University Physics
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University Physics is a widely used introductory physics textbook that provides a comprehensive, calculus-based treatment of fundamental physical principles for university-level students.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University Physics canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8994952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Physics Context triple: [Francis W. Sears, notableWork, University Physics]
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Physics
Physics is the fundamental natural science that studies matter, energy, space, time, and the laws governing their interactions, forming the basis for much of modern technology and scientific understanding.
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Teaching Physics
Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin is a leading academic department dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Peking University is a leading academic and research institution in China dedicated to fundamental and applied physics education and innovation.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand is an academic department dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields within the Faculty of Science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University Physics Target entity description: University Physics is a widely used introductory physics textbook that provides a comprehensive, calculus-based treatment of fundamental physical principles for university-level students.
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A.
Physics
Physics is the fundamental natural science that studies matter, energy, space, time, and the laws governing their interactions, forming the basis for much of modern technology and scientific understanding.
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B.
Teaching Physics
Teaching Physics is an influential work by physicist and educator David L. Goodstein that explores effective methods and philosophies for teaching introductory physics.
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C.
School of Physics
The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin is a leading academic department dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics is an academic department of Madurai Kamaraj University dedicated to higher education and research in physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Peking University is a leading academic and research institution in China dedicated to fundamental and applied physics education and innovation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
calculus-based physics textbook
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introductory textbook ⓘ physics textbook ⓘ |
| approach |
calculus-based
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problem-solving oriented ⓘ |
| covers |
Newtonian mechanics
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circuits ⓘ electric fields ⓘ fluid mechanics ⓘ geometric optics ⓘ gravity ⓘ magnetic fields ⓘ momentum and collisions ⓘ oscillations ⓘ quantum physics basics ⓘ rotational motion ⓘ sound ⓘ special relativity ⓘ wave optics ⓘ work and energy ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | university ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
10th edition
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11th edition ⓘ 12th edition ⓘ 13th edition ⓘ 14th edition ⓘ 15th edition ⓘ 16th edition ⓘ 1st edition ⓘ 2nd edition ⓘ 3rd edition ⓘ 4th edition ⓘ 5th edition ⓘ 6th edition ⓘ 7th edition ⓘ 8th edition ⓘ 9th edition ⓘ |
| hasTitle | University Physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| subject |
classical mechanics
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electromagnetism ⓘ modern physics ⓘ optics ⓘ physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ waves ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
engineering majors
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science majors ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| usedAs | university course textbook ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University Physics Description of subject: University Physics is a widely used introductory physics textbook that provides a comprehensive, calculus-based treatment of fundamental physical principles for university-level students.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.