Studying Good textbooks for math and science?

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The discussion highlights recommendations for undergraduate math and science textbooks, emphasizing the need for diverse options beyond popular choices. "Early Transcendentals" by James Stewart is acknowledged as a common selection for calculus, but alternatives like "Calculus" by Larson & Hostetler are suggested, despite mixed opinions on its quality. For physics, "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway and Beichner is praised for its clarity in calculus-based physics. In chemistry, "Chemistry" by Silberberg is recommended as an excellent resource for general chemistry. The conversation reflects a desire for varied textbook recommendations while expressing strong preferences against certain widely used texts.
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so, list some good textbooks for undergraduate math and science.

of course early transcendentals by james steward will probably be on everyone's list for math, but let's try to get some new names.

i would say physics for scientists and engineers by serway and beichner is extremely well written for calculus based physics.

for chemistry, i would say chemistry by silberberg is topnotch in general chem.

O yea, list authors, since books tend to have the same names.
 
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I hate stewarts calc book, Larsons is so much better.
 
Llama77 said:
I hate stewarts calc book, Larsons is so much better.

what is larson's called?
 
Llama77 said:
I hate stewarts calc book, Larsons is so much better.

Do you mean Larson & Hostetler?

Some people feel that the Larson & Hostetler book is inferior to some other common ones.
 
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