Key Benefit: College Physics is the first book to use an investigative learning approach to teach introductory physics. This approach encourages readers to take an active role in learning physics, to practice scientific skills such as observing, analyzing, and testing, and to build scientific habits of mind. The authors believe readers learn physics best by doing physics. Key Topics: Kinematics: Motion in One Dimension, Newtonian Mechanics, Applying Newton's Laws, Circular Motion, Impulse and Linear Momentum, Work and Energy, Extended Bodies at Rest, Rotational Motion, Gases, Static Fluids, Fluids in Motion, First Law of Thermodynamics, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Electric Charge, Force, and Energy, The Electric Field, DC Circuits, Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Vibrational Motion, Mechanical Waves, Reflection and Refraction, Mirrors and Lenses, Wave Optics, Electromagnetic Waves, Special Relativity, Quantum Optics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics Market: Intended for those interested in gaining a basic knowledge of college physics