Physics: A Conceptual World View
By Larry Kirkpatrick, Gregory E. Francis
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Designed specifically for non-majors, PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW provides an engaging and effective introduction to physics using a flexible, fully modular presentation ideal for a wide variety of instructors and courses. Incorporating highly effective Physics Education Research pedagogy, the text features an ongoing storyline describing the development of the current physics "world view," which provides students with an understanding of the laws of nature and the context to better appreciate the importance of physics. The text's appealing style and minimal use of math also help to make complex material interesting and easier to master, even for students intimidated by physics or math.For instructors who want to incorporate more problem-solving skills and quantitative reasoning, the optional, more detailed, "Problem Solving to Accompany PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW" student supplement reveals more of the beauty and power of mathematics in physics. The text can also be customized to fit any syllabus through Cengage Learning's TextChoice custom solution program. In addition, the new Seventh Edition includes a thoroughly revised art program featuring elements such as balloon captions and numerous illustrations to help students better visualize and understand key concepts.
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Designed specifically for non-majors, PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW provides an engaging and effective introduction to physics using a flexible, fully modular presentation ideal for a wide variety of instructors and courses. Incorporating highly effective Physics Education Research pedagogy, the text features an ongoing storyline describing the development of the current physics "world view," which provides students with an understanding of the laws of nature and the context to better appreciate the importance of physics. The text's appealing style and minimal use of math also help to make complex material interesting and easier to master, even for students intimidated by physics or math.For instructors who want to incorporate more problem-solving skills and quantitative reasoning, the optional, more detailed, "Problem Solving to Accompany PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW" student supplement reveals more of the beauty and power of mathematics in physics. The text can also be customized to fit any syllabus through Cengage Learning's TextChoice custom solution program. In addition, the new Seventh Edition includes a thoroughly revised art program featuring elements such as balloon captions and numerous illustrations to help students better visualize and understand key concepts.
This text provides a novel introduction to physics that appeals even to non-majors and those intimidated by math or physics by using an engaging, running storyline about how the current physics "world view" developed and its importance in students' everyday lives.
Fully modular, the text can be tailored easily to fit your interests or syllabus by emphasizing any of seven thematic paths through the ongoing storyline, or by customizing the text completely with the Cengage Learning TextChoice program.
"Flawed Reasoning" boxes pose common student misconceptions and explain the errors in reasoning in a casual question/answer format, encouraging students to overcome barriers to conceptual understanding without intimidating them.
Optional math content is presented throughout the text in more than 50 thoroughly revised "Working It Out" boxes, allowing for convenient use by interested instructors and students, while enabling others to easily skip this material. Special icons also highlight mathematical material appearing in the "Problem Solving" student supplement.
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