| Wave Motion as Inquiry: The Physics and Applications of Light and Sound Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Espinoza, Fernando (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319833669 ISBN-13: 9783319833668 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Acoustics & Sound - Science | Physics - Electricity |
| Dewey: 534 |
| Physical Information: 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This undergraduate textbook on the physics of wave motion in optics and acoustics avoids presenting the topic abstractly in order to emphasize real-world examples. While providing the needed scientific context, Dr. Espinoza also relies on students' own experience to guide their learning. The book's exercises and labs strongly emphasize this inquiry-based approach. A strength of inquiry-based courses is that the students maintain a higher level of engagement when they are studying a topic that they have an internal motivation to know, rather than solely following the directives of a professor. "Wave Motion" takes those threads of engagement and interest and weaves them into a coherent picture of wave phenomena. It demystifies key components of life around us--in music, in technology, and indeed in everything we perceive--even for those without a strong math background, who might otherwise have trouble approaching the subject matter. |