'I really enjoy the writing style of the author, and I think the students would appreciate it as well. It makes the physics seem much less formidable to have the discussion in a somewhat more colloquial tone (with a little infusion of humor) than is often done in physics texts. The human element of physics is also clearly present in this text, which is also a plus for the students.', 'The writing style is student-friendly and thought provoking. Students reading this text would certainly not be bored! The author�s use of pictures, illustrations, historical notes, references, and sidelines is quite effective. Clearly intensive research was done for each section to make it as interesting and creative as possible. The text has such an interesting presentation to it. I appreciate the creativity employed. I want to especially thank the author for paying attention to historical context. I think the author did a FANTASTIC job of incorporating sketches, photographs, illustrations, and diagrams in the book. The diverse approach to artistic representation is very much appreciated by both student and instructor. The 'side notes' that accompany each figure, sketch, drawing, and illustration is complete and to the point. Those explanations are concise and topic-relevant. The quality and quantity of figures in Hecht�s book should be the envy of other College Physics texts.', 'The problems and examples are excellent. This was the first thing I turned to and immediately became engaged in this book! Hecht has the ability to create truly innovative examples where other authors are jaded and copy from each other.', 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS.Law and Theory. The Modern Perspective. Length. Mass and Weight. Time. Significant Figures. Equations. Graphs. Approximations and Checks. 2. KINEMATICS: SPEED AND VELOCITY.Average Speed. Constant Speed. Delta Notation: The Change in a Quantity. Instantaneous Speed. The Displacement Vector. Some Vector Algebra. Instantaneous Velocity. Components and Vector Addition. Velocity with respect to?. 3. KINEMATICS: ACCELERATION.Average Acceleration. Instantaneous Acceleration. Constant Acceleration. The Mean Speed. The Equations of Constant Acceleration. Air Drag. Acceleration Due to Gravity. Straight Up and Down. Two-Dimensional Motion: Projectiles. 4. NEWTON'S THREE LAWS.The Law of Inertia. Force. The Second Law. Interaction: The Third Law. The Effects of Force: Newton's Laws. Weight: Gravitational Force. Coupled Motions. Friction. Equilibrium: Statics. 5. CENTRIPETAL FORCE AND GRAVITY.Centripetal Acceleration. Center-Seeking Forces. The Law of Universal Gravitation. Terrestrial Gravity. The Laws of Planetary Motion. Satellite Orbits. Effectively Weightless. The Gravitational Field. 6. ENERGY.Work. Kinetic Energy. Potential Energy. Mechanical Energy. Applying Conservation of Energy. Power. Energy Conservation and Symmetry. 7. MOMENTUM AND COLLISIONS.Impulse and Momentum Change. Varying Force. Rockets. Conservation of Linear Momentum. Collisions. Linear Momentum and Symmetry. 8. ROTATIONAL MOTION.Angular Displacement. Angular Velocity. Angular Acceleration. Equations of Constant Angular Acceleration. Torque. Second Condition of Equilibrium. Extended Bodies and the Center-of-Gravity. Torque and Rotational Inertia. Rotational Kinetic Energy. Angular Momentum. Conservation of Angular Momentum. 9. SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES.Atomism. Density. The States of Matter. Hydrostatic Pressure. Pascal's Principle. Buoyant Force. Fluid Flow. The Continuity Equation. Bernoulli's Equation. 10. ELASTICITY AND OSCILLATIONS.Hooke's Law. Stress and Strain. Strength. Elastic Moduli. Simple Harmonic Motion. Elastic Restoring Force. The Pendulum. Damping, Forcing, and Resonance. 11. WAVES AND SOUND.Wave Characteristics. Transverse Waves: Strings. Compression Waves. Acoustics: Sound Waves. Wavefronts and Intensity. The Speed of Sound in Air. Hearing Sound. Intensity-Level. Sound Waves: Beats. Standing Waves. The Doppler Effect.12. THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER.Thermodynamic Temperature and Absolute Zero. Linear Expansion. Volumetric Expansion: Solids and Liquids. The Laws of Boyle, Charles, and Gay-Lussac. The Ideal Gas Law. Phase Diagrams. Kinetic Theory. 13. HEAT AND THERMAL ENERGY.Heat and Temperature. Quantity of Heat. The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat. Specific Heat: Calorimetry. Melting and Freezing. Vaporization. Boiling. Radiation. Convection. Conduction.14. THERMODYNAMICS.Conservation of Energy. Thermal Processes and Work. Isothermal Change of an Ideal Gas. Adiabatic Change of an Ideal Gas. The Carnot Cycle. Refrigeration Machines and Heat Pumps. Entropy.15. ELECTROSTATICS: FORCES.Positive and Negative Charge. Insulators and Conductors. Coulomb's Law. Definition of the E-Field. Gauss's Law. The Electric Force. The Electric Field.16. ELECTROSTATICS: ENERGY.Electrical-PE and Potential. Potential of a Point-Charge. The Potential of Several Charges. Conservation of Charge. The Capacitor. Capacitors in Combination. Energy in Capacitors. 17. DIRECT CURRENT.Electric Current. Ohm's Law. Resistivity. Voltage Drops and Rises. Energy and Power.18. CIRCUITS.Sources and Internal Resistance. Resistors in Series and Parallel. Ammeters and Voltmeters. RC-Circuits. Kirchoff's Rules.19. MAGNETISM.Permanent Magnets. The Magnetic Field. Currents and Fields. Ampere's Law. The Force of a Moving Charge. Forces on Wires.20. ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION.Faraday's Induction Law. Motional EMF. The AC Generator. The DC Generator. Inductance. The R-L Circuit: Transients. Energy in the Magnetic Field.21. AC AND ELECTRONICS.AC and Resistance.