Technology
_A unique feature of Essential Physics is
the tight integration of technology applications and activities through
the curriculum. The physics curriculum has been designed to
incorporate all the STEM disciplines.
Students learn about technology throughout the book with real-world applications of physical concepts, such as the springs in a car's suspension. Essential Physics is
being developed in partnership with science and engineering companies
like DuPont and National Instruments because they can make it real--both
in terms of applications and also as a window into technical careers.
_Students learn in the final chapters of the book about applications of physics in modern society:
- Electronics, such as semiconductors and the transistor;
- Nuclear technology, such as magnetic resonance imaging;
- Communications technology, such as radios, cell phones, and global positioning satellites;
- Energy
technology, such as the details of energy conversion for fossil fuels,
design of hybrid cars, and the other green technologies;
- Nanotechnology, such as filtration, drug delivery, and memresistors as digital storage devices; and
- Lasers and photonics, such as laser surgery, holography, and optical fibers.