Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd Edition (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

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Learn physics at your own pace without an instructor

Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd Edition is the most practical and reader-friendly guide to understanding all basic physics concepts and terms. The expert authors take a flexible and interactive approach to physics based on new research-based methods about how people most effectively comprehend new material. The book takes complex concepts and breaks them down into practical, easy to digest terms.

Subject matter covered includes:

  • Newton’s Laws
  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Magnetism
  • Light
  • Sound
  • And more

There are also sections explaining the math behind each concept for those who would like further explanation and understanding. Each chapter features a list of objectives so that students know what they should be learning from each chapter, test questions, and exercises that inspire deeper learning about physics.

High school students, college students, and those re-learning physics alike will greatly enhance their physics education with the help of this one-of-a-kind guide. The third edition of this book reflects and implements new, research-based methods regarding how people best learn new material. As a result, it contains a flexible and interactive approach to learning physics.

35 reviews for Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide, 3rd Edition (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

  1. Thiago MB

    A lot more content then the previous. Really handy in giving a clear understanding.

  2. Lost in Life

    My seventh grade girl started to ask me questions that she encountered in science Olympiad prep. Quickly I realized they were basic physics problems. Unfortunately the middle school curriculum does not carry it and she need some systematic intro to physics before she can google topics online and makes sense out of it. The book serves the purpose as a gentle intro to physics. Not too hard, well organized and with exercise.

  3. Paul Zepf

    I wanted a book that soeone could use to learn “how things work”. This came close to that goal.

  4. kitcat

    I enjoyed this self-teaching text. Made calculations easier to understand. Miss some of the physics basics though.

  5. LittleMouse

    Great details and graphs!

  6. M

    Thank you

  7. Mr. Morris

    this book is mint. (pronounced Mee-int)

  8. Mike B

    Education

  9. Swayam swaroop rout

    Excellent

  10. Baruch

    I have been looking for a book on basic, elementary physics for quite some time. The books I was able to find were unsuitable for a few different reasons. One reason was that they often came in more than one volume, which was expensive. Another problem was the lack of self-tests. Finally, some required you to use the Internet for part of their program.

    This book was designed for someone who is learning on their own. It has frequent questions, and self-tests after various sections. This lets you know whether you’ve actually understood what you’ve just learned. You get feedback right away, which is important. This way, when I’ve missed something I become aware of it right away, so I can go back and review whatever it was that I missed.

    Would recommend, to those who want to learn some of the basics of physics.

  11. Jaykay

    I purchased this book because it was needed for my class, but it’s definitely a good book for those who want to understand physics. It shows you how to do any equation step by step. There are also practice questions for each chapter with answers provided to make sure you did it correctly . I would recommend !

  12. Lisa Werderitsch

    Easy to understand and use.

  13. Ragu Ram

    It has self-test questions which gently lead you onto the main points. I’m only at Chapter 9 out of 23 so far and I’m loving it. The book gives you an overview to take on a high-school textbook.

  14. Sourav Mukherjee

    I bought this book for my seventh grader daughter to familiarize her with the basic physics concepts with minimum mathematical treatments. I read this book completely along with her. This is a good introductory physics book. If someone reads this book in middle school (apart from regular science curriculum in middle school), then that student will be definitely benefited when he/she will start actual Physics course in high school. Language of this book is very lucid and good amount of solved self explanatory problems has been given. I thought I will give five star rating, but I did not. I can see below basics topics are missing in this book and hopefully the author will include them in the future.
    ->Expected more details on Vectors
    ->Nothing mentioned on object moving on inclined plane and friction
    ->Expected some topics on Angular motion and Torque
    ->Expected some introductory topics on Atomic and Nuclear Physics
    -> Expected some introduction on Thermodynamics.
    So I am giving this book a four out of five rating.

  15. D. Polityka

    I self-learn many subjects I’m interested in and this book is off to an incredible start. I just got it today, but I’m so excited to learn everything it offers. The way it is laid out is engaging and covers the topics enough to make it stick(and cover pesky edge cases) while not boring me and holding my attention. I have finished a few of the tests and there’s no way I could’ve done it before this book(without cheating). I will be buying more of these books.

  16. Dennis

    If you want to learn basic physics, this is a good book.

  17. Math Customer

    Having no scientific background or training, but an interest in how the world works and a desire to stretch myself I have tried other ‘teach yourself’ physics texts which promised a great deal but failed to deliver. This one is superb. It is unpretentious but nevertheless gives clear and understandable explanations of how physics describes the way things work. It needs concentration, but the effort is more than repaid by the results. The insights it gives into even everyday phenomena is quite amazing. I loved every minute I spent studying it and would recommend it to anyone who wants an introduction to the subject. It doesn’t even require any great mathematical ability (which is just as well as I am also trying to teach myself maths), but formulae etc are included for those who are interested. Excellent

  18. Jennifer Switek

    Enjoyed

  19. Shay

    This book is great at teaching high school physics. There are some practice problems that are sprinkled in, so I recommend a practice workbook as well.

  20. Edward L Hutchinson

    Good product

  21. Robinson Emedeke

    Interesting material for intermediate students

  22. EzraAriel

    If you want to learn more of the mathematical and equational aspects of Physics, then this book is for you. It’s part textbook, part workbook. It has lots of pictures, graphs, visual explanations, and each section has study questions to reinforce what you just read. The only thing that I really really really do not like about this book, is that the answers to the questions are literally right under the questions, so I have to cover them up so I don’t accidentally peek. I like to just read the questions, reference the reading material again if I need too, do the math, figure it out, and then see if I am right or wrong and how far off I was if at all. If they would change that, the book would be perfect. Great for individuals that are want more insight to the subject of Physics. If you do not like math, do not get this book. You need basic math skills (high school/pre-algebra) to fully grasp this book and be able to spend time solving the math, not researching how to read the math to solve the math!

  23. Anonymous

    Book in good condition

  24. malvinalaceyny

    Good basic school program book

  25. Rose Park

    This book would be perfect for homeschool curriculum but it is extremely frustrating that the answers to the problems are given directly beneath the problem. Like math books, the answers should be in the back of the book.

  26. Rosemary Hamilton

    I wish I had this book when I was in high school! It is very thorough in the explanations and breakdown of the equations. Our high-school is flying though it with ease.

  27. Alan Koch

    perfect for grand-daughter, she says she likes it a lot. she is teaching herself physics!

  28. Michelle Turuta

    im a 13 year old with great interest in physics and astrophysics and want to be an astrophysicist in the future. this book is fun and challenging, it explains everything in depth and is honestly one of the best workbooks/textbooks i have ever used in general

  29. John Dale Huard

    Very good but, in the quiz, I would have liked to get the full description of how to get the answer, not only the answer.

  30. EB

    Perfect condition

  31. Diego Sánchez

    Me gustó mucho este libro: es breve, explicativo, interesante y está completo en los temas que pretende enseñar. Muy buena opción de compra.

  32. Dianne

    I bought this book for my granddaughter, who will be in ninth-grade physics next school year. She wasn’t exactly excited to see this “gift” because it’s still summer break, but I think it will be a strong help to her when things in class aren’t always understood. I may even learn something myself.

  33. JLily

    Great book

  34. Richard

    Couldn’t put the book down

  35. Jo

    One of the three subjects I am learning! Great quality and very straight forward. As someone neurodivergent, it’s keeping me intrigued, even if it’s challenging.

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