Book Description
An introduction to physics that you don't need to be a math whiz to understand
Schaum’s Outline of College Physics, Tenth Edition, is a clear, easily understood review of introductory noncalculus-based physics. It is especially helpful if you do not have a strong background in mathematics.
Customer Reviews:
Get this book, study it, and you will be confident in solving physics problems and do well in class!!.......2007-02-19
Oh my,I absolutely love this book!! It is by far the most useful supplementary book I've ever used! I had a horrible AP physics teacher and textbook in high school, but this book saved me. The example problems in the book show us almost all the techniques we will ever need to know for introductory physics. It's easy-to-understand, yet sophisticated enough to be useful for college physics. It covers just the right material. I've personally found that in order to do well in physics, one has to be very good at recognizing what strategies are needed for a problem and then knowing how to apply thosee techniques; studying this book helps us with just that.
The way I do it is, for each chapter first I read through the summary (not long; just about a page), then I carefully read through most of the problems, and then put the word "key" next to the few problems that I know I must absolutely internalize because they contain crucial techniques. When tests roll around, I will study those "key" problems and if time allows, the other ones as well. And if you want to do really really well on tests, make sure you take a look at the last few advanced problems as well.
I am in an intro physics course in college right now, and I still find this book useful. This book helped me aced the AP, and is helping me stay in the top portion of my class right now. And, it's helping me appreciate physics more because I have the confidence to tackle problems. It takes some time to get stuff out of it. But if you put the time into it, this book will be soooo helpful to you!! :)
Great Calculus based supplementary book.......2007-01-04
Our school uses "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway and Jewett. The Schaum book of problems teaches some tougher concepts in a less complicated way. It's a "worth-your-time & effort" supplement to any calc-based physics book.
Great supplement.......2006-03-01
This is a great supplement to any basic physics course. I really found it useful that it contained several problems with solutions to help you work problems out.
Excellent.......2006-02-28
The book was in excellent condition and I received the delivery well before the expected date.
Latest edition of THE Schaum's for college physics.......2006-02-16
Many freshman college physics textbooks are just awful. They often go on and on about what is obvious and gloss over the finer points...and of course there are no examples. This is where this book comes in. As in all Schaum's outlines, for each topic there are a few pages of theory including equations, then some problems with the solutions worked out extensively, and then finally some problems with the answers but no extensive solution. The format of the outline is the same that you should expect in any two semester college freshman physics sequence. The first part of the book is an explanation of vectors, newtonian mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. The second part of the book follows the usual second semester of freshman physics - electricity, magnetism, and optics. The final seven chapters of the outline are an introduction to modern physics, which engineers and physics students would normally take after they finish the two semester freshman physics sequence. A note of caution - do not buy the attractively named "Schaums Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science". It is chocked full of errors! Instead, stay with this old reliable title. It is the best. This is the very recently released 10th edition, so Amazon does not show the table of contents. I do that here so you can compare it to the 9th edition and see if it is worth the upgrade.
Speed, Displacement, and Velocity: An Introduction to Vectors
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Newton's Laws
Equilibrium Under the Action of Concurrent Forces
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces
Work, Energy, and Power
Simple Machines
Impulse and Momentum
Angular Motion in a Plane
Rigid-Body Rotation
Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
Density; Elasticity
Fluids at Rest
Fluids in Motion
Thermal Expansion
Temperature
Ideal Gases
Kinetic Theory
Heat Quantities
Transfer of Thermal Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law
Wave Motion
Sound
Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields
Electric Potential; Capacitance
Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Electrical Power
Equivalent Resistance; Simple Circuits
Kirchhoff's Laws
Forces in Magnetic Fields
Sources of Magnetic Fields
Induced EMF; Magnetic Flux
Electric Generators and Motors
Inductance; R-C and R-L Time Constants
Alternating Current
Reflection of Light
Refraction of Light
Thin Lenses
Optical Instruments
Interference and Diffraction of Light
Relativity
Quantum Physics and Wave Mechanics
The Hydrogen Atom
Multielectron Atoms
Pauli exclusion principle
Nuclei and Radioactivity
Applied Nuclear Physics
Appendix A Significant Figures
Appendix B Trigonometry Needed for College Physics
Appendix C Exponents
Appendix D Logarithms
Appendix E Prefixes for Multiples of SI Units; The Greek Alphabet
Appendix F Factors for Conversions to SI Units
Appendix G Physical Constants
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More than 500,000 students have purchased previous editions of this book! That's because this powerful study tool offers clear explanations and constant reinforcements, so that students quickly grasp this potentially difficult subject matter. It takes students from vectors to thermodynamics to applied nuclear physics, teaching effective problem-solving skills. The numerous, valuable appendixes make often-needed, basic information easy to find quickly, so this book is also an excellent reference.
The new edition of this best-selling book gives users a solid grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a large number of carefully selected problems. The Ninth Edition features a new order of presentation that reflects the current physics curriculum and textbooks. Existing problems have been updated, and new problems have been added that deal with more realistic and practical situations, including those in the life sciences.
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The new edition of this best-selling book will give users a solid grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a large number of carefully selected problems.
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Saved my Bacon.......2007-02-25
I attend an ivy league school, and the physics textbook for physics I and II is incredibly difficult. Last semester I spent almost a thousand dollars on a tutor to get me through physics I because the 150+ person lectures didn't help, and the textbook only made me "dumber". For physics II this semester, I ordered this book hoping that the summary and problems might help - I felt I didn't have much to lose since the book costs the equivalent of 15 minutes worth of tutoring. I used this book almost exclusively to study for the first test, although I was concerned that the problems might be too easy given that they were actually solvable. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the actual test questions could have been pulled from this book (these problems would have been too easy for the tests from the particular teacher I had for physics I, but I still wish I'd had it then). I would have been completely lost trying to study for this test since there were no practice exams to review, and the textbook homework problems were not very helpful. I intend to read this book exclusively, and feel that the combination of lecture, summary and problem solving will be the best use of my time.
Engineering Physics I & II level coverage.......2006-03-22
This book is fantastic for either supplementary study or serving as stand-alone text. All of the Phys I chapter content found in most other texts will be presented in depth and in concert; typical layout is anywhere from 6-10 pgs of theory and subject explanation, followed by 5-15 pgs of fully solved, worked out problems. The step-by-step nature of the problems is amazing and helped me get an A in both Phys I & II moreso than attending lecture - which was a rarity some weeks. The progression is: Vectors, Mechanics & Motion in several dimensions (mostly 2), Angular & Rotational Dynamics (Center of Inertia), brief Thermodynamics overview (too simple of systems, but at least there's something), Sound & Vibration, Electrical Forces, RC RL RLC circuits, magnetism, induction principles, fields and charges, poles and magnetic materials, optics (reflection, refraction, diffraction, lenses, interference patterns, optical instruments, and finally a cursory examination of relativity.
Ideally, read everything (solved problems included) and you're on your way to success. 4-5 pages daily (assumming 100+ day semesters) should do fine. The supplementary problems are optional in my book, and I intend on reading many of them (i.e. those from biology, chemistry, calculus, geometry, digital circuits, engineering math, electric circuits, topology, differential geometry, electronics, discrete & finite maths, quantum mechanics, signals and systems, differential equations......Schaums has superb variety). Thing of it is, there's on average, oh lets say 20-30 chapters per Schaums outline guide. So then, only 2-3 pgs of 20-50 supplementary problems per chapter results in roughly 400-1500 additional problems. As you may expect, on top of already some 500-1000 solved problems, there's a lot of familiary gained with not only problem solving but the entire process of how to state a question and sort out its exact details in equation form.
Essential for success in college freshman physics.......2005-12-19
Many freshman college physics textbooks are just awful. They often go on and on about what is obvious and gloss over the finer points...and of course there are no examples. This is where this book comes in. As in all Schaum's outlines, for each topic there are a few pages of theory including equations, then some problems with the solutions worked out extensively, and then finally some problems with the answers but no extensive solution. The format of the outline is the same that you should expect in any two semester college freshman physics sequence. The first part of the book is an explanation of vectors, newtonian mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. The second part of the book follows the usual second semester of freshman physics - electricity, magnetism, and optics. The final six chapters of the outline are an introduction to modern physics, which engineers and physics students would normally take after they finish the two semester freshman physics sequence. A note of caution - do not buy the attractively named "Schaums Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science". It is chocked full of errors! Instead, stay with this old reliable title. It is the best.
A VENERABLE BOOK WITHOUT CALCULUS.......2005-05-24
Since 1936 a very nice supplement for Advanced High Scool or "without calculus" two semester college physics. Since there is no deductions it can be hardly used as a textbook. Not even
v^2=(v_0)^2+2ax or 1/R=1/R_1+1/R_2 ..., etc, (that don't need calculus) are deduced.
A telescope is described in one and a half line and there is a Spetial relativity chapter but there are no Maxwell's equations. It is a very nice book! But if you want deductions or
calculus or if you are chemistry, math or engineering student you'd better buy "Physics for
Engineering and Science" also from Schaum's outlines.
If You're in AP Physics & Need Some Review..........2003-10-13
This book is awesome. It contains a ton of word problems, perfect for AP Test Prep and HW!
Book Description
Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time
What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.
Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.
- Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
- Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
- Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
- Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
- Perfect for last-minute test preparation
- So small and light that they fit in a backpack!
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Built for quick, effective study, this Easy Outline packs exciting new learning tools that make mastering college physics fast, fun--and almost automatic.
Customer Reviews:
Don't waste your time.......2006-11-06
I don't own this book, but I browsed through it, and believe me that did not take long. This book is an embarrassment to the fine Schaum's Outline series. For one thing, the words "Easy Outline" and "College Physics" don't belong in the same book title. There are only six chapters in this book, and the book glosses over the meat of College Physics with the most simplistic of explanations and no examples to speak of. If you want to learn college physics buy the old reliable "Schaum's Outline of College Physics" now in its tenth edition. It has good explanations, meaty examples, and many solved as well as unsolved problems so you can really grasp the concepts of the first two semesters of college physics. What really confuses me is that two of the three authors of this book wrote the good Schaum's outline of College Physics as well as the excellent Schaum's Outline of Optics, so they DO know how to write meaningful study guides. Why they put their names on this disaster I'll never know. I would say that this particular book is not even good enough for high school students studying physics. Avoid it completely.
Useless........2005-05-30
Well, I bought this book by mistake! I wanted the non easy version. Unless you want to pretend learn physics in two weeks you'd better buy the same authors and name book but non easy version! You can learn physics with that 416 pages one but not with this 138 one.
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This volume includes "The Battle of the Books" and "The Mechanical Operation of the Spirit", both which accompanied "A Tale of a Tub" on its first publication in 1704.
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The most elusive of great books.......2000-04-24
A Tale of a Tub is certainly Swift's least classifiable work. He's best known, of course, for Gulliver's Travels. This work was mostly written at the very start of his career, when he hadn't yet totally hardened into his later misanthropy, and it has all the demented exuberance of a great writer in his mid-20s finding a voice.
It defies description. The kernel of it is a satire on religious controversies, but that makes up about a third of the actual text. The rest is a series of prologues, forewords, dedications, prefaces, afterwords, epilogues and appendices, the sheer profusion of which suggest very much that Swift is poking dire fun at the idea of writing itself. In that respect, it goes further than any 20th century French golden boy of artistic revolt; Artaud looks like a stamped-in-tin romantic poet when set against Swift's manic nihilism. A Tale of a Tub is the closest anyone has ever got to writing a book that tackles head-on the futility of writing books, but that's only one interpretation of it. It exhausts interpretation by being as near as possible about nothing at all - and hence about everything. Plus it's not even 200 pages long. Swift never wrote as irresponsibly ever again, although the Travels, 'A Modest Proposal', the Bickerstaffe Papers, the 'Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift' and the Drapier's Letters are all admirable enough. A Tale of a Tub is as comprehensive a piece of literary terrorism as was ever attempted.
Damagingly Funny.......2000-03-28
Swift, the greatest English satirist, is of course best known for Gulliver's Travels, but the Tale of a Tub is more complex, more vicious, and funnier. In some of the best prose of the 18th century, he ridicules all sorts of conventions, religious, literary, rhetorical, and otherwise. He makes full use of the capacity that prose has for being deliriously irrelevant and digressive. It is similar in some ways to Tristram Shandy and the novels of postmodernism. It'll give you fits.
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