Conceptual Physics, Global Edition (13^th Ed.)

Forcourses in liberal arts physics.

Actively engage students inlearning and loving physics Paul Hewitt?s best-selling ConceptualPhysics defined the liberal arts physics course over 30 years agoand continues as the benchmark. Hewitt?s text is guided by the principle of"concepts before calculations" and is famous for engaging studentswith real-world analogies and imagery to build a strong conceptualunderstanding of physical principles, ranging from classical mechanics tomodern physics.

The 13th Edition continuesto make physics delightful for students with informative and fun Hewitt-Drew-Itscreencasts, updated content and applications, and new engaging activities.

Paul G. Hewitt Becoming a physics instructor and textbook authordidn't seem a likely outcome of my earlier years. I grew up in Saugus (nearBoston), Massachusetts. In my high school years, an influential counselorconvinced me that I wouldn't have to take academic courses due to my talent forart. My passions at the time were drawing comic strips, rink roller-skating,and especially boxing, which helped repel school bullies. At age 17, I won thesilver medal of the New England Amateur Athletic Union in the 112-pound class.Shortly after that, I delivered newspapers, painted signs, and learnedsilk-screen printing in Boston, where I met life-long friend Ernie Brown, whoinfluenced me to spend two winters with him in Miami, Florida. I dedicated theeleventh edition of Conceptual Physics to Ernie.

In 1953, during the Koreanconflict, I was abruptly drafted into the Army. I was fortunate, however, thatthe war ended on my last day of basic training at Camp Carson in ColoradoSprings. My Army discharge occurred during the craze of uranium prospecting,which nurtured the hope of financial security. I took that gamble and remainedin Colorado to prospect for uranium, supporting myself as a sign painter in thetown of Salida. I discovered uranium-tainted rock in the Sangre de ChristoMountains that raised my hopes, but not my income. More importantly, Idiscovered and fell in love with Millie Luna. Winter snow prevented access tomy uranium claims, so I went back to Saugus, and then to escape the cold NewEngland winters, I returned to Miami.

Life-changing events occurred inMiami. First, I married Millie. Second, I met sign painter and science buffBurl Grey and his intellectual mentor, Jacque Fresco. Both inspired me topursue a life of science. I returned north and with the G.I. Bill, enrolled atNewman Preparatory School in Boston to make up for high-school deficiencies. Atthe age of 27, I began college at Lowell Technological Institute (now theUniver

About the book:

Prepare for lecture.

• Icons throughout the book show students where videos can be accessed. They can watch Paul Hewitt’s video demonstrations and Hewitt-Drew-It screencasts to prepare for lecture and gain a better conceptual understanding of physics.
• The Instructor Resources provide the most comprehensive resource available of purpose-built in-class teaching aids, including high-resolution JPEGs of all figures and photos from the book, all the Interactive Figures and Video Demonstrations, PowerPoint® Lecture Outlines and Clicker Questions written by the author, plus electronic versions of the Next-Time Questions, Instructor Manual, and Test Bank.
• Conceptual Think and Rank end of chapter exercises help students master important concepts.
• Multiple-Choice Practice Exams at the end of each chapter enable the student to assess their grasp of the material they just learned.

Make physics relevant anddelightful.

• UPDATED - Chapter Openers feature updated photos to reflect the diversity found in the sciences today and include new photos and descriptions of professors and those in industry.
• Current applications and topics include digital technology, environment, and energy. These topics are at the forefront of everyone’s consciousness these days and an intelligent awareness of their scientific foundations will give rise to better decision making in the political arena and keep students aware of current events.
• An extensive full-color figure and photo program includes the author’s hallmark cartoons, which are both approachable and informative.
• Fun and easy-to-perform projects involve students in the scientific process of exploration and observation.
• Insight boxes p