Knight R.D., Jones B., Field S. College Physics: A Strategic Approach

3rd ed. — Pearson Education Limited, 2015. — 1092 p. — ISBN: 978-1-292-05715-6.In 2006, we published College Physics: A Strategic Approach, a new algebra-based physics textbook for students majoring in the biological and life sciences, architecture, natural resources, and other disciplines. As the first such book built from the ground up on research into how students can more effectively learn physics, it quickly gained widespread critical acclaim from professors and students alike. For the second edition, and now for this third edition, we have continued to build on the research-proven instructional techniques introduced in the first edition and the extensive feedback from thousands of users to take student learning even further.
Objectives
Our primary goals in writing College Physics: A Strategic Approach have been:
— To provide students with a textbook that’s a more manageable size, less encyclopedic in its coverage, and better designed for learning.
— To integrate proven techniques from physics education research into the classroom in a way that accommodates a range of teaching and learning styles.
— To help students develop both quantitative reasoning skills and solid conceptual understanding, with special focus on concepts well documented to cause learning difficulties.
— To help students develop problem-solving skills and confidence in a systematic manner using explicit and consistent tactics and strategies.
— To motivate students by integrating real-world examples relevant to their majors — especially from biology, sports, medicine, the animal world — and that build upon their everyday experiences.
— To utilize proven techniques of visual instruction and design from educational research and cognitive psychology that improve student learning and retention and address a range of learner styles.Force and Motion
Representing Motion
Motion in One Dimension
Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion
Applying Newton’s Laws
Circular Motion, Orbits, and Gravity
Rotational Motion
Equilibrium and ElasticityConservation Laws
Momentum
Energy and Work
Using EnergyProperties of Matter
Thermal Properties of Matter
FluidsOscillations and Waves
Oscillations
Traveling Waves and Sound
Superposition and Standing WavesOptics
Wave Optics
Ray Optics
Optical InstrumentsElectricity and Magnetism
Electric Fields and Forces
Electric Potential
Current and Resistance
Circuits
Magnetic Fields and Forces
Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetic Waves
AC ElectricityModern Physics
Relativity
Quantum Physics
Atoms and Molecules
Nuclear Physics