motions
7.3.1 Superposition of SHMs at the Same Frequency
7.3.2 Beats
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 8 Mechanical Waves
8.1 Wave Motion
8.1.1 Basic Parameters of Waves
8.1.2 Wave Speed
8.1.3 Wave Function
8.2 Superposition of Waves
8.2.1 Interference and Standing Waves
8.2.2 Huygens Principle*
8.3 Doppler Effect
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 9 Wave Optics
9.1 The Wave Nature of Light
9.1.1 Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves
9.1.2 The Index of Refraction,Total Internal Refraction
9.2 Interference and Diffraction
9.2.1 Interference Between Waves
9.2.2 Double-Slit Interference
9.2.3 Single-Slit Diffraction
9.2.4 Circular Aperture and Resolution Ability
9.2.5 Diffraction Grating
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 10 Introduction to Quantum Physics
10.1 Quantization of Light
10.1.1 Black body Radiation
10.1.2 Plancks Quantum Theory
10.1.3 Photon Model and Photoelectric Effect
10.2 Atomic Models
10.2.1 The Bohrs Model
10.2.2 Spectrum of Hydrogen
10.3 Matter Wave and Wave-Particle Duality
10.3.1 De Broglies Wave
10.3.2 Wave-Particle Duality and Wave Function
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 11 Electric Field
11.1 Electrostatic Field
11.2 Electric Potential
11.3 Conductors and Insulators
11.3.1 Conductors in Equilibrium
11.3.2 Dielectrics
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 12 DC Circuits
12.1 Resistors
12.1.1 Resistance of a Conductor
12.1.2 Resistors in Circuits
12.2 Battery
12.3 Kirchhoffs Rules
Problems and Exercises
Chapter 13 Capacitors
13.1 Capacitors in DC Circuits
13.1.1 Capacitance
13.1.2 Energy Stored in Capacitors
13.2 RC Circuits
13.2.1 Charging through RC Circuits
13.2.2 Disch