Conceptual Physics Media Update - Hardcover

Hewitt, Paul G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321548094 ISBN 13: 9780321548092

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2008

Synopsis

Since defining this course 30 years ago, Paul Hewitt’s best-selling text continues to be the benchmark book that two-thirds of professors use and by which all others are judged. In Conceptual Physics Media Update,Tenth Edition, Paul Hewitt shows how a compelling text and the most advanced media can be integrated to empower professors as they bring physics to life for non-science majors, both in and out of class. For the Tenth Edition, Hewitt helps students connect physics to their everyday experiences and the world around them, and provides additional help on solving mathematical problems.

 

Hewitt's text is famous for engaging students with analogies and imagery from real-world situations that build a strong conceptual understanding of physical principles ranging from classical mechanics to modern physics. With this strong foundation, students are better equipped to understand the equations and formulas of physics, and are motivated to explore the thought-provoking exercises and fun projects in each chapter. Icons in the text direct students to fun and effective interactive activities on The Physics Place website. This highly acclaimed website features ten new Interactive Figures™ that coach students through core topics, updated Interactive Tutorials, engaging Video Demonstrations, and hundreds of problems and activities for self-study and assessment.

About this title

About the Author

Paul G. Hewitt was a Silver Medalist flyweight Boxing Champion for New England States at the age of 17. He was then a cartoonist, sign painter, and uranium prospector before beginning his physics studies. Conceptual Physics was first published in 1971, while Hewitt was teaching at City College of San Francisco. He has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Santa Cruz, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Hewitt returned to San Francisco to teach at the City College and the well-known science museum, The Exploratorium. He retired from full-time teaching in 2000, and currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321548094
• ISBN 13: 9780321548092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 816