preface

Welcome to the sixth edition of the Cutnell/Johnson Test Bank. The Test Bank
contains approximately 2200 questions of varying difficulty. The Homework Choices
section lists all of the even-numbered problems in the text and provides multiple-
choice answers for them. The notation and language used throughout this volume
match the usage in the text; and the questions have been placed into the section of
each chapter from which its subject originates. The sections are grouped in the same
manner as the homework problems are at the end of each chapter in the text.
The test bank has been designed for use in test preparation software for both
Windows and Macintosh platforms by Brownstone Research Group. The software is
very easy to use and provides full-editing capability. I highly recommend trying the
program. Copies are available from your Wiley representative.
Test Bank questions are designed to test conceptual understanding of the material
as well as problem-solving ability. The questions have also been labeled with a
difficulty indicator:
less than average difficulty
average difficulty
greater than average difficulty
Instructors may choose to use the test bank questions in either open- or closed-
book test conditions. Some problems include the necessary constants, but, in general,
students will require access to the constants that are listed on the inside covers of the
text. Each question has five answers labeled a, b, c, d, and e for use in a multiple
choice format. An instructor who prefers to not use the multiple choice test format
may still use the questions by simply omitting the choices.
The Homework Choices section of this volume allows instructors to assign
homework in a multiple choice format. Each problem has, in almost all cases, five
choices that are labeled A, B, C, D, and E. The few problems that require a graph,
drawing, or proof are not available for multiple choice solutions and are noted
accordingly. The Concepts & Calculations section in each chapter has multiple
choice answers only for the problem portion of each question because the conceptual
questions are, in general, not suited for the multiple choice format. The Brownstone
software is also available for preparing multiple choice homework assignments.

Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Stuart Johnson, John D. Cutnell and

Kenneth W. Johnson for their patience and unwavering attention to detail and
Bruce R. Boller for carefully reviewing the Test Bank. I am also grateful to my
wife, Cathie, for her support and assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

This book is dedicated to Frank R. Valentine (1910-1990)

and Henry J. Deutschendorf, Jr. (1943-1997).

David T. Marx
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4343
e-mail: siucafs@netscape.net