Schaum's Easy Outline: College Physics [Abridged] [Paperback]

Frederick Bueche (Author), Eugene Hecht (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070527113 | ISBN-13: 978-0070527119 | Publication Date: October 22, 1999 | Edition: 1

Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

• Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
• Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
• Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
• Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• Perfect for last-minute test preparation
• So small and light that they fit in a backpack!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

When you don't have the time...but you still need the grade!

If our life is too busy to spend hours pouring over lengthy textbooks, and you need every study minute to count, this Schaum's Easy Outline is perfect for you! This super-condensed, high-torque study guide gives you what you need to know in a fraction of the time. Built for quick, effective study, this Easy Outline packs exciting new learning tools that make mastering college chemistry fast, fun­­and almost automatic.

Speedy­­Quick-study experts slashed the time you need to spend with your books by reducing college physics to the essentials the professor expects you to know. This Easy Outline is perfect for test preparation, pre-exam review, and handling those last-minute cram situations.

Hi-Quality­­Easy Outlines give you 100% of the authority of Schaum's full-sized guides, known around the world for the highest academic standards.

Backpack-able study power­­Compact and portable, this Easy Outline lets you study college physics anywhere.

Schaum's gets the grade!­­Let's talk bottom line. Schaum's Easy Outlines give you what you want­­better grades, with less work, and more free time! Get the essence of physics the easy way. Schaum's Easy Outline of College Physics helps you master physics with plenty of illustrations, memory joggers, and the newest, rapid-absorption teaching techniques. Backed by Schaum's reputation for academic authority, this is the study guide students turn to and trust. Students know that Schaum's is going to be there for them when they need it!

About the Author

Distinguished Professor At Large, University of Dayton, received his Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University.

Eugene Hecht is a member of the Physics Department of Adelphi Unversity in New York. He has authored eight books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070527113
• ISBN-13: 978-0070527119
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, November 5, 2006

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This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline: College Physics (Paperback)

I don't own this book, but I browsed through it, and believe me that did not take long. This book is an embarrassment to the fine Schaum's Outline series. For one thing, the words "Easy Outline" and "College Physics" don't belong in the same book title. There are only six chapters in this book, and the book glosses over the meat of College Physics with the most simplistic of explanations and no examples to speak of. If you want to learn college physics buy the old reliable "Schaum's Outline of College Physics" now in its tenth edition. It has good explanations, meaty examples, and many solved as well as unsolved problems so you can really grasp the concepts of the first two semesters of college physics. What really confuses me is that two of the three authors of this book wrote the good Schaum's outline of College Physics as well as the excellent Schaum's Outline of Optics, so they DO know how to write meaningful study guides. Why they put their names on this disaster I'll never know. I would say that this particular book is not even good enough for high school students studying physics. Avoid it completely.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor presentation, May 30, 2009

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This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline of College Physics (Schaum's Easy Outlines) (Kindle Edition)

Graphics are poor. The smallish size coupled with poor contrast make this Kindle edition very difficult to read. This was not evident from the sample provided by Amazon. This technology needs much improvement, to include better contrast, improved resolution and an ability to zoom in on illustrations and pictures.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless., May 29, 2005

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Jose L. Strapasson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline: College Physics (Paperback)

Well, I bought this book by mistake! I wanted the non easy version. Unless you want to pretend learn physics in two weeks you'd better buy the same authors and name book but non easy version! You can learn physics with that 416 pages one but not with this 138 one.