Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook by Chris Mcmullen

Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook by Chris Mcmullen

LEVEL This book covers the electricity and magnetism topics from physics with calculus at the university level. (If instead you're looking for a trig-based physics book, search for ISBN 1941691102.) Note that the calculus-based edition includes all of material from the trig-based book, plus ample coverage of the calculus-based material.

DESCRIPTION This combination of physics study guide and workbook focuses on essential problem-solving skills and strategies:

• Fully solved examples with explanations show you step-by-step how to solve standard university physics problems.
• Handy charts tabulate the symbols, what they mean, and their SI units.
• Problem-solving strategies are broken down into steps and illustrated with examples.
• Answers, hints, intermediate answers, and explanations are provided for every practice exercise.
• Terms and concepts which are essential to solving physics problems are defined and explained.

VOLUME This volume covers electricity and magnetism, including electric fields, Gauss's law, circuits, Kirchhoff's rules, magnetic fields, right-hand rules, the law of Biot-Savart, Ampere's law, Lenz's law, Faraday's law, AC circuits, an introduction to Maxwell's equations, and more.

AUTHOR The author, Dr. Chris McMullen, has over 20 years of experience teaching university physics in California, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana (and has also taught physics to gifted high school students). Dr. McMullen currently teaches physics at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He has also published a half-dozen papers on the collider phenomenology of superstring-inspired large extra dimensions. Chris McMullen earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from Oklahoma State University (and his M.S. in physics from California State University, Northridge).

Dr. McMullen is well-known for:

• engaging physics students in challenging ideas through creativity
• breaking difficult problems down into manageable steps
• providing clear and convincing explanations to subtle issues
• his mastery of physics and strong background in mathematics
• helping students become more fluent in practical math skills

MATH REVIEW A separate chapter covers essential calculus skills (including valuable integration techniques).

SOLUTIONS The back of the book includes a detailed section of hints, intermediate answers, final answers, and explanations to help you solve each problem one step at a time. It's like having a physics tutor in the back of the book. (However, if you would prefer complete solutions, search for ISBN 1941691137.)

USES This study guide workbook can be used to:

• learn how to solve fundamental problems in physics with calculus
• find fully-solved examples of standard physics problems
• develop fluency in physics via practice exercises that include answers, hints, and explanations
• quickly find the most essential physics terms, concepts, and formulas
• prepare for the AP physics exam
• review for standardized exams, such as AP Physics or the fundamentals of the GRE.

CALCULATOR Every problem in this book can be solved without the aid of a calculator. This is handy for students who will take a standardized exam like the GRE Physics, which doesn't allow a calculator. (It's also a handy skill to be able to estimate an answer without relying on a calculator.)

Chris McMullen is a physics professor at Louisiana's Northwestern State University. He graduated with a Ph.D. In 2002, he received his Ph.D. in phenomenological high-energy physics (particle physics) from Oklahoma State University. He got his Master's degree in the study of electron spin resonance at California State University, Northridge, where he was born and raised. His area of expertise is the Large Hadron Collider, and he has written multiple papers on the chances for discovering huge superstring-inspired additional dimensions at the LHC.

To convey his enthusiasm for the geometry and physics of the fourth dimension, Dr. McMullen created The Graphic Guide to Extra Dimensions, Volumes 1 and 2. Full-Color Illustrations of the Fourth Dimension, Volumes 1 and 2, are two volumes he authored to help demonstrate the geometry of a fourth dimension of space. When Dr. McMullen first read Rudy Rucker's introduction to the subject in high school, he was enthralled by the concept of a fourth dimension of space. He was working on his Ph.D. at the time.

When Arkani-Hamed, Dimopoulos, and Dvali published a notable technical study motivating huge superstring-inspired additional dimensions in particle physics, the concept of the fourth dimension was changed from philosophy to a scientifically plausible science. Dr. McMullen has written these books for a public readership to share his enthusiasm for the math and physics of extra dimensions. May your consideration of a fourth dimension of space boost the dimensionality of your thoughts, is one of his favorite sayings.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781941691113
ISBN 10	1941691110
Title	Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook
Author	Chris Mcmullen
Series	Learn Physics With Calculus Step-By-Step
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Zishka Publishing
Year published	2017-03-04
Number of pages	574
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.