No-Frills Physics: A Concise Study Guide for Algebra-Based Physics

This textbook provides everything you need to get through a basic physics course. It guides students through all the essentials with a concise review of the concept, simple illustrations to demonstrate it, worked problems to showcase how to apply it, and a short quiz for self-testing. Whereas other standard books can be overwhelming to students, the author shares what has worked with his own students, trimming back unnecessary detail and focusing on the core basic physical concepts required to gain solid footing. The full range of topics are addressed in a manner that facilitates understanding and will encourage students to continue forward with their learning.

Matthew D. McCluskey is a professor in the Department of Physics and

Astronomy and Materials Science Program at Washington State University

(WSU), Pullman. He received a Physics PhD from the University of California,

Berkeley, in 1997, and was a postdoctoral researcher at the Xerox Palo Alto

Research Center (PARC) in California from 1997 to 1998. Dr. McCluskey

joined WSU as an assistant professor in 1998. His research interests include

semiconductors, high-pressure physics, and optics. Professor McCluskey has

taught WSU’s introductory algebra-based physics courses numerous times.