College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 4th Edition, AP Edition © 2019
Randall D Knight | Brian Jones | Stuart Field
College Physics: A Strategic Approach presents basic physics, using real world examples to engage students and connect physics with other fields such as biological sciences and architecture. From these connections, students learn in research-driven ways to understand why they are taking the course and how it applies to other areas.
The 4th edition expands its focus from how mixed majors students learn physics to focusing on why they learn physics. Problems use real data to show physics at work and to help students see that physics is the science underlying everything around them.
Hallmark features of this title
- Problem-solving strategy overviews show the big picture and state the types of problems a strategy is intended for and how to use it.
- Tactics boxes give explicit procedures for developing specific skills (drawing free-body diagrams, using ray tracing, etc.).
- Looking back pointers provide just-in-time references and encourage students to refer back to relevant material in earlier chapters.
- Integrated examples demonstrate problem solving within the context of a multi-concept real-world scenario.
- Critical thinking and reasoning emphasis gives students essential practice in applying core physical principles to real-world situations.
- Preface: Studying for and Taking the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Exam gives students tips on preparing for the exam with MCAT-Style Passage Problems.
New and updated features of this title
- Real-world data in hundreds of new end-of-chapter questions and problems ensure students can make sense of answers grounded in the real world.
- Key concept figures encourage students to actively engage with key or complex figures by asking them to reason with a related STOP TO THINK question. Additional questions provide crucial practice and concept checks as students go through the chapters.
- Physics topics connect to other courses that students are likely to take. For example, a new section connects the concept of the conservation of energy to topics from chemistry.
- Examples use chapter concepts to explore interesting and realistic situations, such as how a study of force and torque in the jaw explains why dogs have long snouts and cats don't. The STRATEGIZE step shows students the big picture view before delving into the details.
- Topics of interest to life science students provide current coverage of topics relevant in the Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences community.
- Chapter previews focus on the 3 most important ideas and align to specific learning objectives, giving students a chance to build on their knowledge from previous chapters. Learning objectives help students check their understanding and optimize study time.
Highlights of the digital update for Mastering Physics (available for Fall 2022 classes)
- New: Key concept videos address applications, techniques and topics across 10 chapters (3 per chapter) and include pause-and-predict functionality.
- New: Practice tests feature 10 questions per test, are specific to the text and located in the study area
- New: Online problem sets are algorithmically randomized, web-based online-only problems that provide answer-specific feedback and are continually updated and expanded.
Features of Mastering Physics for the 4th Edition; published 2018
- Video tutor solutions by co-author Brian Jones walk students through worked examples and select End-of-Chapter problems for help solving problems for key topics.
- Enhanced End-of-Chapter questions feature real-world and biomedical problems that expand the range of reasoning skills students to solve.
- Dynamic Study modules feature 25 questions specific to the text and pose question sets about a course topic.
- Video Tutor demonstrations feature pause-and-predict demonstrations of key physics concepts and include assessment with answer-specific feedback.
- Prelecture videos feature co-author Brian Jones expanding on Chapter Previews as he provides context, examples and opportunities for practice.
- Dynamic Figure videos are 1-minute videos based on figures from the text that depict important but challenging physics principles.
PART I FORCE AND MOTION
- Representing Motion
- Motion in One Dimension
- Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
- Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Applying Newton’s Laws
- Circular Motion, Orbits, and Gravity
- Rotational Motion
- Equilibrium and Elasticity
PART II CONSERVATION LAWS
- Momentum
- Energy and Work
- Using Energy
PART III PROPERTIES OF MATTER
- Thermal Properties of Matter
- Fluids
PART IV OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES
- OSCILLATIONS
- Traveling Waves and Sound
- Superposition and Standing Waves
Randall D Knight
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Randy Knight taught introductory physics for 32 years at Ohio State University and California Polytechnic State University, where he is Professor Emeritus of Physics. Professor Knight received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics before joining the faculty at Ohio State University. It was at Ohio State that he began to learn about the research in physics education that, many years later, led to Five Easy Lessons: Strategies for Successful Physics Teaching and this book, as well as Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach. Professor Knight's research interests are in the fields of laser spectroscopy and environmental science. When he's not in front of a computer, you can find Randy hiking, sea kayaking, playing the piano, or spending time with his wife Sally and their five cats.
Brian Jones
Colorado State University
Brian Jones has won several teaching awards at Colorado State University during his 30 years teaching in the Department of Physics. His teaching focus in recent years has been the College Physics class, including writing problems for the MCAT exam and helping students review for this test. In 2011, Brian was awarded the Robert A. Millikan Medal of the American Association of Physics Teachers for his work as director of the Little Shop of Physics, a hands-on science outreach program. He is actively exploring the effectiveness of methods of informal science education and how to extend these lessons to the college classroom. Brian has been invited to give workshops on techniques of science instruction throughout the United States and in Belize, Chile, Ethiopia, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Slovenia, Norway, and Namibia. Brian and his wife Carol have dozens of fruit trees and bushes in their yard, including an apple tree that was propagated from a tree in Isaac Newton's garden.
Stuart Field
Colorado State University
Stuart Field has been interested in science and technology his whole life. While in school he built telescopes, electronic circuits, and computers. After attending Stanford University, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, where he studied the properties of materials at ultralow temperatures. After completing a postdoctoral position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he held a faculty position at the University of Michigan. Currently at Colorado State University, Stuart teaches a variety of physics courses, including algebra-based introductory physics, and was an early and enthusiastic adopter of Knight's Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Stuart maintains an active research program in the area of superconductivity. Stuart enjoys Colorado's great outdoors, where he is an avid mountain biker; he also plays in local ice hockey leagues.
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| Format | ISBN-13 |
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9780137574728 |
| Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eTextbook (1-Year access) |
9780137451722 |
| Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText (6-Year access) | 9780137452033 |
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