Three semesters is a long time to carry a subject that never lets an earlier chapter go. University Physics with Modern Physics, 14th Edition by Young and Freedman assumes exactly that: by the time Gauss’s law appears you are expected to handle vectors, symmetry arguments and integration without being reminded, and by the quantum chapters the mechanics you learned in the first month is doing quiet work in the background. Students most often come unstuck not on new material but on an old tool they never made automatic.
Why this test bank helps
The value of a physics question lies in the choice it forces before any algebra begins — symmetry or brute-force integration, energy or force, field or potential. Every item in this set is followed by a written rationale that makes that choice explicit, walks the steps in order, and then explains what each other option represents: the field at the surface instead of inside, the potential mistaken for the field, a sign lost when the current direction reversed. Working through those explanations is what makes the method transfer to a problem the course has not shown you.
What’s inside
- Chapter-aligned questions spanning the full three-semester sequence, mechanics through modern physics.
- Conceptual, symbolic and numerical items, with vector notation and units treated properly.
- A written rationale under every question that shows the reasoning path, not only the final expression.
- Concentration on the topics that reliably decide grades — rotational dynamics, Gauss’s law, induction and wave optics.
- One organized PDF, available to download the moment checkout completes.
Topics covered
- Mechanics — kinematics, Newton’s laws, work and energy, momentum, rotation and angular momentum.
- Gravitation and periodic motion — orbits, simple harmonic motion, damping and resonance.
- Fluids and thermodynamics — pressure and flow, kinetic theory, heat engines and entropy.
- Mechanical waves and sound — superposition, standing waves, intensity, beats and the Doppler effect.
- Electric fields and potential — Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, potential, capacitance and dielectrics.
- Circuits and magnetism — DC circuits, magnetic force and field sources, Ampere’s law, induction and inductance.
- Wave optics — interference, thin films, single-slit and grating diffraction, and polarization.
- Modern physics — special relativity, photons, the Schrodinger equation, atomic structure and nuclear physics.
Who it’s for
Engineering and physical-science majors taking the calculus-based university physics sequence from this edition, including students working through it as separate mechanics, electromagnetism and modern-physics courses, and anyone revising the sequence before an upper-division course that leans on it.
How to use it (the right way)
Follow the book’s own problem-solving structure — identify, set up, execute, evaluate — and stop at the set-up stage for every question before you calculate. Attempt blocks closed-book under timing, and treat any item where the set-up was wrong as more urgent than one where only the arithmetic slipped. This is a study aid. Use it in line with your institution’s academic-integrity policy — as preparation and self-testing, not as a substitute for the coursework and never as material taken into a graded assessment.
Sample question (shows the format — your download contains the full set)
Q. A solid metal sphere of radius R carries a net charge Q and sits in electrostatic equilibrium. What is the magnitude of the electric field at a point inside the metal, a distance r from the center, where r is less than R?
- A. Zero
- B. kQ/r2
- C. kQ/R2
- D. kQr/R3
Answer: A. In a conductor at equilibrium the mobile charges rearrange until the interior field vanishes; any leftover field would keep driving current, so equilibrium and a non-zero interior field cannot coexist. Gauss’s law gives the same result, because a spherical surface drawn inside the metal encloses no net charge once the excess has moved to the outer surface. B is the field outside the sphere, C is its value at the surface, and D is the interior field of a uniformly charged insulating sphere, where the charge is spread through the volume — which is precisely the distinction this question is testing.
Edition & format
- Matches: University Physics with Modern Physics, 14th Edition, by Young and Freedman (ISBN 9780133977981).
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout.
- Access: Lifetime — re-download from your account whenever you need it.
This title is also published in split volumes and in editions without the modern-physics chapters. Please confirm the edition and ISBN above match the book your course assigned before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current edition? It is prepared for the 14th Edition, ISBN 9780133977981. Other editions renumber problems and reorganize chapters, so their question sets are listed as separate products.
How do I receive it? Your download is on the order confirmation page and inside your account immediately after checkout. Nothing is mailed and there is no processing wait.
Do all the questions include rationales? Yes. Each item carries a written explanation of the approach, including what the rejected options would have been the answer to.
Is using a test bank allowed? Used as a study aid it is comparable to any other practice resource. Follow your institution’s academic-integrity policy, and never take the material into a graded assessment.
More titles for this course are in Physics & Astronomy Test Banks.
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