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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach

Book cover for "Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach"

Randall D. Knight

Addison Wesley, 2003

Edition: United States ed

ISBN-13: 9780805386851; ISBN-10: 0805386858

List Price: $189.60

Current Offers

Price ($) Condition Seller Description Buy
25.00 Very Good

Contains Volumes 1-5 (Chapters 1-42). This is the 1st edition, but it has all the content needed for PHY 103 and 104, only with different chapter numbers. Worn at the corners, but the inside is pretty much perfect.

  • Used: Fall 2010
  • Seller Rating: 100% (5/5)
40.00 Acceptable

no ripped or torn pages. The cover is a little damaged and there are highlights

  • Used: Fall 2010
  • Seller Rating: 100% (4/4)
60.00 Acceptable

Hardcover version of the book. Cover is very worn, but the book contains all the volumes.

  • Used: Fall 2006
  • Seller Rating: 80% (4/5)
70.00 Very Good

Offering volumes 1, 2, and 3. 1st edition. Little wear, no markings.

  • Used: Fall 2009
  • Seller Rating: 100% (2/2)
75.00 Very Good

Offering vol. 1, 2, and 3 along with new workbook for vol. 1. Slight wear. Few if any markings. 1st edition (slight differences in exercise order from 2nd ed)

  • Used: Fall 2009
  • Seller Rating: 100% (4/4)
100.00 Like New

Complete pack for PHY103-4 / 105-6. Includes student workbooks. In perfect condition with no damaged corner and absolutely no highlighting. $100 for the complete pack; PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE.

  • Used: Fall 2007
  • Seller Rating: 100% (2/2)
120.00 New

Unused, unopened, and unmarked. Includes workbook and resource CD.

  • Used: Fall 2007
  • Seller Rating: 89% (8/9)

Description

From Amazon.com:

<P><B></B>Built from the ground up on our new understanding of how students learn physics, Randall Knight's introductory university physics textbook leads readers 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 readers around the misconceptions and preconceptions they often bring to the course. The superior problem-solving pedagogy of <I>Physics for Scientists and Engineers</I> uses a detailed, methodical approach that sequentially builds skills and confidence for tackling 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. <B></B>A comprehensive, integrated approach introducing key topics of physics, including Newton's Laws, Conservation Laws, Newtonian Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Wave and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Modern Physics. <B></B> For college instructors, students, or anyone with an interest in physics. </P>