Higher education - Physics
Browse teaching resources for physics lecturers, including core texts by authors such as Knight, Young and Freeman.
Harvard Professor Eric Mazur co-developed our classroom response system, Learning Catalytics, which fosters student engagement in large cohorts.
Use MasteringPhysics to personalise learning for first year and non-specialist students, and empower them to grasp complex topics through online simulations and interactive content.
Discover why over half of all university physics readers choose Pearson. (Source: Nielsen, 2016)
Technology enhanced learning
MasteringPhysics
Learning Catalytics
Offer students a supportive digital environment to practice their subject, complete assignments and test their understanding.
MasteringPhysics is an online programme that adapts to each student, creating an engaging, effective and measurable learning experience.
MasteringPhysics is designed to work with your set text. Choose from a range of texts available with MasteringPhysics.
Increase student engagement in large cohorts with this classroom response system. Students bring their own device, and you can set 18 different types of question including graphical, quantitative, long form qualitative and multiple choice formats. Assess your students' understanding in real time.
Learning Catalytics was co-developed by Harvard physics professor Eric Mazur and is available within MasteringPhysics.
MyLab Math
Instructor Resources
Personalise learning, save time on problem setting and marking, and improve results by assigning self-assessed practice questions in MyLab Math. MyLab Math is an online homework, tutorial and assessment platform designed to work in tandem with your set text.
It improves formative and summative results by helping students quickly grasp concepts, and by providing you with a robust set of tools to easily gauge and address the performance of individuals and cohorts.
Choose from 17 ebooks available within MyLab Math
Explore the benefits of MyLab Math
Most Pearson textbooks and digital resources are supported by free online lecture resources such as PowerPoint slides, companion websites and case studies to help you and your students get the most out of your text recommendation or adoption. These free resources offer you easy-to-use class activities.
This video shows how to access free resources in the Instructor Resource Centre, examples of types of resource available, and the technical support on hand to help you.
New and widely adopted textbooks
Customise your own print or digital content
Can't find a text to match your course?
From eBooks to whole online courses, we work with instructors to create a customised print or technology solution specific to your course.
What your peers and students are saying
"When there are graphs, MasteringPhysics presents things much more clearly than a textbook does because there are animations… It’s really helpful when the program explains the process of how to think about the problems and how to actually solve them."
— Student, Pennsylvania State University
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Mathematics Education beyond 16: Pathways and Transitions, Birmingham
At this Summer 2017 event, attendees heard from author Prof Tony Croft (Loughborough University) and put product questions to Pearson. Get in touch below to register your interest for forthcoming events.