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YOUR COURSE MATERIALS
Serway/Jewett: Physics for
Scientists and Engineers,
7th Ed.
You will…
— be tested
— receive homework
assignments
— have reading assignments
…from these materials
WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?
– Nine in ten professors (90%)
say that students would do
better if they made greater user
of the assigned textbook.
– Students’ pass rates, retention
rates and grades improve when
they employ supplemental
materials in addition to their
textbooks.
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WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?
– Consistent Problem-Solving
Strategies in Examples
– Math Review Appendix
helps brush up on math skills
& see how they apply to
physics
– New Summaries facilitate
test review
– New Problems & Questions
GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!
You may be required
or recommended to
use some of the
following resources:
— Enhanced WebAssign
— ThomsonNOW
— Student Solutions Manual
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ENTERING ACCESS CODES
CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD
COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS
SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT
ENTERING FREE RESPONSES
ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION
HINTS AND FEEDBACK
REQUESTING HELP
Physics 101, Section 6
CLASS CALENDAR
COMMUNICATION
Physics 101, Section 6
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HOW CAN THOMSONNOW HELP ME PREPARE FOR EXAMS AND
UNDERSTAND THE COURSE MATERIAL?
PRE-TESTS & POST-TESTS
COACHED PROBLEM
INTERACTIVE EXAMPLES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
http://www.thomsonedu.com/support
ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT
COMPUTERS?
— Student Solutions Manual
contains detailed solutions
to approximately 20% of
the problems per chapter
(indicated in the textbook
with boxed problem
numbers). The manual also
features a skills section,
important notes from key
sections of the text, and a
list of important equations
and concepts.
ISBN for Vol. 1, Ch 1-22:
049511331X
ISBN for Vol. 2, Ch 23-46:
0495113786
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