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Department of Physics and Astronomy. Welcome to Physics ! This is the second semester of a calculus-based physics class. We will study electrostatics, quasistatic electric fields and currents, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction, waves, and physical and geometric optics. It is a lot of material for us to cover in one semester, so expect a fast pace.

You are fully responsible for all of the topics listed on the Course Schedule page. Physics is a lab-based course, designed with interesting experiments to help your conceptual understanding and problem solving. You are strongly encouraged to concurrently take both Physics and You are required to demonstrate a knowledge, understanding and use of the principles of physics, b ability to use reasoning and logic to define a problem in terms of physics principles, and c ability to use mathematics and computer applications to solve physics problems.

By the end of this course, it is to be expected that you will have acquired a concrete understanding of the following topics: AC circuits, wave mechanics, physical and geometric optics. Slow sock on Lubricon VI: Forces and Newton's laws of motion Inclined planes and friction: Forces and Newton's laws of motion Tension: Forces and Newton's laws of motion Treating systems: Centripetal force and gravitation.

Circular motion and centripetal acceleration: Centripetal force and gravitation Centripetal forces: Centripetal force and gravitation Newton's law of gravitation: Work and energy Springs and Hooke's law: Work and energy Mechanical advantage: Impacts and linear momentum. Impacts and linear momentum Elastic and inelastic collisions: Impacts and linear momentum Center of mass: Torque and angular momentum.

Torque and angular momentum Torque, moments, and angular momentum: Oscillations and mechanical waves. Oscillations and mechanical waves Simple harmonic motion with calculus: Oscillations and mechanical waves Introduction to mechanical waves: Oscillations and mechanical waves The Doppler effect: Oscillations and mechanical waves Wave interference: Fluids Buoyant Force and Archimedes' Principle: Temperature, kinetic theory, and the ideal gas law: Thermodynamics Specific heat and heat transfer: Thermodynamics Laws of thermodynamics: Electric charge, field, and potential.

Charge and electric force Coulomb's law: Electric charge, field, and potential Electric field: Electric charge, field, and potential Electric potential energy, electric potential, and voltage: Ohm's law and circuits with resistors: Circuits Circuits with capacitors: This is why I support the online textbook for this discipline but would hope for a few adjustments to make it more accurate for our institution.

The consistency and terminology is strong in this text. It fits the framework of the conversation but not accurately depicts our particular community college situation. I found this text easy to read and visually enticing. It was organized well and at different points within the text, the book realigned with various subunits. The only issue is that I would organize my class in sections that might not need particular sections and some of the content can be considered a bit outdated. If I were to instruct this course at a 4 year institution, I would see the benefit of the organization and structure of this text.

I see the topics in the text are presented in a logical and clear manner. It would take an instructor to cut and paste according to course outcomes. The book does a good job in exploring the variety of students: I think it would be nice to have a few stories of individual students who were successful who provide their entire story inclusive of race, ethnicity and background. A story supports a student to relate as they move through a somewhat difficult higher education path. Overall, I would consider using this text for the future if given the opportunity to teach at a more "traditional" institution.

At this point, I don't see that it would be helpful. Ideally, the best way to move forward would be to allow the instructor ME to utilize materials form the text to provide a "cut and paste" option for relevant chapters to be utilize in the order deemed suitable for my students. This is a very comprehensive text. The text incorporated "real world" parameters that aren't usually covered in the "corporate" textbooks.

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Things such as draft and the Magnus force were introduced in the projectile motion discussion so students Things such as draft and the Magnus force were introduced in the projectile motion discussion so students could see how the "school house" answer for the distance of a home run in Major League baseball is very different from what actually happens. I found no errors of accuracy.

I found some things you could "quibble" about--but that's physics. An example is that in Chapter 18, if you weren't an expert, in section The text makes that very clear later on though. The book is relevant and up-to-date. In Chapter 14 the book discussed the green house effect and how our changing climate is making that phenomenon even more dramatic. My favorite part of this book! This book reads much more like a well written article in Scientific American than a dull text. One drawback to this however is that there is a LOT of things covered that is impossible to cover in a 2 semester sequence.

But, by assigning readings, the book is an enjoyable read and the students can glean much of the extra information on their own. The flow and structure is good. The book has no surprises in the material it covers, what is a bonus is the how the introduce the "real world" situations along with the standard theories all textbokks have. This is a difficult arena for physics because it's white male dominance is a problem and we are trying to address these issues.

But the text is very male centric I noticed on a second look. Lots of "engineering" pictures with while men standing around lab set-ups and large machines. The drawings, an attempt to was made to have people of color represented in the drawings, but that just makes it look patronizing since there were very few people of color in the text, and almost no women. I found this book very readable and the science was top notch. But then, I look at my comments in Section 10 and I see we have a ways to go in physics to be more inclusive.

When i was reading the book, as a white male, I wasn't even looking for cultural relevance, which is a big "shame on me" since I fashion myself a champion of STEM for all! The textbook is comprehensive. It covers all topics typical to a college physics course. The table of conten is very clear and easy to follow. The appendices are verey detail, some almost give too much detail, i. The index is very detailed allowing the reader to find lots of topic quickly.

The book covers typical topic for college physics. The physics problem are related to modern day applications. Photos,pictures used are also related to modern day which should be relevant for many years. Some photos may need to be update every few years as technology advances, i.

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I have been in the business of teaching Freshman physics courses for more than 20 years. Comments I love the introduction. Like most physics texts, this one draws on western examples, but in addition, it has more diversity than many textbooks. The text incorporated "real world" parameters that aren't usually covered in the "corporate" textbooks. Comments I really appreciate the idea of an open source text that is so readily accessible for students.

The muted colors could be brightened a bit. There could also be some separation of definitions and formulas from the text. The book is broken down into sections, but it is still not very clear where one section ends and another starts. Maybe some large bold or underline heading could be used. The organization of the book as far as topics is good. Some chapters are reordered in comparison to typical college physics books, but that does not cause any concern. I did like the grouping of topics such as circular motion with gravity. Often circular motion is placed in a chapter where it is not very relevant.

I love the integration of the PHET simulations within the text. This will allow the student to explore applications related to the physics concepts. I also like the info given on resources for the book such as the partnerships for online homework. The grammar could be improved. I liked the book's intro where both female and male physicist were highlighted. There were examples which include a variety of race, backgrounds which is important for inclusion for all communities to see how they can utilize physics in their communities as well as how it can be relevant in their everyday life.

I found this book rather comprehensive. My point of comparison was Physics, Walker 4th edition which is currently our main textbook for the our non calculus Physics courses. Actually, the sub topics that were missing I believe should be taught in a calculus based physics course e. I found no issues here whatsoever. All the equations I saw were correct, and their descriptions appropriate. Typically, an introductory physics course stays relevant for a long time. Changes in the most modern law's of physics don't usually make their way down to introductory physics, since they are rather complicated.

Indeed, the book was rather clear. I asked my students of an introductory physics class if the book was more or less clear compared to Walker. They rated each book as clear as each other. I would not the organization was not logical, but it was different to the other main Physics textbooks in terms of the order of the topics. This can create problems when a professor wants to switch from another book, to this book. But, I also think the students understand these books are free, and this is a worthwhile compromise. Well, its pretty hard to offend anyone with a Physics book culturally, as we tend to discuss objects rather than people.

I asked my students to compare this book to Physics by Walker and most rated it as better. I am absolutely sure it will be adopted by the University Houston Physics Department, and we look forward to reducing the cost of education in doing so. The book covers all material typically covered in an algebra based two semester introductory course. The index is useful and clickable to go directly to the material desired. The material is mostly up-to-date and could be updated easily. For example, it discusses gravitational waves, which have recently been discovered, but does not mention that.

For the most part, I found the images to be excellent. However, there were some pictures in the example problems early in the book that I thought were not complete enough. I think their point might have been that the pictures do not have to be great pictures, but one could make a nice picture and then another simpler one a few times to make that point too. I noticed the book pointed out a female physicist in Chapter 1, which is not often done.

While the book did a nice job of covering energy concerns, I'm surprised that global climate change was not mentioned though the greenhouse effect was. I realize it's a topic we should treat carefully, but it should be discussed. I love the introduction.

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What a great way to motivate the importance of physics. I like the misconception alerts. I like that the book provides a section about problem solving approaches and then models this pretty well through the example problems they solve, including drawing a coordinate system and picture, identifying unknowns, and reflecting upon the result. I liked the fact that graphing was embedded into the topics of velocity and acceleration, rather than making a separate section.

I like the example problems that look like experiments and the suggestions for PhET simulations. I like the many examples of muscles and other biology related topics that will appeal to the many pre-meds or people just interested in the physics relations to their body. I particularly like the posture discussion. Things I did not like: The text seems a little small. There were some bolded terms such as relativity in Chapter 1, that I do not think should be bolded. The poor things will have heart attacks. It did not seem like the odd problems had solutions at the end of the book, like some books do.

Also, there was no indication of problem difficulty level on the problems at the end of the chapter. That is normally nice for the students to know. Reviewed by Lih-Sin The, Dr. The textbook covers all materials shown in most other College Physics textbooks. The textbook is even more comprehensive as it covers more materials than most other textbooks.

All physical concepts in the textbook are correct and explained very well. Other than some notations that are not consistent see note 5 , the materials are error-free and unbiased. The most important contents of the textbooks such as physical laws and their explanations do not change with time, so they do not need to be updated so often. However, writing styles, presentations such as symbols, drawings, or pictures , and topics could be obsolete, fortunately they can easily be updated when needed.

But many figures and topics in the textbook are of recent discoveries or inventions, therefore they probably do not need to be updated for at least within the next five years. I find the textbook is quite easy to read, the materials are presented smoothly and clear descriptions of physical concepts and jargons are provided including their historical backgrounds.

Most figures are given excellent descriptions and notations. The framework of the textbook is excellent and it is adopted consistently. The example problems are solved following the same steps, such as, first present the strategy, then elaborate the solution, then discuss the solution. Most sections have their own problem-solving strategies, PhET Interactive simulations, and at the end of each chapter, we can find its glossary and section summary.

However, there is one inconsistency in notation: These make it rather easy to create reading assignments and lecture topics. The chapters in the textbook are logically arranged that the comprehension of the earlier chapters are needed to understand the later chapters. The thought and concepts developments are excellent.

The pdf file of the textbook can be accessed without a problem. No flaw in the figures and tables can be found. I do not find any offensive materials in the textbook. In my opinion, it can be accepted by all people, in fact, the pictures or figures in the textbook represent many races, ethnicities, and backgrounds much better than other textbooks that I read.

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I run a spellchecker to the pdf file, but due to limited time it can only check the spelling of chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and Below is the list of corrections: The book discusses all the topics of the subject that are covered by any standard introductory physics textbook. However, I found that the numerical problems at the end of this book are not as varied as compared to other standard textbooks.

As a result I generally have to look for example problems from other textbooks for discussion in class. The topics of this introductory physics book are relevant and up-to-date, with examples and example problems that are explained clearly. In addition, the book also provides answers to all the numerical problems from the end of each chapter. Further improvement by adding a variation of numerical problems for each chapter would make the book more competitive.

The topics are discussed in clear language and the book provides several examples to help understand the topic. The chapter is divided into smaller sections or modules that are helpful in locating relevant topics, instead of having to search through the entire chapter. Particularly, the summary section at the end of each chapter is well written, highlighting all the important topics of each chapter.

The topics in the book are organized, and discussed clearly. Sometimes, the approach to a particular problem may be different compared to that used in a standard physics textbook, however, the topics are clearly and consistently explained throughout the book. The topics and figures discussed in the book add to the scientific discussion, and are not culturally insensitive or offensive in any respect.

The online version of the book is available free of cost, while the actual book is available to students at a quarter of the price compared to any standard introductory physics textbook. The quality of the material is comparable to other standard textbooks. This text covers all of the expected content in a College Physics course, encompassing both semesters, and includes several modern physics topics.

This allows instructors flexibility in choosing the topics they would like for each semester of This allows instructors flexibility in choosing the topics they would like for each semester of physics. The text is designed to teach Motion before Forces, which is common, though it would be nice to see flexibility in editions increased, with a second edition that covers forces first, and another that integrates the discussion of Motion and Forces.

While reviewing every single example and end-of-chapter problem is not practical for one person, I did not find any significant errors and am impressed by the number of end-of-chapter problems, especially in the modern physics chapters. Problems seem to be "on the level" for students, and cover the major ideas in each chapter. I like the PhET simulation problem prompts in each chapter. These are supported by research, and help augment investigative skills that help bridge the text to the lab aspects of the course. Updates would be clear, if necessary, based on the breakdown of content.

The modern topics seem to be well organized and relevant for the type of student who would take College Physics. I would prefer that examples be moved to the end of each section, and would encourage students to skip reading examples until they finish reading the prose in each chapter. The text is brief. Truly, this needs to be evaluated by students in order to find out how clear they perceive it compared to other texts.

I feel other text possess better prose, but this texts gets to the point which I like. The brief nature of the text allows instructors to supplement more easily, though that is more work possibly, depending on the amount of supplementation the instructor feels is necessary. Again, the PhET inclusions are unexpected, and fantastic. Diagrams are pretty clear and the breakdown of topics into bite-sized chunks can work well for students. While some subjects are not discussed in the way I would like such as separating free fall from regular motion analysis, as if it required different behaviors or ideas , I think the book approaches each chapter in a consistent way.

Students should have a strong expectation of what a chapter will look like and how workflow will proceed given the layout of the book. Topics in physics tend to build on one another. I would really prefer to see waves discussed before thermodynamics.

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It would be logical to build that waves off of harmonic motion. I don't understand why that discussion is moved to be after thermodynamics. That being said, there are examples of modular possibilities as you get into the later sections of the book, allowing instructors some freedom in choosing modern topics.

My biggest beef would be the requirement to teach motion first.

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The layout of the first few chapters WILL require this. I have found that, when teaching non-majors, that teaching forces first seems more successful than motion, and teaching them simultaneously is even better. This book would make teaching in either of these ways very difficult for students. That being said, each of these changes would require totally separate editions. I have addressed several of these issues in a previous part of this review. I will re-state here, My biggest beef would be the requirement to teach motion first.

The book is interfaced pretty well, with bookmarks necessary , and the hyperlinks I tested worked. The navigations to PhET simulations are helpful, but it should be noted that while those links are maintained, updates to the PhETs are often completed and a student who navigates to these through the website may find different options or layouts of the PhETs themselves. THis may cause confusion. I have seen this occur in other etexts with PhET stuff.

The lack of other publisher text resources is noticeable. Links to many videos or minilectures can help some students, but again, this can be supplemented by the instructor at his or her leisure. I didn't run across any glaring errors. Problems could be stated more clearly in some cases, but that is tru for just about every text in existence.

I didn't see anything offensive. I really like the inclusion of history and historical figures in this text. The authors have done a fantastic job of realizing this can be a way to introduce content to students. Understanding the historical development of scientific knowledge should be part of the journey in a physics course. I think the authors have done a good job of making these connections.

Even more of these connections would be even better. I am using this text next semester in an online course and hope to see further how much I feel the need to supplement in each case. The textbook covers all the content you would expect from an introductory algebra-based physics course. All the topics i cover in my course are included in this textbook. This textbook seems up to date and able to be used for the foreseeable future. The formulas can be confusing at times, it seems like they should have used a better editor for the mathematical components. The format of equations and numbers throughout seems to vary a bit.

This text can be easily implemented into any algebra-based physics course. The text is an excellent template. I enjoyed the flow of the text. Mainly I thought the questions at the bottom of every section were useful for student comprehension. As I mentioned above, I prefer the online version of the text. If you download the PDF the format changes slightly, though the text is still very useful. I have been in the business of teaching Freshman physics courses for more than 20 years.

In fact, an attractive feature of College Physics is that it contains significantly more material spelling out the implications for the life and allied health sciences, integrated seamlessly into the body of the text. Despite the considerable size of the book, it should be easy to use as a reference work: Any book of this size cannot be entirely error free, but I cannot say I found any although I have yet to teach from the book. There is no discernible bias. I have some minor quibbles here and there about statements made in College Physics, but most of these have more to do with nuances of interpretation than inaccuracies, and do not impact on the utility of the book as an introductory text.

All of the core material covered by College Physics is well established, but the text is remarkable for its consistent attention to recent developments. In almost all cases, these are dealt with in such a way that frequent updating will not be required. The various sections which discuss the search for the Higgs boson and gravitational waves, now both discovered, are most clearly in need of revision, but the changes will be easy to implement.

The writing style is certainly accessible without being too informal. There is an unfortunate tendency to use technical terms in the introductions to chapters or sections before they have been defined. However, in all the instances I am aware of, it was possible to find the term defined not long thereafter, making this an irritating but, hopefully, not debilitating feature of the book for the neophyte.

Of more concern is that many sections could do with an overhaul to improve their conciseness and clarity. Sometimes, even when it is clear that an especial effort has been made with the composition of some section, the writing distracts from the point that is being made. Perhaps, the most egregious instance occurs in section 4. The text has been suitably modularized. It will be straightforward to use it in conjunction with any course which covers only a small portion of the material in College Physics.

The organisation of the topics within the text is, by and large, standard. One departure from the norm is the inclusion of elasticity under a discussion of forces within the Newtonian paradigm. Usually, this material is deferred to a chapter dealing with the static equilibrium of structures, which then serves to motivate the phenomenological description of the response of materials to applied forces. There are some formatting issues but none are serious. Some of the Chapter Outlines, which appear right at the beginning of each chapter, spill over to the next page see, for example, chapters 2, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 , which makes it difficult to take in the content of a chapter at a glance surely one purpose of these outlines?

Couldn't the pictures which appear above these outlines be cropped accordingly? They add colour but have limited information content. Many of the worked examples in the text are spread over more than one page. It would possibly be an improvement if the glossaries appeared at the beginnings of chapters, immediately after the outline and before the text starts.

Then readers can gauge if they are already familiar with the key concepts to be introduced in the chapter, and the authors would be less constrained in their prose by the need to carefully introduce terminology before they use it. I am sure that the authors have been careful to eliminate as many grammatical errors as humanly possible. Nevertheless, there is one that has escaped their attention which appears at a rather prominent place in the text. College Physics deals with the fruits of the scientific method.

As such, the book should be and is culturally neutral. The illustrations which accompany the text do not display a predilection for any gender, ethnicity or race. I would like to congratulate the authors on their selfless achievement. I hope that they will be able to summon up the motivation to continue the never-ending task of improving upon their already useful pedagogic tool.

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This book is an excellent comprehensive text for a level algebra-based physics course. It explains all relevant physics concepts in a clear and consistent manner. The authors provide many biological and medical examples which makes it an ideal textbook for pre-med and bio-oriented students. In most level physics courses the majority of students are interested in pursuing a medical career. Using this book as a course textbook will most likely motivate many pre-med and biology students to be more interested in understanding the basic concepts of physics.

Each chapter has its own glossary of terms which makes it easier for students to read the chapter before attending a lecture. End of chapter problems include integrated concept and unreasonable results problems. For the instructor a manual is provided which contains both problems and solutions. This makes it easy to integrate examples into a lecture. More than 4, end-of chapter problems are available in WebAssign, an affordable online homework system. A student solutions manual is also available.

The book has very good appendices and is equivalent to other college physics text books. In general, the contents can be considered accurate and unbiased. An exception to this statement is the title of chapter These topics have nothing to do with medical applications of nuclear physics; therefore the title is not accurate.

The concepts described in the book will not change. Applications as well as links to external websites will need to be updated and kept current. Concepts are explained in a logical and consistent manner. All relevant terms are defined briefly in the glossary at the end of each chapter. The text contains many examples. Solutions to problems are well explained and follow a coherent step-by-step approach throughout the book.

The book is well written and easy to read. Each chapter is divided into several sections. The modular version of the web view of the book allows to re-organize the chapters, create new modules, and add images. This is only possible on the legacy site of Connexions. A PDF file of each chapter can also be created. Unfortunately, this has not yet been implemented for the new online version of the book at the time of this review. The book follows the traditional approach used in most college physics text books.

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Dear Student Practical work is an important element of the physics course and this is reflected in the allocation of approximately one-third of the marks to. Experimental Physics-II (cool Physics Book 2) and millions of other books are Optics, Mechanics, Electricity & Electronics) (cool Physics) Paperback – May 30, .

The topics are presented in a logical and clear fashion. Each chapter starts with the learning objectives followed by an introduction to the basic concepts with examples, and ends with applications. The user interface with the browser version of the book is easy to navigate and well designed. The font is sans serif and very small. This is not a problem, if the user reads the book online or downloads the PDF file and reads it on a computer screen. All browsers and Acrobat Reader offer the possibility to zoom in on the text.

However, the printed version of the book is difficult to read. As this is a physics text book, the text is culturally unbiased. Images are inclusive of different ethnicities and show a mix of gender. I highly recommend OpenStax's College Physics book to all instructors of introductory physics courses. I will use it in my summer courses. The book seems accurate with given information, but sometimes the information is incomplete. For example, the fundamental SI units are not all listed at the beginning. With ease of making improvements, the book can last forever.

Being an OER, constant changes would bring this text to life with current events and relevance to student lives. For example, in calculating uncertainties in the first chapter, I would have spent more time talking about how adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing values with uncertainties can affect the uncertainties of the answers. The organization of the table of contents and thus, the chapters seems well done. I realize the pedagogical methods of the text values discoverybringing up concepts as they are neededversus topic-based organizationproviding all mathematical information at the beginning and using them throughout the book.

I think that has more weight of acceptance today. Also, as a small side issue, the solutions for each HW problem are given nearer to the next HW problem, which could be confusing to some. I think the HW problems are great assets to the text. Props for that great idea! The coverage in the book is similar to others such as Cutnell Physics or Knight. The chapter topics and order are virtually the same. I found the index to be more straightforward and organized in a way that "'students would think" to find I found the index to be more straightforward and organized in a way that "'students would think" to find information in the text.

The human body application problems are very good, particularly the torque problems in Chapter 9 There should be a handy reference for math and trigonometric identities in the Appendix. My students use them frequently. The information that I was able to review in most detail from Chapters 1 - 28 which our main coverages, was surprisingly accurate. No major errors were noticed. There are a good number of typos though throughout.

The eariy chapters were spot on. Chapters 18 - 24 could use a little tuning up as the chapters seem disconnected in reading. The Electricity and Magnetism chapters will probably need changes sooner than later. The hard drive example in a few years will probably be as useful as a vinyl record example. Some eariler introduction of solid state examples may be prudent.

The reading level is uneven throughout the text, but reads at a level that should be in the community college students' comfort zone. Some textbooks seam to read as if they were written by PhDs for PhDs. This book was a good read for students that are transitioning from developmental courses. The structure of the text is fairly consistent with the usage of terms, examples, chapter and subchapter heading and divisions.

Again, this text falls in line with similar texts and there are always different ways to structure the material. The separation of fulid mechanics into statics and dynamics with applications is a good touch. There is an unevenness in the text after Fluids, but that seems typical of all of the trig-based level texts.

The flow of the book is no better or worse that any other book on the market. No one has published a text yet that doesn't turn into a selected topics in Physics after fluids. The question I always have from students in the later chapters is how does this relate to the earlier chapters. The linking and navigation components function fine in TOC and index as do the links to the figure within the chapters and the topic links in the examples. Some linking feature should be left out of the PDF.

For example, the use of links to previous chapters in problem examples without a way to get back to what you were reading can be a bit annoying especially if you weren't keeping track of the page or example you were looking at. I was surprised at the how well this book comparer to what we are currently using. I plan to recommend a pilot of this text in the upcoming spring semester. Since, it is a good equivalent, the price is an advantage. The contents of this book are complete, and it is done in an orderly manner. The chapter titles are easily matched to the contents of the chapters.

At the back of the book there is a glossary, but no index except for the electronic index. Finding material presented in one section, then used in problems later can be handled with the search feature which is called index. The content is accurate. The book is well thought out and care has been taken in working the examples.

There is no bias in the material.

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The book does not use names in the problems, since the problems are based on objects, such as electrons. Therefore, the book is cultural and gender neutral. This is typical of a physics book. Most of physics is constant over time, so being up to date is not an issue. The physics of fifty years ago is still valid. As time goes on we are continuing to add to the base of knowledge, and these current advances are usually placed in the later chapters. This book is rich in up to date material in those later chapters. As to soon being obsolete, that is not likely. As more is learned from physics, some, but not much, can be added at this level.

And such additions can be done easily, often by adding a late chapter or two, or adding to an existing chapter. Since the later material is not gotten to in most classes, whether additions are made in the future or not will not impact the usability of the book. The book in extremely clear. The book is written with material of a section focusing on a single topic, or a few related topics, and the work is easily understood without clouding the material with too many new concepts.

The wording is such that a college student should understand the book by reading, and the technical words needed to understand the material are adequately defined. The book maintains the same style throughout, and the terms used in one section do not vary when used in a future section. The sections are comparable in length, and all sections have a narrow focus.