For courses in introductory calculus-based physics.

For a strong, deep, and fundamentally simple understanding of physics

Eric Mazur's groundbreaking Principles and Practice of Physics establishes an understanding of physics that is thorough and accessible. Mazur's unique pedagogy and popular peer-to-peer instruction techniques incorporate insights supported by physics education research (PER) to help students develop a true conceptual understanding alongside the quantitative skills needed in the course. The material emphasizes core unifying ideas with the first half of each chapter teaching the ideas using words and images - not mathematics. The second half of each chapter casts the ideas into quantitative and symbolic form.

The 2nd Edition integrates key features from the Practice volume into the Principles volume and provides all Practice volume content in Mastering Physics. The new edition provides new prelecture material that better prepares students to come to class ready to participate and supports instructors in building active and relevant lectures.

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Eric Mazur isthe Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Harvard Universityand Area Chair of Applied Physics. As an internationally recognized scientistand researcher, he leads a vigorous research program in optical physics andsupervises one of the largest research groups in the Physics Department atHarvard University.

Eric Mazur is author orco-author of over 300 scientific publications and holds three dozen patents. Hehas also written on education and is the author of Peer Instruction: A User'sManual (Prentice Hall, 1997), a book that explains how to teach large lectureclasses interactively. In 2006, he helped produce the award-winning DVDInteractive Teaching. He is the founder of Learning Catalytics, a platform forpromoting interactive learning in the classroom, which is available inMasteringPhysics® and Perusall, the first truly social learning platform

Klappentext

For courses in introductorycalculus-based physics.

For a strong, deep, andfundamentally simple understanding of physics

Eric Mazur'sgroundbreaking Principles and Practice of Physics establishesan understanding of physics that is thorough and accessible. Mazur's uniquepedagogy and popular peer-to-peer instruction techniques incorporate insightssupported by physics education research (PER) to help students develop a trueconceptual understanding alongside the quantitative skills needed in thecourse. The material emphasizes core unifying ideas with the first half of eachchapter teaching the ideas using words and images-not mathematics. The secondhalf of each chapter casts the ideas into quantitative and symbolic form.

The 2nd Edition integrateskey features from the Practice volume into the Principles volumeand provides all Practice volume content in Mastering Physics.The new edition provides new prelecture material that better prepares studentsto come to class ready to participate and supports instructors in buildingactive and relevant lectures.

Also available with ModifiedMastering Physics

By combining trusted authorcontent with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes thelearning experience and improves results for each student. Mastering Physicsextends learning and provides students with a platform to practice, learn, andapply knowledge outside of the classroom.

Inhalt

1. Foundations

2. Motion in One Dimension

3. Acceleration

4. Momentum

5. Energy

6. Principle of Relativity

7. Interactions

8. Force

9. Work

10. Motion in a Plane

11. Motion in a Circle

12. Torque

13. Gravity

14. Special Relativity

15. Periodic Motion

16. Waves in One Dimension

17. Waves in Two and Three Dimensions

18. Fluids

19. Entropy

20. Energy Transferred Thermally

21. Degradation of Energy

22. Electric Interactions

23. The Electric Field

24. Gauss's Law

25. Work and Energy in Electrostatics

26. Charge Separation and Storage

27. Magnetic Interactions

28. Magnetic Fields of Charged Particles in Motion

29. Changing Magnetic Fields

30. Changing Electric Fields

31. Electric Circuits

32. Electronics

33. Optics

34. Wave and ParticleOptics