Richard Wolfson's text focuses on the fundamentals of physics, teaches sound problem-solving skills, emphasises conceptual understanding and makes connections with the real world. Tips offer explanatory or cautionary notes for typical misconceptions and identify the connections between new and old topics.

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This concise and progressive calculus-based physics textbook offers clear writing, great problems and relevant real-life applications in an affordable and streamlined text. As well as teaching sound problem-solving skills, it emphasises conceptual understanding, and includes features such as annotated figures and step-by-step strategies to help students master key concepts and solve problems with confidence.

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