Essential University Physics Volume 1 [Paperback]

Richard Wolfson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0805338292 | ISBN-13: 978-0805338294 | Publication Date: July 22, 2006 | Edition: 1

Richard Wolfson’s Essential University Physics is a concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook that offers clear writing, great problems, and interesting real-life applications. At nearly half the length and half the price of other physics texts on the market, Essential University Physics is a compelling alternative for professors who want to focus on the fundamentals.  Doing Physics Part; 1 Mechanics: Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions, Force and Motion, Using Newton’s Laws, Work, Energy, and Power, Conservation of Energy, Gravity, Systems of Particles, Rotational Motion, Rotational Vectors and Angular Momentum, Static Equilibrium; Part 2  Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids: Oscillatory Motion, Wave Motion, Fluid Motion, Thermodynamics, Temperature and Heat, The Thermal Behavior of Matter, Heat, Work, and the First Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law of Thermodynamics For all readers interested in calculus-based physic.

 

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 457 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (July 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805338292
• ISBN-13: 978-0805338294
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly easy to learn from, August 18, 2007

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This review is from: Essential University Physics Volume 2 (Paperback)

I took summer courses in introductory physics over the summer, and the two volumes of this book were the prescribed textbooks. Never have I found it as easy to learn material from a textbook as with these two books. Most everything is explained in a clear manner (even if some figures are a little confusing), and mathematical justification is given for most of the claims in the book. It's also good about making sure you get the right idea of what's being learned right off the bat, introducing vectors and light calculus usage early. Honestly, I think these books even helped my understanding of Calculus grow, and I've already taken several upper division math courses. I would highly recommend these volumes (or, if they ever come together in one book, that) to anyone looking to learn introductory physics.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars content matches the title, November 13, 2006

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Couder "JC" (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential University Physics (Paperback)

some odd 25 years ago i took an undergraduate course in physics based on the 3 volumes of Alonso-Finn "Fundamental university physics".

Keen to brush up on my rusty knowledge of classical physics i've been browsing the market searching for a present-day introductory university course on physics. This book more than fulfilled my expectations.

It's comprehensive, concise, well-structured, a joy to read, and above all, from an educational point of view, the best book on physics i've ever read. It's so easy as a student to get the wrong conceptions in your head, and once they're there, they usually stay there for a very long time. Richard Wolfson brilliantly avoids this pitfall - he knows exactly where students are likely to misinterpret certain equations or ideas in physics, and he does a splendid job making sure the students get all "the big ideas" right from the start.

I would not only recommend this book to students of physics, but to everyone interested in the most beautiful of all sciences. If only there were more educators the likes of R. Wolfson.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars University Physics, September 22, 2011

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This review is from: Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book is great. Its simple and very useful. It is easy to read and follow so you won't have a problem understanding many of the concepts. The only downside of the book is that many of the answers in the back of the book are wrong so be careful and use common sense when looking up the answers in the back