이 책은 이공계열의 물리학 입문서로서 기본적인 내용을 간결하게 정리하고 알기 쉽게 설명하였다. 이 책의 목적은 이공계열 학과에서 전공 공부에 필요한 기본적인 물리량의 개념을 익히게 하는 데 있다. 충분한 양의 예제와 연습 문제를 수록하고, 특히 기초가 부족한 학생들도 스스로 공부할 수 있도록 문제 풀이 과정을 상세하게 기술하였다. 연습문제는 주요 핵심 개념을 파악할 수 있게 하는 문제들로 구성되어 있으며, 특히 공무원 임용시험에 출제된 문제를 많이 수록하여 각종 시험에도 도움이 되게 하였다 대부분의 대학 교재들은 연습문제 풀이를 해 주지 않지만 이 책은 우선적으로 학생들이 쉽게 공부할 수 있도록 모든 연습문제의 정답과 풀이 과정을 기술하였다.

머리말 / 3 제1장 서론 ·········································································9 1.1 물리량과 측정 ······························································11 1.2 차원과 단위 ·································································16 ㆍ 연습문제 1 ······································································26 제2장 직선운동 ··································································31 2.1 위치와 변위 ·································································33 2.2 평균속도와 평균속력 ·····················································34 2.3 순간속도와 순간속력 ·····················································38 2.4 가속도 ········································································39 2.5 등가속도 직선운동 ························································42 2.6 중력장 내의 직선운동 ····················································49 ㆍ 연습문제 2 ······································································54 제3장 벡터 ········································································63 3.1 벡터와 스칼라 ······························································65 3.2 벡터의 덧셈과 뺄셈 ·······················································66 3.3 벡터 성분 ····································································69 3.4 벡터 곱하기 ·································································76 3.5 질점에 작용하는 힘의 평형 ·············································82 ㆍ 연습문제 3 ······································································91 제4장 2차원 운동 ·····························································103 4.1 위치와 변위 ·······························································105 4.2 평균속도와 순간속도 ···················································108 4.3 평균가속도와 순간가속도 ·············································112 4.4 포물선 운동 ·······························································117 4.5 등속 원운동 ·······························································125 ㆍ 연습문제 4 ····································································133 제5장 힘과 운동(I) ·····························································143 5.1 힘의 개념 ···································································145 5.2 뉴턴의 제1법칙 ····························································147 5.3 뉴턴의 제2법칙 ····························································148 5.4 뉴턴의 제3법칙 ····························································152 5.5 여러 가지 힘 ································································154 ㆍ 연습문제 5 ······································································163 제6장 힘과 운동(II) ·······························································175 6.1 마찰력 ·········································································177 6.2 등속 원운동 ··································································185 6.3 원뿔진자 ······································································191 ㆍ 연습문제 6 ·······································································195 제7장 운동에너지와 일 ·························································209 7.1 운동에너지 ····································································211 7.2 일 ················································································213 7.3 일-운동에너지 정리 ························································217 7.4 중력이 한 일 ··································································222 7.5 용수철 힘이 한 일 ···························································227 7.6 일률 ·············································································231 ㆍ 연습문제 7 ········································································234 제8장 유체 ··········································································245 8.1 유체의 특성 ····································································247 8.2 압력 ··············································································252 8.3 파스칼의 원리 ·································································255 8.4 연속방정식 ·····································································258 8.5 베르누이 방정식 ······························································264 ㆍ 연습문제 8 ·········································································274 제9장 열과 열역학 제1법칙 ·····················································283 9.1 열역학 제0법칙과 온도 ······················································285 9.2 열과 비열 ·······································································289 9.3 내부에너지 ·····································································298 9.4 열역학 제1법칙 ································································301 ㆍ 연습문제 9 ·········································································307 제10장 엔트로피와 열역학 제2법칙 ···········································315 10.1 방향성을 갖는 현상 ·························································317 10.2 열역학 제2법칙 ······························································320 10.3 열기관 ··········································································323 10.4 엔트로피 ·······································································325 10.5 카르노 사이클 ································································332 ㆍ 연습문제 10 ········································································339 제11장 전류와 저항 ································································347 11.1 전하 ·············································································349 11.2 전하의 이동과 전류의 방향 ···············································352 11.3 전류, 전압, 저항 ·····························································354 11.4 옴의 법칙 ······································································360 11.5 저항의 연결 ···································································362 11.6 전기에너지 ····································································371 11.7 전력과 전력량 ································································373 11.8* [심화학습] 키르히호프의 법칙 ·········································376 ㆍ 연습문제 11 ·········································································381 연습문제 풀이 및 정답 ·····························································391 부록 기초수학 ········································································455 ㆍ 단위변환 ·············································································467 ㆍ 참고문헌 ·············································································468 ㆍ 찾아보기 ·············································································469