College Physics (2^nd Ed.) Explore and Apply, Volume 2

For courses in introductory algebra-based physics.

Help students learn physics by doing physics

College Physics: Explore and Apply, Volume 2 (Chapters 17-30) allows students to build a deep and robust conceptual understanding of physics by encouraging an active role in the learning process. Through this approach, students build a strong conceptual foundation via observation, analysis, and testing that leads to confidence in applying knowledge to complex situations.

The 2nd Edition offers an updated, pedagogically driven design that streamlines the content to help students focus and use the textbook more effectively. As students actively pursue the process of science, they're able to build the foundations for conceptual understanding and develop more sophisticated reasoning and problem-solving skills using features such as redesigned Experiment Tables with new Video Demonstrations and innovative Worked Examples.

New types of End-of-chapter problems give students the chance to apply what they have learned while the Active Learning Guide (ALG), Instructor Guide, and Ready-to-Go Teaching Modules create a comprehensive learning system that instructors can efficiently adapt to their method of instruction.

NOTE: VOLUME 2 CONTAINS CHAPTERS 17-30

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1. Introducing physics
2. Kinematics: Motion in one dimension
3. Newtonian mechanics
4. Applying Newton’s laws
5. Circular motion
6. Impulse and linear momentum
7. Work and energy
8. Extended bodies at rest
9. Rotational motion
10. Vibrational motion
11. Waves
12. Gases
13. Static fluids
14. Fluids in motion
15. First law of thermodynamics
16. Second law of thermodynamics
17. Electric charge, force, and energy
18. The electric field
19. DC circuits
20. Magnetism
21. Electromagnetic induction
22. Reflection and refraction
23. Mirrors and lenses
24. Wave optics
25. Electromagnetic waves
26. Special relativity
27. Quantum optics
28. Atomic physics
29. Nuclear physics
30. Particle physics

About our authors

Eugenia Etkina is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She holds a PhD in physics education from Moscow State Pedagogical University and has more than 35 years experience teaching physics. She is a recipient of 2014 Millikan Medal awarded to educators who made significant contributions to teaching physics, and a fellow of the AAPT. Professor Etkina designed and now coordinates one of the largest programs in physics teacher preparation in the United States, conducts professional development for high school and university physics instructors, and participates in reforms to the undergraduate physics courses. In 1993 she developed a system in which students learn physics using processes that mirror scientific practice. That system, called Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) serves as the basis for this textbook. Since 2000, Professors Etkina has conducted over 100 workshops for physics instructors and co-authored the first edition of College Physics and the Active Learning Guide. Professor Etkina is a dedicated teacher and an active researcher who has published over 60 peer-refereed article.

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Gorazd Planinsic is a Professor of Physics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has a PhD in physics from the University of Ljubljana. Since 2000 he has been leading the Physics Education program that prepares almost all high-school physics teachers for the country of Slovenia. He started his career in MRI physics and later switched to Physics Education Research. During the last ten years, his work has mostly focused on the research of new experiments and how to use them more productively in teaching and learning physics. He is co-found

Hallmark features of this title

• A 4-step Problem-solving Approach in Worked Examples uses representations to teach students how to solve complex physics problems.
• Problem-solving Strategy Boxes for broad classes of problems use a unique 2-column layout to pair general steps with a concrete example in applying a structured approach to solving problems.
• Physics Tool Boxes focus on a particular skill, such as drawing a motion diagram, force diagram, or work-energy bar chart to analyze processes and solve problems that bridge real phenomena and mathematics.
• A Qualitative-first System develops conceptual understanding by introducing concepts in action in the real world, followed by vocabulary and quantitative reasoning.
• Biological and medical examples provide relevance for life science majors.