Books to help understand Physics?

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The discussion revolves around finding effective resources, specifically books or materials, to aid in understanding basic college-level physics. The original poster expresses difficulty in grasping the subject through their current textbook and lectures.

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  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification

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  • Participants share their experiences with various physics books and resources, questioning their effectiveness for college coursework. Some inquire about specific titles and their relevance to the original poster's needs.

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Several participants have provided suggestions for books that they believe may be helpful, indicating a variety of opinions on which resources are most effective. There is an ongoing exploration of different titles and their suitability for the original poster's situation.

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The original poster is currently struggling in their physics course, aiming to improve their grade from a D to a B. They mention the need for practice problems and express concern that some recommended resources may not align with their honors-level course material.

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Books to help understand Physics??

I'm in college taking a basic level Physics course and I can't seem to fully understand it by reading my book & my professor confuses me even more. Has anyone used any books or cd-roms to help you understand Physics better? If so, would you mind sharing? Thanks,
 
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By the way, I'm thinking of like a book that I can check out from the library that has maybe practice problems to help or something?? I'm getting a D in my class & I have to get a B in it. Anyone read Schaum's Outline of theory & problems of college physics, The complete idiot's guide to physics, or Ace your midterms & Finals: Physics??
 
I have got quite a few books, REA, Schaums, outline series, etc. and none of them cover the material I need them to for my college class, although it is honors so it may be different. They seem to do a lot worse than the textbook and are more of a reference, although I don't find them of much use overall.
 
Get Resnick and Halliday.
 
I'm guessing those are the authors...what are the titles of the books? Thanks
 
"Fundamentals of Physics" by Halliday, Resnick and Walker is quite good,

"Physics" by Giancoli is also quite good.
 
Physics (Volume 1 & 2) by D Halliday, R Resnick and K Krane. Publisher : John Wiley & Sons. You really have to get this book.
 

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