--- product_id: 2122911 title: "The Cartoon Guide to Physics" price: "R569" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2122911-the-cartoon-guide-to-physics store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # The Cartoon Guide to Physics **Price:** R569 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Cartoon Guide to Physics - **How much does it cost?** R569 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2122911-the-cartoon-guide-to-physics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy The Cartoon Guide to Physics: A Funny Illustrated Guide Explaining Velocity, Magnetism, Circuits, and Relativity (Cartoon Guide Series) on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Great book!- daughter loved it - I bought this for my 13-year-old daughter who enjoyed her physics lesson in her GT 8th-grade class. She sat down and read most of the book. She didn't do any of the example work, but she enjoyed the book and I think it was a perfect introduction as she moves into high school. I think anyone who needs to learn the basics of physics would benefit. It's taught from a basic perspective so it's easy to understand even for beginners. My daughter is very bright and adapted quickly. Because it arrived the last week of school, she wasn't motivated to do more than look at it, but she actually took the time to go through the entire book over the next 2 weeks. The illustrations are entertaining and very effective. The explanations are clear and I definitely recommend it. Review: gonick is the man! - Larry Gonick is a genius at teaching. his fun drawing style and light sense of humor help bring entry level content on topics many have hated in a way they can get into w/o realizing they are learning! i have a phd in molecular biology and also do museum exhibit design and can see both sides of the content and its delivery and the man just knows how to reach folks intuitively then feed them lots of great content to make a hated topic for them fun again. My wife never had physics and this was perfect for her to get the basics. ive given the statistics books to many folks who hated stats and never got it and they all were amazed at how easy it actually was! his history books have a bit of very light irreverent humor, but this puts things in a way to make you think about history, not just learn names and dates, and by thinking about it you LEARN something from history useful for the future. he also is a great story teller so lessons have some sort of character and story usually associated with them or bit of humor, something that helps the mind recall the facts and concepts much more easily than just them given blandly on their own. Any of his books are a wonderful gift to anyone who wants to learn a bit about a subject they were scared of or hated and enjoy it. makes the for dummies books look dumb! these are the next best thing to having a great teacher with you! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #24,768 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Quantum Theory (Books) #39 in Educational & Nonfiction Graphic Novels #65 in History & Philosophy of Science (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (774) | | Dimensions | 7.38 x 0.56 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0062731009 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0062731005 | | Item Weight | 10.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 224 pages | | Publication date | December 18, 1991 | | Publisher | HarperPerennial | ## Images ![The Cartoon Guide to Physics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Y1txjqkLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book!- daughter loved it *by I***I on July 9, 2019* I bought this for my 13-year-old daughter who enjoyed her physics lesson in her GT 8th-grade class. She sat down and read most of the book. She didn't do any of the example work, but she enjoyed the book and I think it was a perfect introduction as she moves into high school. I think anyone who needs to learn the basics of physics would benefit. It's taught from a basic perspective so it's easy to understand even for beginners. My daughter is very bright and adapted quickly. Because it arrived the last week of school, she wasn't motivated to do more than look at it, but she actually took the time to go through the entire book over the next 2 weeks. The illustrations are entertaining and very effective. The explanations are clear and I definitely recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ gonick is the man! *by C***4 on May 10, 2013* Larry Gonick is a genius at teaching. his fun drawing style and light sense of humor help bring entry level content on topics many have hated in a way they can get into w/o realizing they are learning! i have a phd in molecular biology and also do museum exhibit design and can see both sides of the content and its delivery and the man just knows how to reach folks intuitively then feed them lots of great content to make a hated topic for them fun again. My wife never had physics and this was perfect for her to get the basics. ive given the statistics books to many folks who hated stats and never got it and they all were amazed at how easy it actually was! his history books have a bit of very light irreverent humor, but this puts things in a way to make you think about history, not just learn names and dates, and by thinking about it you LEARN something from history useful for the future. he also is a great story teller so lessons have some sort of character and story usually associated with them or bit of humor, something that helps the mind recall the facts and concepts much more easily than just them given blandly on their own. Any of his books are a wonderful gift to anyone who wants to learn a bit about a subject they were scared of or hated and enjoy it. makes the for dummies books look dumb! these are the next best thing to having a great teacher with you! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A quick introduction or overview *by D***H on July 5, 2008* I really enjoy this brief introduction to most of the important fundamentals of Physics. If you have any physics background (I have an undergraduate degree in physics) you won't find much anything really outstanding or significant but you will probably enjoy reading this highly useful and entertaining presentation. The light-hearted perspective may provide physics-literate readers several new ideas on how to explain fundamental physics to "lay-persons". For instance, I've provided this text and a couple of others to high schoolers thinking of enrolling in AP Physics. This could provide several students or adults a quick, unthreatening introduction and overview to the major precepts of Physics. So that's where I recommend this book be used ... as a quick, non-threatening overview for adults or young people who want the quick 50,000-foot view of college or AP Physics presented in an understandable and humorous fashion that they can get through in one or two sittings. And finally, for the physics-literate it provides several examples of how you might approach explaining some of the tenets of physics to other people who, ... let's say were once or still are frightened away from this subject because of a previous presentation they found much too daunting. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Cartoon Guide to Physics (Cartoon Guide Series) - The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (Cartoon Guide Series) - The Cartoon Guide to Calculus (Cartoon Guide Series) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2122911-the-cartoon-guide-to-physics](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/2122911-the-cartoon-guide-to-physics) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-05-01*