Best supplemental physics book?

Sentience

So I'm taking physics (calc-based for scientists and engineers) for the first time this summer. I would like a recommendation for a good supplemental book that has good explanations and good practice problems.

I remember reading a thread here (that I can no longer find >.<) where someone recommended How to Solve Physics Problems by Oman and Oman. I'm also considering the Schaum's 3000 solved problems book based on its Amazon reviews.

Anyone have experience with those or have another recommendation?

clope023

I will not take classes without the accompanying schaum's outline or some other book of extra solved problems. Schaum's books are for the most part very good with very clear explanations and discussions on the theory and derivations along with solved problems. I recommend the Schaum's of Physics for scientists and engineers though they're 3000 solved problems book has practice exams for all the 36 chapters with an estimate of the time needed to complete them so you'll get alot of exam practice out of that one too.

Sentience

Hmm, you swear by it? It has terrible reviews on amazon, lots of errors I guess.

clope023

It has mostly 5 stars on the amazon link I'm looking at. Every textbook or outline like Schaum's have typos but they're really quite minor; I enjoy using Schaum's since they're more straight to the point than textbooks and going through the solved problems helps me learn the theory better.

Sentience

I must be looking at something else. Would you mind linking it to me? I looked up Schaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science, linked here:

http://www.amazon.com/Schaums-Outlin...dp_ob_title_bk

Which has terrible reviews.

Then there is the 3000 solved problems book, linked here :

http://www.amazon.com/000-Solved-Pro...ref=pd_sim_b_1

Which has great reviews.

Are you looking at one of these two or something else?

clope023

I was looking at the 3000 solved problems.

I do remember the college physics outline got better reviews than the physics for scientists and engineers schaum's though.