Teaches problem-solving style by explaining the methods that experienced scientist and engineers use to define a problem, to solve it, and to present their solution to others.
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Engineering and physics students quickly learn that solving problems depends as much on problem-solving skills as it does on subject-based knowledge. Students with such skills not only perform better on homework and tests but learn the subject matter more effectively. Scarl (physics, emeritus, Polytechnic Univ.) presents several steps for organizing problems and solving them systematically. Detailed examples and sample problems give the reader ample opportunity to practice, and solutions are provided for many of the problems. Access to an introductory physics textbook is necessary as a reference for equations and constants. This is a practical book that may be useful for students as well as adults who want to improve their ability to learn physics or engineering. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?William Baer, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This handbook offers an inexpensive, sequential, systematic approach to problem solving. It is an ideal supplementary resource for students taking introductory physics or engineering courses at the high-school or college level.
Scarl's philosophy of lifelong learning emerges to set a tone that physics problem solving can be done by all who wish to tackle it as a challenge.
The author's writing matches his approach to problem solving. It is succinct, precise, clear, and easy to read. The reader who enters Scarl's world of problem solving finds that "impossible" physics problems have an approachability that was lacking before introduction to his strategies.
As with his descriptions of prior methodology, his approach to the use of spreadsheets and graphs is succinct and systematic.
He concludes the handbook with challenging physics and engineering problems. Yes, the systematic strategies and solutions are also included. -- M. Jenice French, The Physics Teacher, 34, 120 February 1996 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I found this book really useful for setting out a method and format for creating elegant, accurate solutions to college physics and chemistry problems. I took physics 10 years ago and am about to take another course as I prepare for vet school. This book increased my confidence level. What's more, I actually feel excited to start -- a minor miracle considering how much I had been dreading the course. (This book does not assume you will be taking calculus-based physics; it would work equally well for calculus- and algebra/trig-based courses.)
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This book is a very helpful resource when first learning how to solve basic physics and engineering problems. It offers a perspective that the class text or professor might not convey to the students.
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- The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. in Front Matter, and page 93
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- Mathematical Problem Solving by Alan Schoenfeld on page 92
- Problem Solving & Comprehension: A Short Course in Analytical Reasoning by Arthur Whimbey on page 92
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