Textbooks

Where we are. Conceptual Physics, Principles of Physics and Physics for Scientists and Engineers are all available for purchase on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. We ship a single CD that will install on either operating system. The specific license you purchase will determine the number of installations you are allowed.

Many professors, teachers, software developers, editors and artists have worked on our products, and continue to do so. This digital curriculum is based on the feedback of hundreds of students who have used the products as they were developed. It is currently being used and evaluated by over 4,000 students in over 100 schools across the United States and Canada.

Every element of the design has been tested and refined based on student and instructor feedback. Every word, simulation and animation has been read and revised by multiple physics professors and teachers. Click here for information about how we designed our product.

We admire the distinguished computer scientist Donald E. Knuth, of course mostly for his work, but also for his policy of maintaining a Web-based site listing errata and his plans for the future. We believe that having thousands of people use the textbook on the Web is a great way to solicit feedback before we "go to press."

Feedback. We are proud of where we are, but also welcome any feedback we can get from those who use our products. All humans err, and there's always room for improvement! If you have the time/interest/skills to review this product in more depth than just submitting comments on our feedback form, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us.

Online Homework. The auto-grading feature is now available for use by instructors who have adopted one or more of our textbooks. Please contact us if you are interested in using it.

Outside the U.S. For information about availability outside the United States click here.

Labs

Where we are. Virtual Physics Labs is complete and available for purchase on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. We ship a single CD that will install on either operating system. The specific license you purchase will determine the number of installations you are allowed. The topics the labs cover range from mechanics to special relativity. Learn more about the labs by viewing our summary.

Feedback/errata. As with the textbook, these labs were developed based on the feedback of many students, professors and teachers, and as with the textbook, we solicit your feedback. Please click here to submit comments.

Customization. If you are interested in customizing or extending the product, we would be interested in hearing from you. Customization can range from writing a section to extending our Java engine.

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