The Manga Guide to Physics (The Manga Guides)

It's a fantastic book that combines fun and fairly deep exposure into the subject. I have tried on a 8 year old and it is a bit tough but still useful.

Great for additional study and it’s fun to learn from when compared with a physics textbook. Highly recommend it.

Makes homework - and understanding of physics - go down a bit more easy. My son became in fact interested!

These are good, but my children are a little young yet. Probably better for teenagers.

These guide books are fantastic. They really help engage the mind in subjects that maybe thought of as ‘hard, dry or boring’.

Good story to it

There are so many genres of Japanese comics that it doesn't come as a surprise that there's a series dedicated to teaching subjects that are normally taught in schools.The Manga Guide to Physics is a great introduction to physics. It has a very simple but entertaining storyline, one about the lead Megumi trying to learn physics so that she can defeat her opponent in a tennis match. Compared to thick physics textbooks, it's certainly a more interesting way to learn physics.The different concepts of physics are explained and illustrated by using real life examples. You get to learn about how forces work in a tennis match, the safety distance to keep while driving a car, how to get yourself back to the space shuttle using just a wrench, etc. The situations are not too complex, but always towards explaining a certain concept, and does so effectively.There are four chapters, namely Law of Action and Reaction, Force and Motion, Momentum and Energy. The content is presented one part in manga format, and after each chapter a summary which is more technical in text format with diagrams.This is a helpful and engaging teaching tool, one that successfully tackles a seemingly intimidating and dense subject as physics. I showed the book to my colleague who used to be a physics teacher and he was very impressed.This book is highly recommended to anyone interested in learning physics.-No Starch Press, the publisher, also offers a PDF version of the book for sale on their website.