Revision Updates:

1. A new chapter on physical optics and color, will also include topics on thin film interference and soap bubbles as well as the polarization phenomena.

2. Revisions of the chapter on waves to include more on sound and the physics of music.

3. Addition of 6 to 8 new Everyday Phenomena Boxes to this edition.

4. Addition of more open-ended questions in each chapter.

5. Revision of the exercises within each chapter.

6. Addition of more home experiments within the chapters.

7. Discussion of the internal structure of a battery in Chapter 13.

Very current text, revised to offer instructors and students more beneficial information and learning options.

Effective pedagogy includes unit openers and chapter overviews that alert students to the most important concepts. Internal summaries clarify and remind students of what is most important.
The pedagogy and EOC student aids present a "learning system" to guide students through the course

Instead of traditional titles for each section, leading questions introduce the material.
Intriguing questions in section heads pique student interest and draw them into the reading material.

"Everyday Phenomena" boxes throughout the text analyze common phenomena in more detail. Many examples are drawn from sports and others include lightning, auto collisions, and television sets.
These boxes emphasize the main theme of the text and give relevance to the concepts being presented and promote a better understanding of everyday events in students' lives.

On-line learning center provides students with quizzing, crossword puzzles, animations, and more and provides instructors with an IM, images from the book, animations, and more.
Professors get presentation and teaching tools that are easily accessible. Students get additional study help.

PowerWeb access is available free with purchase of a new textbook.
Keeps the course up to date with real world news along with quizzing and study tips.

Digital Content Manager: This multimedia collection of visual resources allows instructors to utilize artwork from the text in multiple formats to create customized classroom presentations, visually-based tests and quizzes, dynamic course website content, or attractive printed support materials. The digital assets on this cross-platform CD-ROM are grouped by chapter within easy-to-use folders.