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College Physics, 9th Edition

Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

  • Copyright 2012
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While physics can seem challenging, its true quality is the sheer simplicity of fundamental physical theories--theories and concepts that can enrich your view of the world around you. COLLEGE PHYSICS, Ninth Edition, provides a clear strategy for connecting those theories to a consistent problem-solving approach, carefully reinforcing this methodology throughout the text and connecting it to real-world examples. For students planning to take the MCAT exam, the text includes exclusive test prep and review tools to help you prepare.

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Raymond A. Serway

Raymond A. Serway is an emeritus at James Madison University. He earned his doctorate at Illinois Institute of Technology. Among his accolades, he has received an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, Utica College, the 1990 Madison Scholar Award at James Madison University where he taught for 17 years, the 1977 Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University and the 1985 Alumni Achievement Award from Utica College. As a Guest Scientist at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, Dr. Serway worked with K. Alex Müller, who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was also a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory where he collaborated with his mentor and friend, the late Sam Marshall. Dr. Serway is the co-author of PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; COLLEGE PHYSICS; PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS; ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PHYSICS; MODERN PHYSICS and the high school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt McDougal. He has published more than 40 research papers in the field of condensed matter physics and has given more than 60 presentations at professional meetings.

Chris Vuille

Chris Vuille (Ph.D., University of Florida) is a professor of physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's premier institution for aviation higher education. While he has taught courses at all levels, including postgraduate, his primary interest is the teaching of introductory physics courses. He conducts research in general relativity, astrophysics, cosmology and quantum theory and was a participant in a special 3-year NASA grant program where he studied properties of neutron stars. His work has appeared in many scientific journals and in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact magazine. He is the co-author of COLLEGE PHYSICS and ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PHYSICS..

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  • Analytics from Enhanced WebAssign Used to Revise Questions and Problems. As part of the revision of the questions and problems sets, the authors utilized extensive user analytics gathered by WebAssign, from both instructors who assigned and students who worked on problems from previous editions of COLLEGE PHYSICS. These analytics helped tremendously, indicating when the phrasing in problems could be clearer, thus providing guidance on how to revise problems so that they were more easily understandable for students and more easily assignable in Enhanced WebAssign. Finally, the analytics were used to ensure that the problems most often assigned by professors were retained for this new edition. In each chapter's problems set, the top quartile of problems that were assigned in WebAssign have blue-shaded problem numbers for easy identification, allowing professors to quickly and easily find the most popular problems that were assigned in Enhanced WebAssign.
  • Thorough Revision of Artwork. Every piece of artwork in the ninth edition was revised in a new and modern style that helps express the physics principles at work in a clearer and more precise fashion. Every piece of art was also revised to make certain that the physical situations presented corresponded exactly to the text discussion at hand.
  • Focus Pointers, a new feature for many pieces of art. These either point out important aspects of a figure or guide students through a process illustrated by the artwork or photo. This new art style also helps those students who are visual learners.
  • Integration with Enhanced WebAssign. The textbook's tight integration with Enhanced WebAssign content facilitates an online learning environment that helps students improve their problem-solving skills and gives them a variety of tools to meet their individual learning styles.
  • Master It tutorials in Enhanced WebAssign help students solve problems by having them work through a stepped-out solution. Problems with Master It tutorials are indicated in each chapter's problem set with an M icon.
  • Watch It solution videos (available with selected problems in Enhanced WebAssign) explain fundamental problem-solving strategies to help students step through the problem.

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  • Worked Examples. For this ninth edition, we have reviewed all the worked examples, made improvements, and added or revised many end-of-Example Questions and Exercises. The questions usually require a conceptual response or determination, but they also include estimates requiring knowledge of the relationships between concepts. The answers for the Example Questions can be found at the back of the book.
  • Conceptual Questions. At the end of each chapter, there are approximately ten to fifteen conceptual questions. The Applying Physics examples presented in the text serve as models for students when conceptual questions are assigned and show how the concepts can be applied to understanding the physical world. The conceptual questions provide the student with a means of self-testing the concepts presented in the chapter. Some conceptual questions are appropriate for initiating classroom discussions. Answers to odd-numbered conceptual questions are included in the answer section at the end of the book and in the Student Solutions Manual/Study Guide, and answers to all questions are found in the Instructor's Solutions Manual.
  • Problem-Solving Strategies. A general problem-solving strategy to be followed by the student is outlined at the end of Chapter 1. This strategy provides students with a structured process for solving problems. In most chapters more specific strategies and suggestions (see example below) are included for solving the types of problems featured in both the worked examples and the end-of-chapter problems. This feature helps students identify the essential steps in solving problems and increases their skills as problem solvers.
  • MCAT Skill Builder Study Guide. The ninth edition of COLLEGE PHYSICS contains a special Skill-Building Appendix (Appendix E) to help premed students prepare for the MCAT exam. The appendix contains examples written by the text authors that help students build conceptual and quantitative skills. These skill-building examples are followed by MCAT-style questions written by test prep experts to make sure students are ready to ace the exam.
  • COLLEGE PHYSICS, Ninth Edition, is fully supported by Enhanced WebAssign®, the market-leading online homework system developed by physicists for physicists. This enhanced version includes all end-of-chapter problems, Multiple-Choice Questions, Conceptual Questions, Quick Quizzes, animated "Active Figure" tutorials, and most Worked Examples. All questions provide answer-specific feedback, and many provide guided hints to drive students to content mastery. A new Math Review feature allows instructors to assign essential mathematics examples to bring students "up to speed."

Table of Contents

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Part 1: MECHANICS.
1. Introduction.
2. Motion in One Dimension.
3. Vectors and Two-Dimensional Motion.
4. The Laws of Motion.
5. Energy.
6. Momentum and Collisions.
7. Rotational Motion and the Law of Gravity.
8. Rotational Equilibrium and Rotational Dynamics.
9. Solids and Fluids.
Part 2: THERMODYNAMICS.
10. Thermal Physics.
11. Energy in Thermal Processes.
12. The Laws of Thermodynamics.
Part 3: VIBRATIONS AND WAVES.
13. Vibrations and Waves.
14. Sound.
Part 4: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
15. Electric Forces and Electric Fields.
16. Electrical Energy and Capacitance.
17. Current and Resistance.
18. Direct Current Circuits.
19. Magnetism.
20. Induced Voltages and Inductance.
21. Alternating Current Circuits and Electromagnetic Waves.
22. Reflection and Refraction of Light.
23. Mirrors and Lenses.
24. Wave Optics.
25. Optical Instruments.
26. Relativity.
27. Quantum Physics.
28. Atomic Physics.
29. Nuclear Physics.
30. Nuclear Energy and Elementary Particles.

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Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide, Volume 1 for Serway/Faughn/Vuille's College Physics, 9th

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For Chapters 1-14, this manual contains detailed solutions to approximately twelve problems per chapter. These problems are indicated in the textbook with boxed problem numbers. The manual also features a skills section, important notes from key sections of the text, and a list of important equations and concepts.

WebAssign Instant Access for Physics, Multi-Term Courses

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IMPORTANT: When purchasing this printed access card for Physics, ensure that you are using it in one of the following courses: Physics, College Physics, Introduction to Physical Science, or University Physics. Use with a different course may cause complications with access. WebAssign is more robust than ever to enhance your teaching experience and help you elevate student thinking. WebAssign for Physics offers superior content that helps students learn problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Through richly randomized problem sets and consistent pedagogy with a text, WebAssign engages students and helps them develop a deeper understanding of course concepts in Physics. Exclusively from Cengage, this access code includes access to WebAssign and life-of-edition access to the eBook for the registered edition of that text. If your students need to retake the course and you are using the same book AND edition, then they will not need to buy a new code. If you are not sure that this is the correct access code for your course, please contact your Cengage Consultant.

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Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide, Volume 1 for Serway/Faughn/Vuille's College Physics, 9th

ISBN: 9780840068491
For Chapters 1-14, this manual contains detailed solutions to approximately twelve problems per chapter. These problems are indicated in the textbook with boxed problem numbers. The manual also features a skills section, important notes from key sections of the text, and a list of important equations and concepts.

Quizzing with Flash Cards, 1 term (6 months) Instant Access for Serway/Vuille's College Physics

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IMPORTANT: When purchasing this printed access card for Physics, ensure that you are using it in one of the following courses: Physics, College Physics, Introduction to Physical Science, or University Physics. Use with a different course may cause complications with access. WebAssign is more robust than ever to enhance your teaching experience and help you elevate student thinking. WebAssign for Physics offers superior content that helps students learn problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Through richly randomized problem sets and consistent pedagogy with a text, WebAssign engages students and helps them develop a deeper understanding of course concepts in Physics. Exclusively from Cengage, this access code includes access to WebAssign and life-of-edition access to the eBook for the registered edition of that text. If your students need to retake the course and you are using the same book AND edition, then they will not need to buy a new code. If you are not sure that this is the correct access code for your course, please contact your Cengage Consultant.

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