This book is an excellent high school text or elective alternative. It teaches basic physics concepts without the sometimes heavy handiness that frightens away so many would-be physics students. We offer the following paragraph from the preface to this work:

"The major concepts dealt with are the Copernican approach to astronomy, the Newtonian approach to mechanics, the idea of energy, the entropy concept, the theory of relativity, quantum theory, and conservation principles and symmetries. Our style and approach are inspired by the success of magazines such as Scientific American, which are aimed at the lay public and present scientific and technological concepts and ideas in a "nonmathematical" yet authentic manner. In preparing this material, as well as in our own course, we have focused on a verbal rather than a mathematical discussion of the various concepts and their development and implications. The nature of the subject matter, however, requires a quantitative treatment; we have therefore resorted to graphs and diagrams as necessary. Close attention is paid to simple definitions. There are even a few equations and formulas. None of these are derived; they are simply stated, and occasionally justified on the basis of simplicity or plausibility. Analogies are freely used as aids to understanding. Review questions and references for further reading are supplied at the end of each chapter. In short, this book is intended to help students appreciate physics in the same way that students appreciate music or art. It is not necessary to know how to play an instrument to enjoy music; so, too, it is not necessary to engage in mathematics to enjoy physics."