Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume II

By Raymond A. Serway and John W. Jewett Jr.

Book Overview

This best-selling, calculus-based text is recognized for its carefully crafted, logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics. PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, Sixth Edition, maintains the Serway traditions of concise writing for the students, carefully thought-out problem sets and worked examples, and evolving educational pedagogy. This edition introduces a new co-author, Dr. John Jewett, at Cal Poly - Pomona, known best for his teaching awards and his role in the recently published PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, Third Edition, also written with Ray Serway. Providing students with the tools they need to succeed in introductory physics, the Sixth Edition of this authoritative text features unparalleled media integration and a newly enhanced supplemental package for instructors and students!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 053440846X
• ISBN13: 9780534408466
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Textbook!

I really am impressed with this textbook. It is one of the most organized texts I have ever used in college. The authors and publisher do an excellent job of "formatting" the topics. All equations are very well marked and numbered. Many other texts throw an equation in the middle of a paragraph and you can never find it when you need it. Not so in this book! You will always find just what you are looking for. They also do a great job of explaining the topics, with many many examples in each chapter. They provide "quick quizzes" in each chapter with answers at the end of the chapter that allows you to see how you are doing. They make liberal use of colors and illustrations which all help to ease the strain on the eye, and help the mind follow along. Overall, VERY GOOD BOOK! This book will never leave my library reference collection.

Good, but not perfect

For my undergrad calculus based physics classes, I studied in books by three different authors: Serway, Halliday-Resnick and Tippler. Even though the contents and explanations are about the same, the great feature about Serway is that it usually provides more examples than Halliday-Resnick and Tippler. I do not think that Serway differs significantly from the books that are used most often in universities. No book will give you an A+ without spending some. My advice is that you should study from different physics books to prepare yourself as best as possible for a test or a quiz. Yet, I cannot dismiss that Serway has done a great job compiling all the topics and providing excellent examples and illustrations. If you are interested to learn undergrad physics, Serway, Halliday-Resnick and Tippler are the way to go. Choose the book whose cover picture is the one that you like.

The BEST Introductory Physics Book EVER

To be honest, I didn't even need to buy this book, but I did it anyway. Having worked with Serway's Texts before, I new this was going to be an exellent book. This text contains hundreds of illustrations to help a student of physics grasp the underlying concepts. The book also has many diversified problems to help the student obtain the tools needed to be successful in physics. I would recommend this book to anybody, even those not interested in physics, because by the time your through with this book, you'll be interested alright.

Great Calculus Based Physics Textbook

I have been using this text book for the past year for three required college physics classes. The example problems are easy to understand and follow. Various pictures and illustations throughout the book are very helpful. Overall this a great book that covers everything; including motion, heat, optics, electricity, magnetism, waves, thermodynamics, and modern physics.

Absolutely the best

I am currently taking the first of a 2-semester course in cal.-based physics, and this book, by all means, is just great. It is concisely written, provides plenty of detailed examples covering all different types of problems, and has many nice illustrations. You really just have to see it for yourself to see just how complete it is. By far, this is the best academic cal-based physics book out there today.