What do GPS devices, iPods, LCD displays, airport metal detectors, and PET scans have to do with physics? This Ostdiek/Bord’s INQUIRY INTO PHYSICS 8th Edition (PDF) ebook answers these questions and many others, helping college students understand fundamental concepts using a unique inquiry-based approach. The textbook integrates real modern applications of physics such as radar “guns” and plasma TVs o demonstrate the relevance of physics in daily life.
Reflecting the latest developments in the field and featuring a full-color art program, Inquiry Into Physics 8th Edition continues to emphasize the inquiry approach to learning physics by asking all students to try things, to discover relationships between physical quantities on their own, and to look for answers in the real world around them. To build conceptual understanding, this arithmetic-based best-selling textbook includes Concept Maps, Physics to Go activities, and periodic conceptual quizzes. At least one Applications feature in every chapter demonstrates the use of physical concepts developed in the chapter in areas such as medicine, environmental science, astronomy, and cultural studies. The ebook also reviews the historical development of physics and offers vignettes about the great scientists who made new discoveries possible, elements that are particularly relevant as context for non-science majors.
Additional ISBNs: 978-1305959422, 978-1337637305, 978-1337515863
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