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DavidYoung received his Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics from Florida State University in 1998. He then held a post-doc position in the Department of Chemistry and the Princeton Materials Institute at Princeton University before joining the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University in 2000. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of high-quality single crystals of novel electronic and magnetic materials. He is the coauthor of almost 200 research publications that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals. Professor Young has received multiple awards for outstanding teaching of undergraduates.

Shane Stadler received his Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics from Tulane University in 1998. He went on to accept a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Naval Research Laboratory where he researched artificially structured magnetic materials. He then joined the faculty in the Department of Physics at Southern Illinois University before joining the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University in 2008.

- Lecture Videos: 259 short section lecture video animations introduce each online course section by explaining the basic concepts and learning objectives. Most also include embedded questions for student engagement. Faculty will find these videos and questions ideal for pre-lecture assignment material for those who are flipping the classroom.

- Group Problems: Group problems added to each section are useful for in-class group activities.

Physics provides students with the skills that they need to succeed in this course. This program focuses on conceptual understanding, problem solving, as well as real-world applications and relevance.

David Young received his Ph.D. in experimental condensed matter physics from Florida State University in 1998. He then held a post-doc position in the Department of Chemistry and the Princeton Materials Institute at Princeton University before joining the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University in 2000. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of high-quality single crystals of novel electronic and magnetic materials. Young is the coauthor of almost 200 research publications that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and has received multiple teaching awards.

College Physics is designed for a two-semester algebra-based introductory physics course and provides an environment that builds prerequisite skills and student confidence by bridging knowledge gaps with multimodal detailed answer explanations, just-in-time instruction and prerequisite remediation, and math boosters.

Interactive free-body diagram drawings powered by Desmos also provide students with critical hands-on exercises to master this skill. Combined with targeted instruction, remediation to close learning gaps, and thorough answer explanations, students are guided down a personalized path to mastering physics that adapts to their needs.

OPTION 1. Dueto an error made by the UF bookstore this option will not be availableat the campus bookstore until Friday Jan. 9. Not to panic, if ahardcopy is what you prefer. When you first go to the WileyPlus website via the link on the left menu "Register: WileyPlus" you get agrace period in which you get access to the full on-line textbook andthe homework system for two weeks before you must enter the WileyPLUS access code to continue to getaccess. This will give you plenty of time to get the hardcopy text whenit comes in. When it is available purchase Halliday Resnick and Walker Fundamentalsof Physics 10/e , Volume 2 withWileyPLUS. Make sure it says "withWileyPLUS" and that it is the 10th edition. TheISBN number for this set, bundled with the homework system access,is 9781118992371.This bundle of the text and WileyPLUS is unique to the University ofFlorida.

If you purchase the textbook elsewhere it will not come with the accesscode, the book is likely to be considerably more expensive AND you haveto pay for the access code separately.

DO NOT THROW OUT THE CARD THAT IS PACKAGED WITH THE BOOK. IT CONTAINSTHE CODE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO ACCESS THE ONLINE HOMEWORK. IF YOU THROWTHIS OUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ACCESS CODE! KEEP IT IN A SAFEPLACE FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER.

Used books that do not come with an access code will probably leave youworse off (though some used books packaged with a new access code maybe available). The physics department has gone to some trouble tonegotiate this good-value deal for the package, please do takeadvantage of it.

OPTION 2.You can purchase an online only version of the textincluding the WileyPLUS access code at includes the access code and the online book for the course, andis offered at a specially discounted rate of $40.

What do theinstructors recommend? Because this is afoundational course for science and engineering, it is likely that youwill find the hard copy text an important and useful reference for yourfuture courses and in your career for many years to come. We thereforerecommend purchasing the physical copy.

Through the triad of teaching, undergraduate research and department, university and professional service, the physics department continues its dedication to the Lamar University mission. We engage and empower you through providing high-quality lectures by having individualized one-on-one instruction in our peer-instruction tutoring center (36 hours per week and staffed by upper-level Physics majors), by holding ample office hours and through offering the newly-instituted recitation sessions.

In Physics, we emphasize the theoretical concepts amplified through mathematical frameworks and punctuated and enriched with hands-on experimentation. Our program has six dedicated lab rooms, two advanced and four introductory/general physics.

Many of the physics faculty have incorporated online instructional tools, such as Web Assign, WileyPlus, Sapling Learning, TopHat and Mastering Physics for the introductory courses, as well as developed their own. Our courses include computer simulations and modern data analysis techniques.

All children ask why. Why is the grass green, why is the sky blue, and why do stars twinkle in the night sky? To be inquisitive is the very nature of our species. Physics is the most fundamental of the sciences in that we aspire to retain that admirable childlike curiosity of posing the whys and the wherefores of nature. All science derives from understanding the underlying physical principles of nature. Physics studies the structure of matter that surrounds us, from the infinitesimally small in the subatomic realm to the infinite vastness of the cosmos. We study how matter and energy emerge and evolve over space and time.

Through the triad of teaching, undergraduate research and department, university and professional service, we are dedicated to providing quality education for student success. The Physics department continues its dedication to the Lamar University Mission. We engage and empower our students through providing highquality interactive educational experience based on current pedagogical best practices as well as by having individualized one-on-one instruction in our peer-instruction tutoring center and we maintain and support a vibrant and nationally recognized Society of Physics Students. We further embrace undergraduate research opportunities for our majors through extramural funding, internal grants and the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Our department commits to promote a deeper sense of belonging for all groups. We have no patience nor tolerance for identity-based exclusion. Fairness and opportunity are shared departmental values. Recognizing that all of us deserve to learn the ways of nature, the Lamar University Physics department is committed to creating an environment where all students, particularly those who have been underrepresented, can thrive. We therefore offer opportunities to all students. The Physics faculty strive to lead by example of what it means to be a professional physicist. The department will continue to offer strong academic support driven by our professionalism in teaching physics, our approachability in student advising and support and our flexibility in mentoring students, through effective teaching methods. In this way, we seek to increase retention and enhance performance for all students regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and/or gender. We embrace the guiding principles of the American Institute of Physics TEAM-UP Project in promoting the pillars of physics identity, sense of belonging and academic and personal support through active and caring faculty and student engagement. We are a team of scholars and we shall all work together for the betterment of all people at Lamar University.

Many of our undergraduate students are engaged in a variety of research projects, from computational physics to applied physics. In the past five years, our students have conducted research in settings ranging from nationally-recognized programs such as the McNair (we have had two students in 2015, two in 2017, one in 2018 and one in 2019), to participate in the Exxon Mobil Bernard Harris Summer Camp (every year for 2011-2018). Many of our majors had successful submissions and received undergraduate research grants from the Office of Undergraduate Research (one in 2014, three in 2015, three in 2016, two in 2017 and one in 2018). One of our physics majors received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship in 2015, one of our physics majors became a Beck Fellow recipient (2014) and more than 12 majors have gone on multiple occasions to local, regional and national conferences to present their research.