Physics For Scientists and Engineers (11th International Edition) – eBook

About The Author

John W. Jewett

Dr. John W. Jewett Jr. is Emeritus Professor of Physics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He earned his undergraduate degree at Drexel University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University, focusing on optical and magnetic properties of condensed matter. He began his career at Richard Stockton College from 1974 to 1984, promoting effective physics education through four National Science Foundation grants. He co-founded the Southern California Area Modern Physics Institute (SCAMPI) and Science IMPACT. His honors include the Stockton Merit Award in 1980, Outstanding Professor for 1991–1992, and the AAPT Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching Award in 1998. In 2010, he received an Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award from Drexel University. Dr. Jewett authored "The World of Physics: Mysteries, Magic, and Myth" and co-authored "Principles of Physics".

Raymond A. Serway

Dr. Raymond A. Serway (PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology) is Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. His honors and awards include an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, Utica College, the 1990 Madison Scholar Award at James Madison University, the Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University in 1977, and the Alumni Achievement Award from Utica College in 1985. As Guest Scientist at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, he worked with K. Alex Müller, 1987 Nobel Prize recipient. Dr. Raymond was a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, where he collaborated with his mentor and friend, the late Sam Marshall. Raymond is the coauthor of COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11th Edition; PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, 5th Edition; ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PHYSICS; MODERN PHYSICS, 3rd Edition; PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, 9th Edition; and the high school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt McDougal. He has published more than forty research papers in the field of condensed matter physics and has given more than sixty presentations at professional meetings.

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