University Physics (with InfoTrac) (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

By Ronald Lane Reese

Reese writes a text that embraces the spirit of many reform goals, such as better integration of modern physics topics, a stronger emphasis on conceptual understanding, and an attention to different... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534246559
• ISBN13: 9780534246556
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 1348 Pages
• Weight: 6.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 1.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Great Book for learning physics.

It is a pricey but "worth-it" book for learning physics. I went through a lot of books, Resnick Halliday etc, but found this book much easier to understand. IT is bulky so you have to manage with that.

Intro physics instructors, go no further!

"University Physics" is a wonderful introductory physics text --- I should know, I'm a student who used it last semester! Reese pares no material -- he isn't afraid to use vector calculus (after the introductory chapters on vectors, of course) and will show formulas that have partial derivaties -- he even has a conceptual section of a chapter on Fourier series. This book is excellent -- there are very many problems so the student gets lots of practice, and some of the problems are quite tough, but end up being beautifully crafted -- once you discover the answer! All of the problems, in fact, rely on material explicitly covered in each chapter, so there are no surprises or new concepts sprung on the student while he is doing the problems, just the sense that he is doing things by the most general method possible, and hence learning them in the most efficient manner possible. Reese does not rely on special tricks of symmetry or vector identities to transform equations that he believes may be 'scary looking' to the student into soft, over-simplified special cases. Reese treats the student as if he is intensely interested in physics and is planning on making a career in it.However, this book is not beyond students on even a more rudimentary level, like those who are engineering, chemistry, or biology majors. In fact, I found this book much easier to use and much more accessible than another book by Giancoli meant for non-physics majors -- mainly because Reese presents the material in its most general form, allowing students to hence derive all they need to know about special cases from the general form. Instructors, this is what makes physics easier! It is harder -- even for non-physics majors -- to learn just about the special cases, as simpler books often try to press. This book is ideal for freshmen in college, but can also be used for high school students who have some knowledge of very rudimentary calculus.

University Physics is a definite keeper!

(As an engineering student who utilized this textbook in an introductory physics course, I can attest to the magnificence of University Physics.) Having entered college with little background in physics and having used an antiquated textbook in high school that simply reported facts in a stale manner, it was an absolute blessing to have used University Physics as a part of my freshman year physics course. University Physics masterfully synthesizes technical detail with a colloquial writing style that facilitates the reading of the text. Furthermore, each chapter contains example and practice problems that are refreshingly lucid, funny, and thoroughly entertaining and engage the student in the problem solving process. Never before have I solved problems of any kind with such passion and delight!Professor Reese's added touch of humor, incorporated quotes, clear step-by-step derivations, non-assumption of knowledge, delightfully detailed and colorful illustrations, and wonderful creativity put into this book make it one of the most worthwhile textbooks that I have ever purchased! I highly recommend University Physics to anyone interested in a thoughtfully engaging and dynamic textbook for learning introductory college physics. It is a marvelous text that effectively teaches one of the most intimidating and difficult subjects for students. Before using University Physics, I never knew learning physics could be so much fun! While many textbooks at the end of an academic period are destined for bookstore "buyback," my edition of University Physics was destined elsewhere: It has become a personal part of my professional library.

Great Introductory Physics Book

This is an extremely well written text. Professor Reese has used results from educational studies and his clear writing style to fashion the best introductory physics book. Get a copy and see for yourself!