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    Intro Physics General introductory physics books compared to specific books on each topic

    The table of contents of these two books looks roughly the same. What is the difference in the way the material is presented? Is it mostly just the level of math used?
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    Intro Physics General introductory physics books compared to specific books on each topic

    What exactly is the difference in the way an general physics book (Halliday and Resnick, Young and Freedman) covers topics like mechanics, EM, and thermodynamics, compared to respective books like Kleppner and Kolenkow, Griffiths, and Schroeder, other than the amount of material covered for each...
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    How is torque actually measured when using a torque wrench?

    Take this picture for example. Assume this picture represents a torque wrench applying torque on a nut, and a force F is applied at the centre of the black handle perpendicular to it. The force applied to the nut is: Torque = Fd There are times when a nut is in a very inconvenient location...
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