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Physics, 2/E
ISBN-10: 0131014161
ISBN-13: 9780131014169
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth; 1216 pp
Published: 04/10/2003
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For courses in Introductory Algebra-based Physics.
This text features a combination of unique pedagogical tools—Exercises, Worked Examples with solutions in 2-column format, Active Examples, Conceptual Checkpoints—that provide the right tool at the right time and place. This text employs each tool when and where it can contribute most to developing students' conceptual insight hand-in-hand with developing their problem-solving skills.
Having an arrow over the letter is consistent with the way instructors write vectors in class and the way students write vectors in their homework.
Emphasizes the importance of sketching a problem first, points out subtleties of making an accurate sketch, and makes the accompanying figure more instructive.
Asks students to look at the Active Example in a slightly different way and, in a sense, confirm they understand the concept and process used in solving the problem.
Gives students additional practice in combining qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills.
Provides wider problem selection for assignments.
Makes the material even more relevant to students whose career orientation is toward the life sciences.
Makes assigning Conceptual Questions easier for instructors and more meaningful to students.
Four pedagogical tools—Worked Examples with solutions in 2-column format, Active Examples, Conceptual Checkpoints, Exercises—are integrated into each chapter.
Worked Examples with solutions in two-column format—Each Example is broken down into four steps which models good problem-solving and emphasizes conceptual understanding.
Helps students sketch and visualize the processes taking place, identify and label important quantities, and set up coordinate axes.
Guides students in using known relationships to chart a step-by-step path to the solution.
Helps students see the relationship between the physical concepts and their mathematical expression.
Shows students how solving a problem often leads to new insights.
Provides students with a valuable check on their understanding of the material.
Active Examples—Like the worked Examples, the Solution to the Active Example is in two-column format. However, the right column in the Active Example only provides the answer to the step on the left, leaving some work for the student.
—Acts as a bridge between the fully Worked Examples in the chapter and the end-of-chapter problems, where students are entirely on their own.
Conceptual Checkpoints—Multiple choice “Concept Test” type questions that can be answered by logical reasoning based on physical concepts rather than by numerical calculations. “Reasoning and Discussion” step clearly explains the physical principles behind the answer, while recognizing and addressing students' possible misconceptions.
—Tests students' ability to make inferences based on chapter concepts, and sharpen their insight into key physical principles.
Exercises—Presents brief calculations designed to illustrate the application of important new relationships, without the expenditure of time and space required by a fully worked Example.
—Gives students an opportunity to practice the use of a new equation, become familiar with the units of a new physical quantity, and get a feeling for typical magnitudes.
Marginal problem solving notes
—Highlights useful problem-solving methods and helps students avoid common pitfalls and misconceptions.
End-of-ChapterProvides an easy reference for students to review key terms, concepts, and equations from the chapter.
Placing individual problem-solving techniques in context provides students with an effective “linking” memory aid.
Allows students to test their understanding of chapter principles.
Shows students how conceptual insight and numerical calculation go hand in hand in physics, and affords students the opportunity to express their understanding of physics in both words and mathematics.
Makes the course material more interesting and relevant to all students, including the many whose career orientation is toward the life sciences.
Having an arrow over the letter is consistent with the way instructors write vectors in class and the way students write vectors in their homework.
Emphasizes the importance of sketching a problem first, points out subtleties of making an accurate sketch, and makes the accompanying figure more instructive.
Asks students to look at the Active Example in a slightly different way and, in a sense, confirm they understand the concept and process used in solving the problem.
Gives students additional practice in combining qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills.
Provides wider problem selection for assignments.
Makes the material even more relevant to students whose career orientation is toward the life sciences.
Makes assigning Conceptual Questions easier for instructors and more meaningful to students.
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Chapter Summary, Problem Solving Summary, Conceptual Questions, and Problems. Volume 1 includes chapters 1-18, Volume 2 includes chapters 19-32.)
Applications in the Text.
Preface to the Instructor.
Preface to the Student.
Guide to Features of the Text.
1. Introduction.
I. MECHANICS.
II. THERMAL PHYSICS.
III. ELECTROMAGNETISM.
IV. LIGHT AND OPTICS.
V. MODERN PHYSICS.
APPENDICES.


James S. Walker. James Walker obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Washington in 1978. He subsequently served as a post-doc at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at San Diego before joining the physics faculty at Washington State University in 1983. Professor Walker's research interests include statistical mechanics, critical phenomena, and chaos. His many publications on the application of renormalization-group theory to systems ranging from absorbed monolayers to binary-fluid mixtures have appeared in Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, Physica, and a host of other publications. He has also participated in observations on the summit of Mauna Kea, looking for evidence of extra-solar planets.
Jim Walker likes to work with students at all levels, from judging elementary school science fairs to writing research papers with graduate students, and has taught introductory physics for many years. His enjoyment of this course and his empathy for students have earned him a reputation as an innovative, enthusiastic, and effective teacher. Jim's educational publications include "Reappearing Phases" (Scientific American, May 1987) as well as articles in the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. In recognition of his contributions to the teaching of physics, Jim was named Boeing Distinguished Professor of Science and Mathematics Education for 2001-2003.
When he is not writing, conducting research, teaching, or developing new classroom demonstrations and pedagogical materials, Jim enjoys amateur astronomy, bird watching, photography, juggling, unicycling, boogie boarding, and kayaking. Jim is also an avid jazz pianist and organist. He has served as ballpark organist for several Class A minor league baseball teams, including minor league affiliates of the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants.
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