The reality is that today most students taking the introductory physics course are like Rachael in that they need lots of guidance and interaction. Rather, it is part of a learning center with information, interactive challenges, activities, games (which can be group activities), and embedded media. The book is now much more than just a book. In that way I guide the student through the chapter. If the student’s answer is wrong, then I indicate the correct answer and why. In each chapter section, I explain some physics and then ask guiding questions, which the online student will answer.
Together we have now transformed the traditional book of thousands of declarative sentences into a Rachael-type of discourse. At the end of the semester, I pitched the idea of converting Fundamentals 10e to be an online, digital, interactive “book” to the publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Instead of passive reading in the textbook or passive listening to the lectures, we had a back-and-forth exchange of questions and explanations. If she was wrong, I would tell her the correct answer and why. I would explain some physics and then ask guiding questions. So, we began discussions of the physics in two-hour sessions each week for the rest of the semester. I soon realized that, although she was eager to succeed, she was not learning enough by reading the textbook and she was not gaining enough information from my lectures to do the homework or prepare for the exams. Within the first few weeks, Rachael began to come to my office for help. My working title for the “book” portion of the center is Physics for Rachael because I originated its design when Rachael Catrina was in my first semester physics class. The eleventh edition of Fundamentals of Physics is an online, interactive, digital learning center within WileyPLUS. If they do need a print companion, the edition previously sold as the 10th edition is available to them.Ī LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR PHYSICS FOR RACHAEL It is our hope that students will use the 11th edition of Fundamentals of Physics in This is because while we completely overhauled the WP course for the 11th edition, we did not change anything in the print version other than this preface. You will note that this print component does not have an edition number. The WileyPLUS Course for Fundamentals of Physics is now in its 11th edition. HOW TO USE THE 11TH EDITION OF FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS
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