Good textbooks for math and science?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around recommendations for undergraduate textbooks in mathematics and science, with a focus on identifying notable titles and authors beyond the commonly suggested ones.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests "Early Transcendentals" by James Stewart as a popular choice for calculus.
  • Another participant recommends "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway and Beichner for calculus-based physics.
  • For chemistry, a participant mentions "Chemistry" by Silberberg as a top choice for general chemistry.
  • One participant expresses a strong dislike for Stewart's calculus book, stating that Larson's book is superior.
  • A follow-up question asks for the specific title of Larson's book.
  • Another participant speculates that the book in question might be "Larson & Hostetler," while noting that some people consider it inferior to other common calculus textbooks.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on the quality of Stewart's calculus book, with some favoring Larson's approach. There is no consensus on which textbook is definitively better.

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Participants have not provided specific details on the editions or contexts in which these textbooks are used, which may affect their recommendations.

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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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