Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education for full syllabus coverage. Foster a deeper understanding of theoretical concepts through clear guidance and opportunities for self-assessment throughout; offers clear coverage of the entire Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics syllabus (9702). - Navigate the different routes through the course with ease with clearly divided sections for AS and A Level. - Focus learning with learning outcomes clearly defined at the beginning of each section - Test knowledge and understanding with past paper and exam-style questions - Address the Key Concepts in the syllabus, which are clearly highlighted throughout the course The Revision and Practice CD included with every Student's Book provides interactive tests, summaries of each topic and advice on examination techniques.
A terrible bore, a dreadful read, all with a tempting lure for the reader to stop turning the pages and toss this horrendous book into the bin. I embarked on my journey through this book in an attempt to educate myself beyond the realms of my preferred discipline - economics - and dabble in a foreign one, physics. Nevertheless, the attempt being a vain one, it left me tragically disappointed and unsatisfied.
The author does a poor job in conveying the beauty and lure of what is widely considered as the holy discipline - physics. What was known as the remarkable field in which great men such as Newton and Galileo dedicated their energy and intellect to, simply bores the reader's mind in this book. Simple physics concepts are transformed into abhorrent bores, and fascinating scientific phenomena emerge as convoluted texts. What a terrible sin committed by the author through the publication of this book - the tarnishing of one of the most revered academic disciplines that ever existed!
Perhaps it is time to return to the classic texts, instead of befuddling one's mind with scribbles by second-rate physicists. The Principia awaits me. Better to return to where it all started, the spark that ignited the hallowed revolution of natural philosophy.