Building on the results of an extensive NSF-funded educational research program and class-testing input from an unprecedented 4,500 students and 250 instructors, Randy Knight and Addison Wesley published Physics for Scientists and Engineers in 2003. Already the most widely adopted new physics text published in more than 30 years, this book has attracted widespread critical acclaim with instructors and is preferred by 85% of their students over other texts available. In College Physics: A Strategic Approach, Randy Knight is joined by Brian Jones and Stuart Field to carefully apply the best solutions from educational research to the algebra-based introductory physics course, and the particular needs of those students and the challenges they face.

Built from the ground up on a wealth of research into how students learn physics, and how they can be taught more effectively, College Physics leads students to more proficient and long-lasting problem-solving skills, a deeper and better-connected understanding of the concepts, and a broader picture of the relevance of physics to their chosen career and the world around them.

College Physics is accompanied by MasteringPhysics™ the most advanced, educationally effective, and widely used on-line physics tutorial and homework system in the world. MasteringPhysics™ provides a next-generation solution for assigning uncompromising quantitative and conceptual on-line homework, giving each student tutorial help precisely where and when they need it, and evaluating student performance in detail on an individual and class level.