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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS

Serway/Jewett: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 7th Ed.

You will…

— be tested— receive homework

assignments— have reading

assignments

…from these materials

WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?

– Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook.

– Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks.

Zogby International, 2006

WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?

– Consistent Problem-Solving Strategies in Examples

– Math Review Appendix helps brush up on math skills & see how they apply to physics

– New Summaries facilitate test review

– New Problems & Questions

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— ThomsonNOW— Student Solutions

Manual

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COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS

SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT

ENTERING FREE RESPONSES

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

HINTS AND FEEDBACK

REQUESTING HELP

Physics 101, Section 6

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WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?

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HOW CAN THOMSONNOW HELP ME PREPARE FOR EXAMS AND UNDERSTAND THE COURSE MATERIAL?

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ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT COMPUTERS?

— Student Solutions Manual

contains detailed solutions to approximately 20% of the problems per chapter (indicated in the textbook with boxed problem numbers). The manual also features a skills section, important notes from key sections of the text, and a list of important equations and concepts.

ISBN for Vol. 1, Ch 1-22:

049511331X  ISBN for Vol. 2, Ch 23-46:

0495113786

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