本書序言

Principles of Physics 12th edition includes several new areas of research intrigue and new text discussions, including:

• The first image of a black hole, and the detection of gravitational waves.
• Several sample problems on autonomous cars, in which computer systems calculate safe driving.
• Cancer radiation therapy, including the use of Augur-Meitner electrons.
• New ways to look inside the human body without major invasive surgery, including robotic surgery using single-port incisions and optical fibers and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to monitor a person’s brain.
• More than 50% of the homework problems are new or revised.

本書特色

Halliday and Resnick's Principles of Physics, 12th edition, is an industry-leading resource in Physics teaching with expansive, insightful, and accessible treatments of a wide variety of subjects. Focusing on several contemporary areas of research and a wide array of tools that support students' active learning, this book guides students through the process of learning how to effectively read scientific material, identify fundamental concepts, reason through scientific questions, and solve quantitative problems.

This International Adaptation of the twelfth edition is built to be a learning center with practice opportunities, simulations, and videos.