Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Symbols; Basic concepts; Force; Gravity; Optics; Atomic structure and age-dating; Electromagnetic radiation; Heat and heat flow; Electricity and magnetism; Stress and strain; Sea waves; Acoustics: sound and other waves; Fluids and fluid flow; Some dangers of mathematical statistics; Appendix; Notes; References; Further reading; Index.