College Physics, Volume 2 [Hardcover]

Raymond A. Serway (Author), Jerry S. Faughn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0030351294 | ISBN-13: 978-0030351297 | Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | Edition: 6th

The main objectives of this introductory physics book are twofold: to provide the student with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics, and to strengthen an understanding of the concepts and principles through a broad range of interesting applications to the real world. In order to meet these objectives, emphasis is placed on sound physical arguments and discussions of everyday experiences and observations. At the same time, we motivate the student through practical examples that demonstrate the role of physics in other disciplines. The sixth edition features new pedagogy in keeping with the findings in physics education research. The rich new pedagogy has been integrated within the framework of an established and reliable text, facilitating its use by instructors.The full COLLEGE PHYSICS text, which covers the standard topics in classical physics and 20th century physics, is divided into six parts. COLLEGE PHYSICS, VOLUME 2 covers three of those six parts, including electricity and magnetism (Part IV); properties of light and the field of geometric and wave optics (Part V); and an introduction to special relativity, quantum physics, and atomic and nuclear physics (Part VI).

Editorial Reviews

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"I find Serway and Faughn reads the best for students and looks( no kidding, it's important) the best. I like the Quick Quizzes. When I taught this course with previous editions, I almost never used any Conceptual questions because of the difficulty for the students to get much feedback. 'This was mainly because of the large class size, the wide variation of student ability, and the lack of answers for the students. 'With the answers to these questions in the back, that changes my position on this."

"Overall, I like the book. 'It is colorful, rich, mature, and reliable.' There are a wide variety of resources available to the students."

"I was very happy to find both Newton's Law of Gravitation, and the formula for the period of a simple pendulum, both appearing in this chapter. By and large, I think the presentation in this book of the notions of velocity and acceleration to be quite successful."

"Your book gives great examples. Would offer no changes to that! The organization of SandF reflects the fact that the authors are (of necessity) physicists; what I mean by this is that the order in which mechanics is presented reflects the way a physicist would think. My opinion remains the same; it is one of the best textbooks at this level."

"The treatment of friction is excellent." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co; 6th edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030351294
• ISBN-13: 978-0030351297
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,596,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raymond A. Serway received his doctorate at Illinois Institute of Technology and is Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. In 1990, he received the Madison Scholar Award at James Madison University, where he taught for 17 years. Dr. Serway began his teaching career at Clarkson University, where he conducted research and taught from 1967 to 1980. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University in 1977 and the Alumni Achievement Award from Utica College in 1985. As Guest Scientist at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, he worked with K. Alex Müller, 1987 Nobel Prize recipient. Dr. Serway also was a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, where he collaborated with his mentor and friend, Sam Marshall. Dr. Serway is the coauthor of PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, 4e; PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, 7e; ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PHYSICS; MODERN PHYSICS, 3e; and the high school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. In addition, Dr. Serway has published more than 40 research papers in the field of condensed matter physics and has given more than 60 presentations at professional meetings. Dr. Serway and his wife Elizabeth enjoy traveling, playing golf, gardening, singing in the church choir, and spending quality time with their four children and eight grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the worst of the "plug-and-chug" breed of textbooks, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: College Physics, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I had the misfortune to teach out of this book for one semester when I was first hired at my present job. I soon decided I would rather have needles stuck in my eyeballs than use it for a second semester. The big problem is the lack of explanation of _concepts_. Many chapters begin with an equation, without explaining what it means or where it might have come from. Many of the other textbooks available share these flaws to some extent, but this is the worst of a bad lot.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ouch, January 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: College Physics, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I had this book for my physics class.. it is so random. The questions in the back of the chapters vary so much from the examples done within each chapter that I had a hard time answering the questions. I just ignore the book and listen to the teacher now.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars less than one star... but since there's no zero, March 11, 2004

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This review is from: College Physics/Physics Now VOLUME 2 (Hardcover)

This is one of the poorest books I've ever used for learning any subject. This is simply NOT GOING TO WORK if you learn by reading/studying, rather than in class.

I already have a college degree, and I've read thousands of books, and studied from many. Rarely have I found a book this thick that has so little
1) EXPLANATION OF CORE CONCEPTS,
or
2) THOROUGHLY WORKED EXAMPLES OF PROBLEMS.

There is a lot of verbiage but that is all.

DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH THIS BOOK. Without a GOOD teacher, this book is beyond totally useless. With a teacher one can use this book for homework problems, but nothing more.

Since I am doing this as a pre-requisite for medical school, I am using the web and a number of other texts instead. I wish I could find a good thorough text though.