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This is a companion textbook for an introductory course in physics. The purpose is to thoroughly link the theories students learn in class with actual problem-solving techniques. In other words, it addresses the common complaint that 'I feel like I understand the concepts, but I can't do the homework'. This book covers the fundamentals that comprise the majority of a physics course in as simple and concise terms as possible, with a particular emphasis on how the fundamental concepts and equations allow students to solve problems. In addition to updates across the board, this edition includes new material relating to waves, optics, fields, magnetism, and circuits. Each section focuses on a deeper understanding of the equations you will be using along with problem-solving skills. Remember that equations themselves are merely tools and you will be in much better shape if you know what tool you are looking for before you start looking. The book will equip you with the problem-solving techniques and conceptual explanations that can be applied to almost anything in your introductory physics course.
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•Extensively updated and extended
•Student-friendly
•Targeted and concise descriptions of each theme
•Worked examples
•Introduces problem-solving techniques and conceptual explanations that can be applied to almost anything in an introductory physics course
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Online ISBN: 978-0-7503-3399-3
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Print ISBN: 978-0-7503-3397-9
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Whitney & Whitney present not a textbook, per se, but rather a generic companion to one. Their contribution to introductory undergraduate Physics lies in a text that helps students to understand, and to derive maximal benefit from, the mathematics underlying standard course texts. As such, it is very valuable to those studying elementary Physics courses or beginning their tertiary education in Physics, but is intelligible and accessible even to inquisitive and eager students in secondary school, keen to 'dip their toes' into more advanced material. The array of rules of thumb, insights and interpretations that inform physicists' approach to their discipline are well represented. Indeed, the couple use the differences in their own approaches to problems to illustrate different views and ways of thinking.
Jack Reid, Physics Contemporary, 28 Jun 2022.
This handbook is intended mainly for students learning introductory physics or electromagnetics. It is essentially a guidebook for helping students understand and reinforce the basic concepts in physics and engineering. The authors provide examples and explanations for many fundamentals concepts. What makes this book so valuable is that the authors have clearly and carefully written many useful tips and explanations for understanding basic concepts in physics that give students an advantage in not only lest taking but in real understanding. In addition to explaining concepts, many of the tips are for ensuring the calculations are performed correctly.
John J Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation magazine, September-October 2022