Principles & Practice of Physics, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (July 15, 2020) © 2021

  • Eric Mazur
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Author Eric Mazur's Principles and Practice of Physics combines unique pedagogy and peer-to-peer instruction techniques that align with physics education research (PER). This approach helps you develop a true conceptual understanding of physics with the needed quantitative skills. The 1st half of a chapter teaches ideas using words and images, and the 2nd half casts ideas into quantitative and symbolic form.

The 2nd Edition integrates features from the Practice volume into the Principles volume. New prelecture material better prepares you to come to class ready to participate

Table of contents

Full Version, All Chapters: 1-34

Principles & Practice of Physics is also available in the following versions:

  • Volume 1: Chs 1-21
  • Volume 2: Chs 22-34
  1. Foundations
  2. Motion in One Dimension
  3. Acceleration
  4. Momentum
  5. Energy
  6. Principle of Relativity
  7. Interactions
  8. Force
  9. Work
  10. Motion in a Plane
  11. Motion in a Circle
  12. Torque
  13. Gravity
  14. Special Relativity
  15. Periodic Motion
  16. Waves in One Dimension
  17. Waves in Two and Three Dimensions
  18. Fluids
  19. Entropy
  20. Energy Transferred Thermally
  21. Degradation of Energy
  22. Electric Interactions
  23. The Electric Field
  24. Gauss’s Law
  25. Work and Energy in Electrostatics
  26. Charge Separation and Storage
  27. Magnetic Interactions
  28. Magnetic Fields of Charged Particles in Motion
  29. Changing Magnetic Fields
  30. Changing Electric Fields
  31. Electric Circuits
  32. Electronics
  33. Optics
  34. Wave and Particle Optics

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