This book arms engineers with the tools to apply key physics concepts in the field. A number of the key figures in the new edition are revised to provide a more inviting and informative treatment. The figures are broken into component parts with supporting commentary so that they can more readily se[...]

The new Ninth Edition of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's Principles of Physics has been strategically revised to focus on engaging students, supporting critical thinking and moving students to the next level of physics understanding.[...]

Memorable and thoroughly understandable science lessons, liberally sprinkled with humor, will fascinate beginning physics students as well as general readers in such fascinating chapters as "On a Clear Day You "Can't See Forever," "Physics on a Manure Heap," "A Murder in Ceylon," and "Multiple Scatt[...]

Ob Blitz oder blauer Himmel, Glühwürmchen, Teetassen oder Seifenblasen - im täglichen Leben stolpert man laufend über Naturphänomene. Jearl Walker hat die spannendsten und witzigsten aufgegriffen und in diesem Buch deren physikalische Erklärungen skizziert - nicht in Formeln, sondern mit Worte[...]