AQA GCSE Physics Student Book (AQA GCSE Science 3rd Edition)

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Aim: To resolve a force into two components for an object moving in a direction not parallel to the The authors make use of variety of cultural references without purposefully excluding anyone. Generally, nothing in the text is blatantly offensive. However, there is one off-putting reference in the introduction to section 4.4 Newton’s Third Law of Motion: Symmetry in Forces which uses an excerpt from Man of La Mancha about domestic abuse. There are plenty of illustrations of Newton's third law of motion available which do not mention domestic violence. As this is a physics text book, the text is culturally unbiased. Images are inclusive of different ethnicities and show a mix of gender.

Pascal's principle is applied in hydraulic systems. A small input Characteristics of CHAPTER 2 Pressure Some of these features include video illustrations, multimedia resources, vector drawing questions to test students’ understanding of each concept. I liked the fact that graphing was embedded into the topics of velocity and acceleration, rather than making a separate section. The most important contents of the textbooks such as physical laws and their explanations do not change with time, so they do not need to be updated so often. However, writing styles, presentations (such as symbols, drawings, or pictures), and topics could be obsolete, fortunately they can easily be updated when needed. But many figures and topics in the textbook are of recent discoveries or inventions, therefore they probably do not need to be updated for at least within the next five years. Reviewed by Greg Gerstner, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Technology Instructor, Portland Community College on 8/2/18There are no obvious problems with internal consistency, either of terminology, notation or the book’s framework. The lectures were prepared for the foundational physics course at The California Institute of Technology (Caltech). However, they can stimulate an experienced physicist too.

With New School Physics, students can trust that they are learning from an authoritative source, benefiting from Professor Anyakoha’s wealth of knowledge and expertise. The modularity seems well designed for selecting just the most important or relevant topics for a particular course. There is no bias in the material. The book does not use names in the problems, since the problems are based on objects, such as electrons. Therefore, the book is cultural and gender neutral. This is typical of a physics book. College Physics includes all the major topics for an introductory non-calculus-based classical physics course. There are also seven chapters covering topics in modern physics. Even though the concepts might not be as meatier as in other texts, we found the book to be quite comprehensive.

The book is broken down into sections, but it is still not very clear where one section ends and another starts. Maybe some large bold or underline heading could be used. Figure 2.37 Working principle of ballast tanks in a submarine U235 + 1 n U236 141 Ba + 92 Kr + 310 n + energy I love the integration of the PHET simulations within the text. This will allow the student to explore applications related to the physics concepts. I also like the info given on resources for the book such as the partnerships for online homework.