Schaum's Outline of College Physics [Paperback]

Frederick J. Bueche (Author), Eugene Hecht (Author), Frederick Bueche (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070089418 | ISBN-13: 978-0070089419 | Publication Date: June 1, 1997 | Edition: 9

More than 500,000 students have purchased previous editions of this book! That's because this powerful study tool offers clear explanations and constant reinforcements, so that students quickly grasp this potentially difficult subject matter. It takes students from vectors to thermodynamics to applied nuclear physics, teaching effective problem-solving skills. The numerous, valuable appendixes make often-needed, basic information easy to find quickly, so this book is also an excellent reference.

The new edition of this best-selling book gives users a solid grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a large number of carefully selected problems. The Ninth Edition features a new order of presentation that reflects the current physics curriculum and textbooks. Existing problems have been updated, and new problems have been added that deal with more realistic and practical situations, including those in the life sciences.

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From the Back Cover

A state-of-the-art, easy-to-use study tool that virtually gurantees better grades There is no more effective way to learn the principles of general physics than by using this ultimate toolkit featuring Mathcad-today's leading technical calculation software. By studying hundreds of solved problems, including more than 200 live equations using Mathcad, you can practice until you've mastered the material completely. With this amazing electronic tutor and your textbook, you'll be transported to the head of your physics class in no time! In the electronic book, more than 200 completely interactive problems are presented. With powerful Mathcad technology, you can change any parameter in any of these equations and watch as the equations are recalculated correctly each time. In this way, you will learn how each change affects the end result. Drawn from the eighth edition of Theory and Problems of College Physics, a best-seller by Frederick J. Bueche in Schaum's top-rated Outline Series, the electronic tutor includes chapters on equilibrium under the action of concurrent forces; uniformly accelerated motion; Newton's laws of motion; mass, weight, and force; work, energy, and power; impulse and momentum; rigid body rotation; simple harmonic motion and springs; density and elasticity; kinetic theory; Kirchoff's laws; forces in magnetic fields; relativity; quantum physics and wave mechanics; and much, much more. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 9 edition (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070089418
• ISBN-13: 978-0070089419
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a little light, October 17, 2002

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

This book is probably good for high school physics. I am in a physics for non-majors course in college and I found the material in the book to be not in-depth enough. To be honest I found it relatively useless to consult when I had a tough question and needed some help. There are better books out there. I just ordered 3 books that were recommended to me: "The Physics Problem Solver" by James Ogden, "How To Solve Physics Problems and Make The Grade" by Robert M. Oman and Daniel M. Oman and "3,000 Solved Problems in Physics" by Alvin Halpern.

Don't bother with this book if you feel lost in physics because it won't really help you.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explanation and lots of practice problems, December 3, 2001

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Robertson B. Kunz - See all my reviews

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

I am currently taking the first year of the Physics Avanced Placement class at my high school and this was one of the books that we needed for the class. Our teacher said that it was very good because of the problems and he is exactly right.

There are 46 chapters in the book covering many topics, starting from a beginner's standpoint. I must admit that the explanation in the beginning of each chapter is a little dry but it is concise and to the point. The most useful part of this book or guide is the many problems it has for each chapter. After the explanation part of the chapter, the chapter then goes on to show you problems and the solutions to them. It shows you how to solve them, each step of the way. After these problems, it then gives you many, many practice problems that you can do yourself, it also gives you the answers so that you can check to see if you were right in your calculations. There are so many problems for you to do that it is great practice and after all of them, you feel as if you have truly mastered the concept because the problems build off one another, starting with the easiest then getting progressively harder at the end.

I think this is a great book and a great supplement to a Physics course. However, there is one drawback in that this is not really a textbook, it does have some explanation at the beginning of the chapter which is good but it is not like your usual textbook which has more in-depth explanation. But, if you are using this book as a supplement or in connection with another book, then this is all you have to ask for.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my Bacon, February 24, 2007

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

I attend an ivy league school, and the physics textbook for physics I and II is incredibly difficult. Last semester I spent almost a thousand dollars on a tutor to get me through physics I because the 150+ person lectures didn't help, and the textbook only made me "dumber". For physics II this semester, I ordered this book hoping that the summary and problems might help - I felt I didn't have much to lose since the book costs the equivalent of 15 minutes worth of tutoring. I used this book almost exclusively to study for the first test, although I was concerned that the problems might be too easy given that they were actually solvable. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the actual test questions could have been pulled from this book (these problems would have been too easy for the tests from the particular teacher I had for physics I, but I still wish I'd had it then). I would have been completely lost trying to study for this test since there were no practice exams to review, and the textbook homework problems were not very helpful. I intend to read this book exclusively, and feel that the combination of lecture, summary and problem solving will be the best use of my time.