Good Textbooks for Introduction to Degree-Level Physics

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A user preparing to start university is seeking recommendations for accessible degree-level physics textbooks to gain insight into the course material. They express a preference for books that are not overly complex, having struggled with more challenging texts in the past. Two specific textbooks are suggested, both available on Amazon, along with a reminder to use a provided link for purchasing. The discussion concludes with supportive messages wishing the user good luck in their university journey.
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Hi - i am going to go to univerisity soon and have begun to look up courses in Physics. can anyone please recommend a degree-level physics textbook (in either general physics or a specialised area) that I can read over just to get an idea of the course and how it will be?

i don't want a very difficult or complex book, because I have already tried reading one and the first few pages were beyond me!

Thanks
 
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This thread only works as a summary from the original source: List of STEM Masterworks in Physics, Mechanics, Electrodynamics... The original thread got very long and somewhat hard to read so I have compiled the recommendations from that thread in an online (Google Drive) spreadsheet. SUMMARY Permits are granted so you can make comments on the spreadsheet but I'll initially be the only one capable of edition. This is to avoid the possibility of someone deleting everything either by mistake...
By looking around, it seems like Dr. Hassani's books are great for studying "mathematical methods for the physicist/engineer." One is for the beginner physicist [Mathematical Methods: For Students of Physics and Related Fields] and the other is [Mathematical Physics: A Modern Introduction to Its Foundations] for the advanced undergraduate / grad student. I'm a sophomore undergrad and I have taken up the standard calculus sequence (~3sems) and ODEs. I want to self study ahead in mathematics...

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