This highly successful introduction to basic physics provides a solid foundation applied to industrial and technical fields and incorporates: real-world applications to motivate students; clear, to-the-point topic coverage; extensive drawings, diagrams, photographs, and examples to make the physics real; large problem sets at the end of each section to provide for student practice. A special feature of this text is a unique, successful, and consistent problem-solving method that provides an orderly approach to practical physics. - Back cover.