College Physics Vol. 2 (Hardcover)

by Raymond A. Serway (Author), Jerry S. Faughn (Author), Chris Vuille (Author)

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 the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
COLLEGE PHYSICS, 8e, combines a logical presentation of the physical concepts with a consistent problem-solving strategy that results in true understanding for the student. The new edition is supported by innovative technologies to enhance your teaching experience and your students' learning.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 463 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 8 edition (February 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495554758
• ISBN-13: 978-0495554752
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #200,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 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.

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

By	Leah N Gold "laugh, love & live as much as yo... (USA) - See all my reviews

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.

5 of 5 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.