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Sears and Zemansky's University Physics, 10/E
Hugh D. Young, Carnegie-Mellon University
Roger A. Freedman, University of California, Santa Barbara
T. R. Sandin, North Carolina A&T State University--Contributing Author
A. Lewis Ford, Texas A&M University--Contributing Author

ISBN-10: 0201603225
ISBN-13: 9780201603224

Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Copyright: 2000
Format: Cloth; 1280 pp
Published: 12/06/1999
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Now in its commemorative tenth edition, Sears and Zemansky's University Physics remains the classic text for today's students. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and incorporating some of the findings of current research in physics education, the text enables students to develop physical intuition and build strong problem-solving skills. It also points out conceptual and computational pitfalls that commonly plague beginning physics students and provides them with explicit strategies for analyzing physical situations and solving problems. In addition, the text supplies a comprehensive range of high-quality problem sets developed and refined over the past five decades.

NEW! End of chapter problems revised throughout, and even more new problems added to chapters 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.
NEW! More conceptually-based problems have been added.
NEW! Offered in standard and extended versions, and for the first time, three split volumes instead of two (third split is modern physics).
NEW! Instructor's Solution Manual on CD-ROM enables professors to read, edit, and post solutions on their class Web site.
NEW! Companion Web site with syllabus builder offers quizzing, key concepts for each chapter, Web links suggested by the author to further explain concepts, glossary, tips for success, and more. Instructors can put their course syllabus on the site and password protect their course information. Students can e-mail quiz results to instructors and teaching assistants.
NEW! Instructor's Guide for an Active Learning Classroom offers methods and strategies for teaching reform-based University Physics. Ideal for professors who want to integrate physics education research methods into their course with a minimum amount of effort.
NEW! Re-designed chapter openers make the book more student-friendly.
The text retains its broad range of high-quality end of chapter problems developed and refined over 50 years. Includes an appropriate mix of easy and mid-level problems as well as challenging problems. Includes many interesting, applied problems to engineering, biology, medicine, and astrophysics, many requiring an algebraic solution and some requiring a short qualitative answer as well as a quantitative answer.
End-of-chapter Discussion Questions probe and extend conceptual understanding
Problem-Solving Strategy boxes in each chapter are followed by worked-out examples to show students how to use the strategy in solving a specific problem.
Case Studies (10 optional sections) build on and extend chapter material. Some emphasize connections between classical and modern physics, others make explicit connections to engineering-related situations, others emphasize computer simulations.
“Cautions” alert students to counterintuitive subtle points.
Illustrations make use of unique instructional devices, such as energy bars.

(This is the contents for Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics. The standard version ends at ch. 39.)

MECHANICS.

1. Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors.
2. Motion Along a Straight Line.
3. Motion in Two or Three Dimensions.
4. Newton's Laws of Motion.
5. Applications of Newton's Laws.
6. Work and Kinetic Energy.
7. Potential Energy and Energy Conservation.
8. Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions.
9. Rotation of Rigid Bodies.
10. Dynamics of Rotational Motion.
11. Equilibrium and Elasticity.
12. Gravitation.
13. Periodic Motion.
14. Fluid Mechanics.

THERMODYNAMICS.

15. Temperature and Heat.
16. Thermal Properties of Matter.
17. The First Law of Thermodynamics.
18. The Second Law of Thermodynamics.

WAVES/ACOUSTICS.

19. Mechanical Waves.
20. Wave Interference and Normal Modes.
21. Sound and Hearing.

ELECTROMAGNETISM.

22. Electric Charge and Electric Field.
23. Gauss's Law.
24. Electric Potential.
25. Capacitance and Dielectrics.
26. Current, Resistance, and Electromotive Force.
27. Direct-Current Circuits.
28. Magnetic Field and Magnetic Forces.
29. Sources of Magnetic Field.
30. Electromagnetic Induction.
31. Inductance.
32. Alternating Current.
33. Electromagnetic Waves.

OPTICS.

34. The Nature and Propagation of Light.
35. Geometric Optics.
36. Optical Instruments.
37. Interference.
38. Diffraction.

MODERN PHYSICS.

39. Relativity.
Appendices.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Credits.
Index.

Calculus-Based Physics (Physics & Astronomy)

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Young & Freedman
©2008 | Addison-Wesley | Cloth Package; 1632 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 080532187X | ISBN-13: 9780805321876
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Using Young & Freedman's research-based ISEE (Identify, Set Up, Execute, Evaluate) problem-solving strategy, students develop the physical intuition and problem-solving skills required to tackle the text's extensive high-quality problem sets, which have been developed and refined over the past five decades. Incorporating proven techniques from educational research that have been shown to improve student learning, the figures have been streamlined in color and detail to focus on the key physics and integrate 'chalkboard-style' guiding commentary. Critically acclaimed ‘visual’ chapter summaries help students to consolidate their understanding by presenting each concept in words, math, and figures.

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Author Bios

Roger A. Freedman is a Lecturer in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Freedman was an undergraduate at the University of California campuses in San Diego and Los Angeles, and did his doctoral research in nuclear theory at Stanford University under the direction of Professor J. Dirk Walecka. He came to UCSB in 1981 after three years teaching and doing research at the University of Washington.

At UCSB, Dr. Freedman teaches in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has publishes research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy.

When not in the classroom or slaving over a computer, Dr. Freedman can be found either flying (he holds a commercial pilot's license) or driving with his wife Caroline in their 1955 Nash Metropolitan.

T.R. Sandin is Professor of Physics at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his B.S. in physics from Santa Clara University and his M.S. and Ph.D from Purdue University. He has received awards for excellence in teaching from both Purdue University and NC A&T. He has published research articles in low-temperature solid state physics, the Mossbauer effect, ferromagnetic anisotropy, and physics teaching.

Companion Web Site, 10/E
Young
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0201656647 | ISBN-13: 9780201656640

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Companion Web Site, 10/E
Young
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0201656647 | ISBN-13: 9780201656640

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