--- product_id: 54246977 title: "Essential Calculus-based Physics" price: "₩78454" currency: KRW in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/54246977-essential-calculus-based-physics store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # Essential Calculus-based Physics **Price:** ₩78454 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Essential Calculus-based Physics - **How much does it cost?** ₩78454 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/54246977-essential-calculus-based-physics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description LEVEL : This book covers physics with calculus at the university level. (If instead you're looking for a trig-based physics book, search for ISBN 1941691145.) Note that the calculus-based edition includes all of material from the trig-based book, plus ample coverage of the calculus-based material. DESCRIPTION : This combination of physics study guide and workbook focuses on essential problem-solving skills and strategies: Fully solved examples with explanations show you step-by-step how to solve standard university physics problems. Handy charts tabulate the symbols, what they mean, and their SI units. Problem-solving strategies are broken down into steps and illustrated with examples. Answers, hints, intermediate answers, and explanations are provided for every practice exercise. Terms and concepts which are essential to solving physics problems are defined and explained. VOLUME : This volume covers motion , including uniform acceleration, calculus-based motion, vector addition, projectile motion, Newton's laws, center of mass integrals, conservation of energy, collisions, the scalar and vector product, rotation, moment of inertia integrals, satellites, and more. (Vol. 2 covers electricity and magnetism, while Vol. 3 covers waves, fluids, heat, sound, and light. Vol.'s 2-3 will be released in the spring of 2017.) AUTHOR : The author, Dr. Chris McMullen, has over 20 years of experience teaching university physics in California, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana (and has also taught physics to gifted high school students). Dr. McMullen currently teaches physics at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He has also published a half-dozen papers on the collider phenomenology of superstring-inspired large extra dimensions. Chris McMullen earned his Ph.D. in particle physics from Oklahoma State University (and his M.S. in physics from California State University, Northridge). Dr. McMullen is well-known for: engaging physics students in challenging ideas through creativity breaking difficult problems down into manageable steps providing clear and convincing explanations to subtle issues his mastery of physics and strong background in mathematics helping students become more fluent in practical math skills MATH REVIEW : Separate chapters cover essential calculus skills (like derivatives and relevant integration techniques) as well as essential algebra, geometry, and trigonometry skills. SOLUTIONS : The back of the book includes a detailed section of hints, intermediate answers, final answers, and explanations to help you solve each problem one step at a time. It's like having a physics tutor in the back of the book. (However, if you would prefer complete solutions, search for ISBN 194169117X.) USES : This study guide workbook can be used to: learn how to solve fundamental problems in physics with calculus find fully-solved examples of standard physics problems develop fluency in physics via practice exercises that include answers, hints, and explanations quickly find the most essential physics terms, concepts, and formulas prepare for the AP physics exam review for standardized exams, such as AP Physics or the fundamentals of the GRE. CALCULATOR : Every problem in this book can be solved without the aid of a calculator. This is handy for students who will take a standardized exam like the GRE Physics, which doesn't allow a calculator. (It's also a handy skill to be able to estimate an answer without relying on a calculator.) Review: Outstanding New Series for the GRE and other Standardized Tests - This is a new "math of physics" study guide series by an outstanding teacher. It is part of a two book, three volume series beginning with motion and moving on to vectors and tensors after the two remaining volumes are released in Spring of 2017. The two "volume ones" released so far tackle foundation physics with algebra and trig, then calculus, respectively. You can find them here and here: Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: The Laws of Motion (Learn Physics with Calculus Step-by-Step) (Volume 1) Essential Trig-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: The Laws of Motion (Learn Physics Step-by-Step) (Volume 1) . The publisher also advertises a more complete solutions manual, but the ISBN is dead at this writing, if you're the author or publisher, comment on this review with the correct desertcart link (chide here: PLEASE publishers, don't tell desertcart shoppers to "search this isbn" -- give a LINK!). Even without the solutions guide (which I haven't seen) the format of these two volumes is OUTSTANDING, whether you are studying for the GRE or a less advanced exam. I'm a test instructor at preptorial.org (we design free test guides for all exams) and we'll be using this series extensively in our classes going forward. The format is more sophisticated, but just as helpful, as a "for dummies" layout, with examples, exercises, diagrams, call outs, GREAT explanations, and even hints at the back of the book. I'm not sure what the solutions guide will look like, but the answers in the back are already fine, with "levels" of hint, explanation, then solution. This is a GREAT way to learn as it sticks with you by giving a combination of a problem, visual, exercise, steps, solution and explanation in words that is more intuitive than just a bunch of angles (although the angles are certainly there!). Highly recommended, eagerly look forward to the rest of the series and the solution guides. Tip: search under the author's name (Chris McMullen), as he's authored some other outstanding guides on the fourth dimension and other topics. You can see by the tone of these volumes that he loves these topics AND teaching, they keep you turning the page on an admittedly dry and difficult subject! Review: Physics Study Guide Workbook is a Huge Help to me to review and learn physics, calculus. - As someone who has found both learning physics and calculus very challenging, I am finding all of the books by Chris McMullen to be very helpful. While these are not a replacement for good text books on these subjects, they are a tremendous supplement. I am also enjoying comparing the sections in the physics books for solving problems for uniform motion vs. the same type of problem in "motion with calculus" to be a wonderful place to practice my elementary skills in calculus with real problems. This not only helps to cement my knowledge of physics, but also to help me better think about how I can apply calculus to these applications. These books, including the Physics Study Guide Workbook by Chris McMullen help a slow learner like myself to learn / review / and appreciate something that I struggled to just pass as courses in college. If I were a teacher of these courses in most colleges or in high school as AP courses, I would insist that students obtain Chris's books for these physics and pre-calculus subjects as necessary supplements to what they would be attempting to learn in school. I also believe that there are many students like myself for whom these courses are very difficult, and I wonder how many ordinary have altered their majors to avoid these courses just because they believed them to be too difficult pass. Doing that is a real shame. What Chris's books like Physics Study Guide Workbook does is to make these subjects more accessible to ordinary students. What I have said here, also applies to Chris's books for calculus, and all of the pre-calculus subjects he covers as well. I wish I had these books available to me when I was in college! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #39,131 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #38 in Children's Physics Books (Books) #136 in Physics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 365 Reviews | ## Images ![Essential Calculus-based Physics - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71RtboDSMeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding New Series for the GRE and other Standardized Tests *by P***Z on September 29, 2016* This is a new "math of physics" study guide series by an outstanding teacher. It is part of a two book, three volume series beginning with motion and moving on to vectors and tensors after the two remaining volumes are released in Spring of 2017. The two "volume ones" released so far tackle foundation physics with algebra and trig, then calculus, respectively. You can find them here and here: Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: The Laws of Motion (Learn Physics with Calculus Step-by-Step) (Volume 1) Essential Trig-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: The Laws of Motion (Learn Physics Step-by-Step) (Volume 1) . The publisher also advertises a more complete solutions manual, but the ISBN is dead at this writing, if you're the author or publisher, comment on this review with the correct Amazon link (chide here: PLEASE publishers, don't tell Amazon shoppers to "search this isbn" -- give a LINK!). Even without the solutions guide (which I haven't seen) the format of these two volumes is OUTSTANDING, whether you are studying for the GRE or a less advanced exam. I'm a test instructor at preptorial.org (we design free test guides for all exams) and we'll be using this series extensively in our classes going forward. The format is more sophisticated, but just as helpful, as a "for dummies" layout, with examples, exercises, diagrams, call outs, GREAT explanations, and even hints at the back of the book. I'm not sure what the solutions guide will look like, but the answers in the back are already fine, with "levels" of hint, explanation, then solution. This is a GREAT way to learn as it sticks with you by giving a combination of a problem, visual, exercise, steps, solution and explanation in words that is more intuitive than just a bunch of angles (although the angles are certainly there!). Highly recommended, eagerly look forward to the rest of the series and the solution guides. Tip: search under the author's name (Chris McMullen), as he's authored some other outstanding guides on the fourth dimension and other topics. You can see by the tone of these volumes that he loves these topics AND teaching, they keep you turning the page on an admittedly dry and difficult subject! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Physics Study Guide Workbook is a Huge Help to me to review and learn physics, calculus. *by B***N on January 5, 2019* As someone who has found both learning physics and calculus very challenging, I am finding all of the books by Chris McMullen to be very helpful. While these are not a replacement for good text books on these subjects, they are a tremendous supplement. I am also enjoying comparing the sections in the physics books for solving problems for uniform motion vs. the same type of problem in "motion with calculus" to be a wonderful place to practice my elementary skills in calculus with real problems. This not only helps to cement my knowledge of physics, but also to help me better think about how I can apply calculus to these applications. These books, including the Physics Study Guide Workbook by Chris McMullen help a slow learner like myself to learn / review / and appreciate something that I struggled to just pass as courses in college. If I were a teacher of these courses in most colleges or in high school as AP courses, I would insist that students obtain Chris's books for these physics and pre-calculus subjects as necessary supplements to what they would be attempting to learn in school. I also believe that there are many students like myself for whom these courses are very difficult, and I wonder how many ordinary have altered their majors to avoid these courses just because they believed them to be too difficult pass. Doing that is a real shame. What Chris's books like Physics Study Guide Workbook does is to make these subjects more accessible to ordinary students. What I have said here, also applies to Chris's books for calculus, and all of the pre-calculus subjects he covers as well. I wish I had these books available to me when I was in college! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Written for physics students who already know basic calculus. *by R***R on June 29, 2025* Written to help physics students with specific problems. Covers many typical problems. Not suited to learn basic calculus principles. "Essential Calculus" by the same author is better suited for learning calculus. Chris McMullen is gifted and clearly explaining mathematics. ## Frequently Bought Together - Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: The Laws of Motion (Learn Physics with Calculus Step-by-Step) - Essential Calculus-based Physics Study Guide Workbook: Electricity and Magnetism (Learn Physics with Calculus Step-by-Step) - Essential Calculus Skills Practice Workbook with Full Solutions --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kr/products/54246977-essential-calculus-based-physics](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/54246977-essential-calculus-based-physics) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Korea* *Store origin: KR* *Last updated: 2026-07-08*