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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach
Randall D. Knight

Addison Wesley, 2003 - 1596 pages

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Built from the ground up on our new understanding of how students learn physics, Randall Knight's introductory university physics textbook leads readers to a deeper understanding of the concepts and more proficient problem-solving skills. This authoritative text provides effective learning strategies and in-depth instruction to better guide readers around the misconceptions and preconceptions they often bring to the course. The superior problem-solving pedagogy of Physics for Scientists and Engineers uses a detailed, methodical approach that sequentially builds skills and confidence for tackling more complex problems. Knight combines rigorous quantitative coverage with a descriptive, inductive approach that leads to a deeper student understanding of the core concepts. Pictorial, graphical, algebraic, and descriptive representations for each concept are skillfully combined to provide a resource that students with different learning styles can readily grasp. A comprehensive, integrated approach introducing key topics of physics, including Newton's Laws, Conservation Laws, Newtonian Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Wave and Optics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Modern Physics. For college instructors, students, or anyone with an interest in physics.




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The best physics book! But remember... it's still physics, so expect some frustration!

I'm currently a physics major, and I've read many books, including the non-calculus based physics books.

In my opinion, this is the best book I've read concerning physics I and II material. Everything is explained more clearly than other physics books (in fact, this book is actually more easier to read than some of those non-calculus based physics books!).

Granted, many of the homework problems will be really challenging, but that's what is expected in a physics class. It's not a plug-and-chug course like many mathematics courses. Many problems deal with real life situations, so a lot of thought will have to go to solving the problems. Also, be prepared to study. Although the concepts are as clearly explained as possible (without the book being many thousands of pages long), you'll have to do your part and read, reread, and do many of the problems yourself till you truly get what you're reading. Believe me, a little sweat here and there studying this massive book will go a long way.

I guess if I can give one gripe about the book, it's that when you get to physics II, the material doesn't match with the material in a physics II lab course, so you'll be constantly reading ahead, which can be a little annoying considering the amount of information in the book. Then again, this depends on the school you go to. Oh yeah, and another gripe... it's freakin' heavy!

Also, use the website that's contained in the book (www.aw-bc.com/knight). It really does help you out if you're not really sure of the concepts explained in the book. Heck, even if you think you know a concept, try this site out anyway... you might be surprised by what you don't know!

All in all, a great book. If you find this book really hard to use, believe me... there are many others out there that are worse.

Good luck with your physics course!


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The Solution Manual

I'd of been way lost without the solution manual...

Here's the one I used (http://rapidshare.com/files/107501898/Physics_Answers.zip)


not the best

I'd say it's an average book physics. Neither good nor bad. If you're going to spend more than a hundred dollars on a physics book, you should choose either Halliday and Resnik or Serway's editions. The concepts are much more well explained in Halliday and Serway's editions than in Knight's edition. My college used Knight's edition, but I made through the first two semesters of physics with "A" reading Halliday's edition before the lectures.


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