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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS
Serway/Jewett: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 7th Ed.
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— be tested— receive homework
assignments— have reading
assignments
…from these materials
WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?
– Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook.
– Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks.
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WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?
– Consistent Problem-Solving Strategies in Examples
– Math Review Appendix helps brush up on math skills & see how they apply to physics
– New Summaries facilitate test review
– New Problems & Questions
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Physics 101, Section 6
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WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?
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ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS?
— Student Solutions Manual
contains detailed solutions to approximately 20% of the problems per chapter (indicated in the textbook with boxed problem numbers). The manual also features a skills section, important notes from key sections of the text, and a list of important equations and concepts.
ISBN for Vol. 1, Ch 1-22:
049511331X ISBN for Vol. 2, Ch 23-46:
0495113786
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