How will students benefit from the book’s innovative approach to the college physics course?
The purpose of this book is to weave reasoning and relationships into the way we teach introductory physics. By introducing a consistent problem solving methodology, I give students the stepping stones they need to think and reason through the set up and solution of problems. Additionally, our unique use of “reasoning” problems helps students really get to the heart of key physics principles and relate these principles to their everyday experiences. I feel that these pedagogical tools, combined with the text’s up-front establishment of the relationship between forces and motion gives students a deeper understanding of the physics while encouraging them to develop sharper critical thinking and problem solving skills. Q: Chapter 2 introduces Newton’s laws of motion. Why do you do you begin the discussion of mechanics in this way? I devote all of Chapter 2 to Newton’s laws of motion and what they tell us about the relationship between forces and motion. This is the central thread of mecha
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