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Physics for Scientists & Engineers, 11th Edition, 11th Edition

Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Serway/Jewett/Peroomian’s “Physics for Scientists & Engineers,” 11th Edition, offers curated content for every learning environment. While retaining its acclaimed Analysis Model approach to solving problems and Storylines that connect topics across the course, updates throughout the text support a new generation of learners. Online problems in WebAssign offer students the right content at the right time. The new edition introduces STEP problems in WebAssign that help students connect basic physics knowledge to complex problems. Updated Master Its guide students through the reasoning needed to solve to solve textbook problems. Updates to the text account for recent technological changes and scientific discoveries, while an earlier introduction to vectors prepares students to study motion in one and two dimensions.

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.

John W. Jewett

John W. Jewett Jr. is Emeritus Professor of Physics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Drexel University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University, specializing in optical and magnetic properties of condensed matter. Dr. Jewett began his academic career at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, where he taught from 1974 to 1984. Active in promoting effective physics education, he has received four National Science Foundation grants in physics education, and he helped found and direct the Southern California Area Modern Physics Institute (SCAMPI) and Science IMPACT (Institute for Modern Pedagogy and Creative Teaching). Dr. Jewett's honors include the Stockton Merit Award at Richard Stockton College in 1980, selection as Outstanding Professor at California State Polytechnic University for 1991-1992 and the Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in 1998. In 2010, he received an Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from Drexel University in recognition of his contributions in physics education. He has given over 100 presentations both domestically and abroad, including multiple presentations at national meetings of the AAPT. Dr. Jewett is the author of THE WORLD OF PHYSICS: MYSTERIES, MAGIC, AND MYTH, which provides many connections between physics and everyday experiences. In addition to this text, he is co-author of PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, Fifth Edition, and GLOBAL ISSUES, a four-volume set of instruction manuals in integrated science for high school. Dr. Jewett enjoys playing keyboard with his all-physicist band, traveling and collecting antique quack medical devices. Most importantly, he relishes spending time with his wife, Lisa, and their children and grandchildren.
  • New STEP (Scaffolding the Essentials of Physics) problems in WebAssign offer self-paced activities that bridge the gap between basic physics knowledge and solving complex textbook problems.
  • Updated Master Its in WebAssign provide just-in-time problem-solving support to students, walking through the reasoning of problems that are similar to those that appear in the text.
  • Vectors are introduced earlier in the text (Chapter 2) so that students develop familiarity with vector language before encountering motion in one and two dimensions.
  • Updates to the text reflect current technological advances, including recent spacecraft and updated coverage of climate change.
  • A Storyline feature that begins each chapter offers a continuous story through the eyes of an inquisitive physics student, connecting topics across the textbook and relating physics to everyday life.
  • The Analysis Model approach to problem solving helps students conceptualize physics problems. Introduced in Chapter 2, this approach offers a roadmap to solving problems throughout the text.
Part I: MECHANICS.
1. Physics and Measurement.
2. Vectors.
3. Motion in One Dimension.
4. Motion in Two Dimensions.
5. The Laws of Motion.
6. Circular Motion and Other Applications of Newton's Laws.
7. Energy of a System.
8. Conservation of Energy.
9. Linear Momentum and Collisions.
10. Rotation of a Rigid Object About a Fixed Axis.
11. Angular Momentum.
12. Static Equilibrium and Elasticity.
13. Universal Gravitation.
14. Fluid Mechanics.
Part II: OSCILLATIONS AND MECHANICAL WAVES.
15. Oscillatory Motion.
16. Wave Motion.
17. Superposition and Standing Waves.
Part III: THERMODYNAMICS.
18. Temperature.
19. The First Law of Thermodynamics.
20. The Kinetic Theory of Gases.
21. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Part IV: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.
22. Electric Fields.
23. Continuous Charge Distributions and Gauss's Law.
24. Electric Potential.
25. Capacitance and Dielectrics.
26. Current and Resistance.
27. Direct-Current Circuits.
28. Magnetic Fields.
29. Sources of the Magnetic Field.
30. Faraday's Law.
31. Inductance.
32. Alternating-Current Circuits.
33. Electromagnetic Waves.
Part V: LIGHT AND OPTICS.
34. The Nature of Light and the Principles of Ray Optics.
35. Image Formation.
36. Wave Optics.
37. Diffraction Patterns and Polarization.
Part VI: MODERN PHYSICS.
38. Relativity.
Appendices.
A. Tables.
B. Mathematics Review.
C. Periodic Table of the Elements.
D. SI Units.
Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.
For “With Modern Physics” text.
39. Introduction to Quantum Physics.
40. Quantum Mechanics.
41. Atomic Physics.
42. Molecules and Solids.
43. Nuclear Physics.
44. Particle Physics and Cosmology.
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