Product Description

This best selling textbook provides full coverage of the latest syllabus developments at A Level. The fourth edition reflects the different experience and knowledge of students coming to A Level physics from the National Curriculum and GCSE. New features which are:

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110518 in Books
• Published on: 1993-08-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 953 pages

Synopsis
The format of those title has been updated for improved presentation. Definitions and fundamental points are now highlighted. Each topic is explained thoroughly in concise, lucid language - starting at level 7/8 of the National Curriculum. Worked examples and questions give students practice in calculations from first principles and an immediate test of their understanding of a topic. Designed to provide a link between GCSE and A Level, consolidation sections stress key points and in some cases provide an overview of a topic. Each section ends with a selection of questions, most of which have been taken from past examination papers. More than 200 questions have been added for the fourth edition.

Customer Reviews

Good core text
This book is a mathematical treatment of the subject with the minimum of plain text. It is aimed at the student who will take A2 physics and beyond. The book is clearly presented and well laid out, with good diagrams, but does not use colour printing or photographs, although it does use bold print and underlining to emphasise points. The English used is very concise and clear but is not as detailed as in the books mentioned below, and is geared towards the more able student. However it does include many worked examples and exam questions for practice. The book does not cover all the additional options as, for example, Advanced Physics by Steve Adams or Understanding Physics by Jim Breithaupt, which are more closely geared to the latest course specifications.

Fantastic
This was my A-level text-book, (2nd Edition) I used it all the way through my university career, BSc, MSc and PhD. Now I'm teaching introductory physics at a Canadian university and I refer to this all the time in preparing my classes and setting assignments - it's much better than the text book we assigned to the students. I love it, it's straightforward, clear and easy to read, doesn't treat the reader as an idiot but neither does it try to dress things up as more complicated than they need to be for the level.
I would recommend it to anyone studying physics up to and into university level.

James

Best physics text around
Like another reviewer I also used this book while studying for a BSc Physics and found it extremely helpful. While many texts make huge assumptions on the readers existing knowledge or understanding, Roger Muncaster takes none of that for granted. Buy this book and you won't be disappointed.