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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, 5th Edition

Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text 5th Edition by Raymond A. Serway/John W. Jewett
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PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS is the only text specifically written for institutions that offer a calculus-based physics course for their life science majors. Authors Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett have revised the Fifth Edition of PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS to include a new worked example format, new biomedical applications, two new Contexts features, a revised problem set based on an analysis of problem usage data from WebAssign, and a thorough revision of every piece of line art in the text. The Enhanced WebAssign course for PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS is very robust, with all end-of-chapter problems, an interactive YouBook, and book-specific tutorials.

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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.

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.

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  • NOW AVAILABLE WITH CENGAGE YOUBOOK! This an interactive, easily customizable eBook, delivered via Enhanced WebAssign, lets you personalize the text content to fit your course and connect with your students. Personalize the book by removing and rearranging chapters in the table of contents, tailoring assigned readings that match your syllabus exactly, or editing narrative content in the book by adding a text box or striking out text. The Cengage YouBook also boosts students' experience with the book by letting them highlight text, add their own notes, and insert bookmarks. Animations and videos play right on the page at the point of learning so that they're not speed bumps to reading but true enhancements. Self-check quizzes in the printed textbook come to life with instant grading.
  • LINE-BY-LINE REVISION OF THE QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS SET. Assisted by the user data gathered by WebAssign, the authors reviewed each Question and Problem line-by-line to improve both readability and assignability. This extensive revision involved editing problems for clarity, editing for length, introducing better problem architecture by breaking up problems into clearly defined parts, and revising to make problems clearer to both professors and students.
  • REVISION OF WORKED EXAMPLES. All in-text "Worked Examples" have been recast and are now presented in a two-column format to better reinforce physical concepts and provide conceptual explanations next to the math for every step. Solutions are presented symbolically as much as possible and only substituting in numbers at the last possible moment. This approach helps students think symbolically when they solve problems, instead of automatically looking to insert numbers into an equation to solve a problem. The examples closely follow the authors' proven "General Problem Solving Strategy," which is introduced in Chapter 1 to reinforce good problem-solving habits. About one-third of the worked examples include "What If?" extensions that further reinforce conceptual understanding. Every "Worked Example" can be assigned and graded through the Enhanced WebAssign homework management system.
  • TWO NEW CONTEXTS FEATURES. Two new Contexts features were added to the "Physics in Context" organization of the text. Context 4 (Ch. 15) now addresses the issue of heart attacks, while Context 7 (Ch. 22-23) now covers the use of magnetism in medicine.
  • THOROUGH REVISION OF ARTWORK. Every piece of artwork in the Fifth Edition was revised in a new and modern style that helps express the physics principles as well as making certain that the physical situations presented corresponded exactly to the textual discussion at hand. "Focus Pointers," a new feature for many pieces of art, 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.

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  • ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS USAGE DATA FROM WEBASSIGN; GUIDED PROBLEMS REVISION. The authors have utilized extensive user data gathered by WebAssign from both professors and students to identify problems containing muddled or unclear phrasing. The data was used to ensure that the problems professors assigned the most were retained for this new edition. In each chapter's Problem Set, the top quartile of problems that were assigned in WebAssign have been given an icon for easy identification.
  • 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.
  • WEBASSIGN MASTER IT TUTORIALS. The text now offers stepped-through solutions to a select number of problems per chapter in Enhanced WebAssign. Problems with "Master It" tutorials in Enhanced WebAssign are indicated in each chapter's problem set with an "M" icon.
  • WEBASSIGN WATCH IT VIDEOS. WebAssign "Watch It" solution videos (available with selected problems in Enhanced WebAssign) explain fundamental problem-solving strategies to help students step through the problem. Problems with Watch It videos in Enhanced WebAssign are indicated in each chapter's Problem Set with a "W" icon.
  • HALLMARK PROBLEM SETS. An extensive set of problems is included at the end of each chapter; in all, the text contains about 2,000 problems. An icon identifies problems dealing with applications to the life sciences and medicine. Answers to odd-numbered problems are provided at the end of the book. For the convenience of both you and your students, about two-thirds of the problems are keyed to specific sections of the chapter. The remaining problems, labeled "Additional Problems," are not keyed to specific sections. The three levels of problems are graded according to their difficulty. Straightforward problems are numbered in black, intermediate level problems are numbered in blue, and the most challenging problems are numbered in red. Every end-of-chapter problem can be assigned and graded through the Enhanced WebAssign homework management system.

Table of Contents

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An Invitation to Physics.
1. Introduction and Vectors.
Context 1: Alternative-Fuel Vehicles.
2. Motion in One Dimension.
3. Motion in Two Dimensions.
4. The Laws of Motion.
5. More Applications of Newton's Laws.
6. Energy of a System.
7. Conservation of Energy.
Context 1 Conclusion: Present and Future Possibilities.
Context 2: Mission to Mars.
8. Momentum and Collisions.
9. Relativity.
10. Rotational Motion.
11. Gravity, Planetary Orbits, and the Hydrogen Atom.
Context 2 Conclusion: A Successful Mission Plan.
Context 3: Earthquakes.
12. Oscillatory Motion.
13. Mechanical Waves.
14. Superposition and Standing Waves.
Context 3 Conclusion: Minimizing the Risk.
Context 4: Heart Attacks.
15. Fluid Mechanics.
Context 4 Conclusion: Heart Attacks
Context 5: Global Warming.
16. Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases.
17. Energy in Thermal Processes: The First Law of Thermodynamics.
18. Heat Engines, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Context 5 Conclusion: Predicting the Earth's Surface Temperature.
Context 6: Lightning.
19. Electric Forces and Electric Fields.
20. Electric Potential and Capacitance.
21. Current and Direct Current Circuits.
Context 6 Conclusion: Determining the Number of Lightning Strikes.
Context 7: Magnetism in Medicine.
22. Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields.
23. Faraday's Law and Inductance.
Context 7 Conclusion: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Context 8: Lasers.
24. Electromagnetic Waves.
25. Reflection and Refraction of Light.
26. Image Formation by Mirrors and Lenses.
27. Wave Optics.
Context 8 Conclusion: Using Lasers to Record and Read Digital Information.
Context 9: The Cosmic Connection.
28. Quantum Physics.
29. Atomic Physics.
30. Nuclear Physics.
31. Particle Physics.
Context 9 Conclusion: Problems and Perspectives.
Appendix A: Tables.
Appendix B: Mathematics Review.
Appendix C: Periodic Table of the Elements.
Appendix D: SI Units.
Answers to Quick Quizzes and Odd-Numbered Problems.
Index.

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Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide for Serway/Jewett's Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Volume 1

ISBN: 9781133110767
Written by John R. Gordon and Vahe Peroomian, with Raymond Serway and John Jewett, the two-volume manual features detailed solutions to 20 percent of the end-of-chapter problems from the text. This manual also contains lists of important equations and concepts, other study aids, and answers to selected end-of-chapter questions.

Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide for Serway/Jewett's Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Volume 2

ISBN: 9781133110750
Written by John R. Gordon and Vahe Peroomian, with Raymond Serway and John Jewett, Jr., the two-volume manual features detailed solutions to 20 percent of the end-of-chapter problems from the text. This manual also contains lists of important equations and concepts, other study aids, and answers to selected end-of-chapter questions.

FOR STUDENTS

Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide for Serway/Jewett's Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Volume 1

ISBN: 9781133110767
Written by John R. Gordon and Vahe Peroomian, with Raymond Serway and John Jewett, the two-volume manual features detailed solutions to 20 percent of the end-of-chapter problems from the text. This manual also contains lists of important equations and concepts, other study aids, and answers to selected end-of-chapter questions.

Student Solutions Manual with Study Guide for Serway/Jewett's Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Volume 2

ISBN: 9781133110750
Written by John R. Gordon and Vahe Peroomian, with Raymond Serway and John Jewett, Jr., the two-volume manual features detailed solutions to 20 percent of the end-of-chapter problems from the text. This manual also contains lists of important equations and concepts, other study aids, and answers to selected end-of-chapter questions.

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WebAssign for Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text is a flexible and fully customizable online instructional solution that puts powerful tools in the hands of instructors, enabling you to deploy assignments, instantly assess individual student and class performance and help your students master the course concepts. Enrich the teaching and learning experience with the superior content within the powerful digital platform of WebAssign. Tailor your course with a wide range of assignment settings, the ability to add your own questions and content, analytics at the individual and course level and student/teacher communication tools.

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