{"id":159,"date":"2021-11-09T03:46:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T03:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.islephysics.net\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:50:48","slug":"textbook-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.islephysics.net\/?page_id=159","title":{"rendered":"Textbook Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"section-g21c8c3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e1 section-g21c8c3 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text enable-title-design text-align-center-desktop\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap divider-top\"><div class=\"gutentor-separator gutentor-separator-before border-solid\"><\/div><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>ISLE-based physics textbook for teaching algebra-based physics (can be used in high schools, AP 1 and 2 Physics courses and college physics courses<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>College Physics: Explore and Apply<\/em><\/strong> by Etkina, Planinsic and Van Heuvelen, Pearson, 2019, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/en-us\/subject-catalog\/p\/college-physics-explore-and-apply\/P200000006799?view=educator&amp;tab=title-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information for algebra-based college course<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savvas.com\/index.cfm?locator=PS33Xc&amp;PMDbSiteId=2781&amp;PMDbSolutionId=6724&amp;PMDbSubSolutionId=&amp;PMDbCategoryId=811&amp;PMDbSubCategoryId=23496&amp;PMDbSubjectAreaId=&amp;PMDbProgramId=154862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For the information for high school courses, including AP courses, pelase email Eugenia Etkina at eugenia.etkina@gse.rutgers.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The book will guide you through the ISLE process step-by-step. It offer lots of videos of experiments, real-life applications, explicit multiple-representation based problem solving strategy implemented in every example and non-traditional problems, many of which are innovative (non-tradiational) specifically targeted for AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FREE<\/strong><strong><em> The Physics Active Learning Guide (ALG)<\/em><\/strong> by Etkina, Brookes, Planinsic, and Van Heuvelen (2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp; edition) and <strong>FREE<\/strong> <strong><em>The On-line Physics Active Learning Guide (OALG)<\/em><\/strong> for teaching online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ALG has activities and problems that can be used in lectures, recitations, labs, and homework for concept construction, testing and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FREE<\/strong><strong><em> The Instructor Guide<\/em><\/strong> by Etkina, Brookes, Planinsics, and Van Heuvelen (2<sup>nd<\/sup> edition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It lists general and content specific learning objectives for each chapter, describes common student difficulties, lists non-traditional problems, explains the logic of the material flow, the nuances of representations and language we use; it provides suggestions for instructors related to the sequence and implementation of the activities, student difficulties and cues the instructors on where the activities should be used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The textbook and the ALG have hundreds of videos, they are accessible by anyone, no book adoption is needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Links to book websites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General info<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/en-us\/subject-catalog\/p\/college-physics-explore-and-apply\/P200000006799?view=educator&amp;tab=title-overview\">https:\/\/www.pearson.com\/en-us\/subject-catalog\/p\/college-physics-explore-and-apply\/P200000006799?view=educator&amp;tab=title-overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Main text videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.pearsoncmg.com\/aw\/aw_etkina_cp_2\/videos\/content\/videos.php\">https:\/\/media.pearsoncmg.com\/aw\/aw_etkina_cp_2\/videos\/content\/videos.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALG and OALG videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.pearsoncmg.com\/aw\/aw_etkina_cp_2\/videos\/content\/alg_users.php\">https:\/\/media.pearsoncmg.com\/aw\/aw_etkina_cp_2\/videos\/content\/alg_users.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mastering physics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mastering Physics platform not only has many of the problems in the textbook that students can solve with immediate feedback but it also allows you to create your own course and use all other resources that are available through Mastering Physics free. These are the Instructor Guide, the Active Learning Guides, Exam problems bank, slides shows, and many other useful materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a direct link to register for Mastering (for educators only). You need to contact your rep to get an access code, but you can request access directly as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flogin.pearson.com%2Fv1%2Fpiapi%2Fpiui%2Fsignup%3Fclient_id%3DdN4bOBG0sGO9c9HADrifwQeqma5vjREy%26okurl%3Dhttps%3A%252F%252Fportal.mypearson.com%252Fcourse-home%26siteid%3D8313&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ceugenia.etkina%40gse.rutgers.edu%7C3bafa12d5c9c4ccfb65e08d988f89e85%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637691423662155589%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=vaHtH57pdji6I3Ginz2iCMtJUVXThrCQ1w3sh%2FPAzMM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mastering Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pearson.com%2Fus%2Fcontact-us%2Ffind-your-rep.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ceugenia.etkina%40gse.rutgers.edu%7C3bafa12d5c9c4ccfb65e08d988f89e85%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637691423662165551%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=KBojfDECynLCpC2nfp5Og2A0Htx6bN6vTBz6lipzS7I%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find My Rep<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmlm.pearson.com%2Fnorthamerica%2Feducators%2Fmm-support%2Findex.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ceugenia.etkina%40gse.rutgers.edu%7C3bafa12d5c9c4ccfb65e08d988f89e85%7Cb92d2b234d35447093ff69aca6632ffe%7C1%7C0%7C637691423662175511%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=ux%2FoD1rIsWEwI8QugBNZdKBGbnq%2BOBDa1gKC0S5Mn6Y%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting Started Resources<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to create a course with our book. 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