Open ebook: University Physics Volume 3. The subjects and the depth to which they are covered is superb for most undergraduate classes and contexts. However, it may be insufficient for classes wholly dedicated to either optics or modern physics, or those wanting a deeply mathematical treatment of these subjects. The textbook's glossary and index are thorough, greatly aid in navigating the material. Throughout a semester of mostly teaching out of this textbook, my students and I were unable to find any significant errors or biased statements. Myself and my students found the examples of many phenomena to be very relevant, as they were those we had seen or experienced in their day-to day lives. Often the textbook is updated with corrections or minor edits.
The language presented here is accessible and easily understood. The authors do a great job referring and linking back to previous sections which helps keep its terminology and notation consistent. I was unable to find any grammatical errors, no matter how small. Open ebook: University Physics Volume 2. The textbook is indeed comprehensive, perhaps a little too comprehensive, although this allows the instructor to pick and choose what subjects she wishes to teach. The material covered is basically that of any standard course in university physics, going back to the Berkeley series for example.
The treatment is more or less traditional, with ample real world examples, photographs, and illustrations. I haven't read every page in detail, but the sections that I read were error-free, and the information presented is factually correct. The content is fairly traditional. Introductory physics courses have not changed in their content for perhaps a century, so the book is certainly current in that sense. The book is mostly well written. The chapters and sections I read were reasonably consistent, there weren't glaring differences in style, notation, etc. Entire units can easily be skipped. See comment on clarity.
The interface is quite nice. No specific comments. Open ebook: University Physics Volume 1. A typical course in introductory physics must cover a pretty standard set of topics. This text does a very good job at visiting all of them, following a standard presentation sequence that begins with a chapter on units and measurements and ends with a comprehensive discussion of wave mechanics. It often connects the subject with contemporary applications, with some relevant topics treated in the problem set, including examples of bio-inspired problems. In some cases it goes beyond the standard text, for example, when incorporates detailed calculus derivations and the presentation of advanced topics such as relativity (at the end of the chapter on gravitation) and Poiseuille and turbulent flows (in the chapter on fluid mechanics). The only major absence is the treatment of wave optics, which is discussed at length in volume III, where electromagnetic waves and modern physics are discussed.
This text deals mostly with mechanics, oscillations and wave mechanics. Open ebook: Variational Principles in Classical Mechanics - Revised Second Edition. The book covers a wide range of variational methods in Physics starting with the Newtonian vector-based framework and moving into the principle of least action and variational methods. It is fully comprehensive in its treatment of physics theories between Newton through Einstein. The Preface recommends the textbook for upper-level physics and astrophysics students, but it is a great reference for first-year graduate students in any applied physics or engineering fields as well. The book provides a very detailed and accurate reference for physics and dynamic motion. The textbook accurately describes Newtonian and Lagrangian frameworks. The textbook describes each equation in detail. The equations and definitions remain consistent throughout. The chapters and examples are neatly divided. The topics are presented in a logical and clear fashion that adheres to the chronology of physics.
As a pdf, the textbook is easy to navigate. No grammatical errors found. New Journal of Physics. Open ebook: Mechanics and Relativity. The author presents Classical Mechanics in the first 9 chapters and Special Relativity Theory in the last 6 chapters. The section on Classical Mechanics is quite comprehensive; it touches on all the introductory topics that are generally presented in that type of course. The section on Relativity is somewhat less comprehensive. It does cover many of the topics in a beginning course, such as kinematics and dynamics; it seems, though, to be weak in its coverage of relativistic effects involving electromagnetism. The Index appears to be complete and to refer to the topics with, in many cases, multiple page references.
The content appears to have no errors and to be consistent with all other physics books of its level. The word “relevance” doesn’t mean too much without a reference to what something is relevant to. One idea leads on inexorably to the next. The Table of Contents and the Index are well-ordered permitting the reader to navigate freely and accurately through it. Open ebook: University Physics I: Classical Mechanics. Gea-Banacloche's text reviews the classic topics of physics (linear and angular kinetics and kinematics) in a linear manner before delving more deeply into more advanced topics of waves and thermodynamics.
This is a great opportunity to prepare students for the basics of Physics II by integrating the latter topics into the context of the former. Importantly, the author briefs the students on a suggested approach to the text, guiding them through a valuable study strategy that relies on the exercises and practice problems contained within. I feel that it would be difficult for a physics textbook to be biased or error-filled unless the author was unable to use their own calculator! This text is well-designed, accurate, and uses realistic examples. Importantly, the simplified descriptions of phenomena and effects are more than adequate without being wordy. If there was a single strongest value of this text, it's clarity is certainly a prime contender.
Open ebook: Electromagnetics Vol 1. The book beautifully covers all the topics for an introductory Electromagnetic Theory book. Some explanations are not as thorough as it could be. Referencing to Wikipedia for further reading sounds well in the beginning, but those subjects in Wikipedia are not necessarily captured in a detailed way. Author's own explanations for the concepts looks sufficient and understandable for an Undergraduate Engineering Student. One more important point: The book lacks additional problems, even though it includes nice exercises with solutions.
Content is accurate and error-free as far as I checked. Since it is a fundamental theory, the content covers the theoretical background nicely. The author's language is clear and explains all the basic terminology. The author described the content in a clear way, and the terminology and framework is consistent. The book is divided into very precise and logical sub-chapters. Some figures are not printed, and some are not clearly displayed.
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