PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS A STRATEGIC APPROACH WITH MODERN PHYSICS (PACK)

BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP ON OUR NEW UNDERSTANDING OF HOW STUDENTS LEARN, RANDALL KNIGHT'S INTRODUCTORY UNIVERSITY PHYSICS TEXTBOOK LEADS STUDENTS TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPTS AND MORE PROFICIENT PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. THIS AUTHORITATIVE TEXT PROVIDES EFFECTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND IN-DEPTH INSTRUCTION TO BETTER GUIDE STUDENTS AROUND THE MISCONCEPTIONS AND PRECONCEPTIONS THEY OFTEN BRING TO THE COURSE. THE SUPERIOR PROBLEM-SOLVING PEDAGOGY OF PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS USES A DETAILED, METHODICAL APPROACH THAT SEQUENTIALLY BUILDS STUDENTS' SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE SO THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO TACKLE MORE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. KNIGHT COMBINES RIGOROUS QUANTITATIVE COVERAGE WITH A DESCRIPTIVE, INDUCTIVE APPROACH THAT LEADS TO A DEEPER STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE CORE CONCEPTS. PICTORIAL, GRAPHICAL, ALGEBRAIC, AND DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATIONS FOR EACH CONCEPT ARE SKILLFULLY COMBINED TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE THAT STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES CAN READILY GRASP.