Books like Serway for physics and mechanics

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommendations for physics and mechanics textbooks suitable for a first-year engineering student. Participants are seeking additional resources to complement their studies, particularly in mechanics and statics.

Discussion Character

  • Homework-related
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses satisfaction with Serway but seeks additional books for more questions and ideas.
  • Another participant mentions that a quick search would yield many results, indicating that this topic has been discussed previously.
  • A participant suggests "Matter and Interactions" and "Fundamentals of Physics" as useful resources, noting their effectiveness if the student is familiar with calculus.
  • Another participant references an author named Warthog, who has written books that are well-regarded by a friend's experience, particularly in mechanics.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on specific book recommendations, and participants express differing levels of familiarity with available resources. Some participants indicate that the question has been asked frequently, while others seek specific titles.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note difficulty in finding books that are not overly specialized in certain branches of physics or mechanics, suggesting a need for more general resources.

Gunha
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Hi there,
I'm a first-year student in faculty of engineering in Cairo, and I was looking for good books I can find to study physics from, I already have Serway and I'm very pleased with it but I need more books to get more questions from it and ideas, it would be very great if anyone can tell me about other books in mechanics or any book for statics I study general subjects from both branches so its better if there would be a book that explains generally. thanks in advance.
 
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This has been asked many times. A quick search will yield many results.
 
KiggenPig said:
This has been asked many times. A quick search will yield many results.
please can you just tell me names ? I can't find what I need, some books are specified in certain branch of physics or mechanics
 
I used Matter and Interactions for my introductory mechanics and EM. I studied out of Fundamentals of Physics for a year before I entered university. Both work just fine if you know calculus.
 
For some of your engineering classes, there is an author called Warthog( I believe), this author thought at MIT back in the day and wrote a few books. My friend studies from these books and he swears by them. I practice the first few chapters of his mechanics book, and it was well written and thought provoking.
 

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