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Foundations of Physics is a true hands-on, inquiry-based program that combines the best attributes of "conceptual" and "mathematical" approaches to teaching physics. Every new concept is introduced through a connection to real experience, either in the lab or the real world. Because students learn in different ways, nearly every concept is presented in words and through more than 1,000 content-rich illustrations. Conceptual understanding is supported by basic mathematical techniques (i.e., introductory algebra). Students learn to use important equations as a means to analyze data and solve quantitative problems. 688 pages

   Unit 1    Measurement and Motion    Unit 6    Light and Optics  
      Measurements of Units
Models of Motion
Accelerated Motion
      Light and Color
Optics
Wave Properties of Light
 
   Unit 2    Motion and Force    Unit 7    Electricity and Magnetism  
      Newton's Laws: Force and Motion
Forces and Equilibrium
      Electricity
Electric Circuits and Power
Electric Charges and Forces
Magnetism
Electricity and Magnetism
Electronics
 
   Unit 3    Motion in Force in 2 and 3
                   Dimensions
   Unit 8    Matter and Energy  
      Using Vectors: Motion and Force
Motion in Circles
Torque and Rotation
      Energy, Matter, and Atoms
Heat Transfer
The Physical Properties of Matter
 
   Unit 4    Energy and Momentum    Unit 9    The Atom  
     

Work and Energy
Energy Flow and Power
Momentum

      Inside the Atom
Chemical Reactions
Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
 
   Unit 5    Waves and Sound   Frontiers in Physics  
      Harmonic Motion
Waves
Sound
      The Edge of what we know  
                 
  Name Item Price
  Student Book Set 92W-492-2799 $83.45
  Student Textbook 92W-492-2700 $64.95
  Physics Equipment Kit 92W-792-5700 $1965.00
  Investigations Manual 92W-492-2710 $18.50
  Teacher's Guide 92W-492-2730 $99.00
  Teacher's Tool Kit 92W-492-5730 $399.95