Physics - Couverture rigide

Walker, James-S

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0136331246 ISBN 13 : 9780136331247

Editeur : Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

Book by Walker James S

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Foundation Maths has been written for students taking higher and further education courses who have not specialised in mathematics on post-16 qualifications and need to use mathematical tools in their courses.  It is ideally suited to those studying marketing, business studies, management, science, engineering, social science, geography, combined studies and design.  It will be useful for those who lack confidence and who need careful, steady guidance in mathematical methods.  For those whose mathematical expertise is already established, the book will be a helpful revision and reference guide.  The style of the book also makes it suitable for self-study and distance learning.

 

Features of the book

 

·        Mathematical processes are described in everyday language – mathematical ideas are usually developed by example rather than formal proof, thereby encouraging students’ learning.

·        Key points highlight important results that need to be referred to easily or remembered.

·        Worked examples are included throughout the book to reinforce learning.

·        Self-assessment questions are provided at the end of most sections to test understanding of important parts of the section.  Answers are given at the back of the book.

·        Exercises provide a key opportunity to develop competence and understanding through practice.  Answers are given at the back of the book.

·        Test and assignment exercises (with answers provided in a separate Lecturers’ Manual on the website) allow lecturers and tutors to set regular assignments or tests throughout the course.

 

New to this edition

 

·        Six new chapters:  Chapter 4 Sets, Chapter 8 Number Bases, Chapter 9 Elementary Logic, Chapter 31 Integration by Parts, Chapter 36 Correlation and Chapter 37 Regression.

·        Extra end-of-chapter questions for students (with answers) on the website at www.pearsoned.co.uk/croft

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·        PowerPoint slides for lecturers on the website featuring Key Points from the book with their related Worked Examples.

    

Anthony Croft has taught mathematics in further and higher education institutions for twenty four years.  He is currently Director of the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough university, which has been designated a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.  He teaches mathematics and engineering undergraduates, and has championed mathematics support for students who find the transition from school to university difficult and for students with learning difficulties.  He has authored many very successful mathematics textbooks including several for engineering students.

 

Robert Davison has twenty five years experience teaching mathematics in both further and higher education.  He is currently Head of Quality in the Faculty of Computing Sciences and Engineering at De Montfort University, where he also teaches mathematics.  He has authored many very successful mathematics textbooks including several for engineering students.      

 

 

 

 

 

Biographie de l'auteur

James S. Walker obtained his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Washington in 1978. He subsequently served as a post-doc at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at San Diego before joining the physics faculty at Washington State University in 1983. Professor Walker's research interests include statistical mechanics, critical phenomena, and chaos. His many publications on the application of renormalization-group theory to systems ranging from absorbed mono-layers to binary-fluid mixtures have appeared in Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, Physica, and a host of other publications. He has also participated in observations on the summit of Mauna Kea, looking for evidence of extra-solar planets.

Jim Walker likes to work with students at all levels, from judging elementary school science fairs to writing research papers with graduate students, and has taught introductory physics for many years. His enjoyment of this course and his empathy for students have earned him a reputation as an innovative, enthusiastic, and effective teacher. Jim's educational publications include "Reappearing Phases" (Scientific American, May 1987) as well as articles in the American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. In recognition of his contributions to the teaching of physics, Jim was recently named Boeing Distinguished Professor of Science and Mathematics Education.

When he is not writing, conducting research, teaching, or developing new classroom demonstrations and pedagogical materials, Jim enjoys amateur astronomy, bird watching, photography, juggling, unicycling, boogie boarding, and kayaking. He recently spent three weeks rafting through the Grand Canyon and hiking in various side canyons. Jim is also an avid jazz pianist and organist. He has served as ballpark organist for several Class A minor league baseball teams, including minor. league affiliates of the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0136331246
• ISBN 13: 9780136331247
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1190
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie