Is this coursebook good for a physics major student?

[Arman777]

My major is physics and our professor choosed this book for electromagnetic course,
http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/ed...-New-International-Edition/9781292024431.page
Any ideas about the book ?

 

[dextercioby]

None of the twenty chapters of that book deals with electromagnetism.

 

[jtbell]

I assume you really mean Vol. 2 which covers electromagnetism, or the combined book which includes mechanics, electromagnetism and some modern physics. This is a common textbook for calculus-based introductory (first year university) physics courses in the US. It's comparable to e.g. Halliday, Resnick & Walker's Fundamentals of Physics. I've never used it myself, but the major textbooks at that level are very much like each other in regard to topics covered.

 

[smodak]

My major is physics and our professor choosed this book for electromagnetic course,
http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/ed...-New-International-Edition/9781292024431.page
Any ideas about the book ?

Find a new school and a new professor.

 

[MidgetDwarf]

I would try to get my hands on Alonso and Finn: Fundamental University Physics.

Book 2 deals with Electricity and Magnetism. Great book series that is between Halliday and Resnick and books like Kleppner/Purcell.

Alonso does not shy away from calculus. Connections between Physic ideas are shown, and derivations are clear and mathematically correct.

 

[Arman777]

I assume you really mean Vol. 2 which covers electromagnetism, or the combined book which includes mechanics, electromagnetism and some modern physics. This is a common textbook for calculus-based introductory (first year university) physics courses in the US. It's comparable to e.g. Halliday, Resnick & Walker's Fundamentals of Physics. I've never used it myself, but the major textbooks at that level are very much like each other in regard to topics covered.

I have Principle of Physics too (10 th edition) and our new professor gave us this book.I think its combined with mechanics and electromagneticisim,cause in cover there's no info about volume..

I guess Principle of Physics and this book are same in most sense as you said

 

[Arman777]

Find a new school and a new professor.

• BS: Physics Dept., METU (1989)
• BS (double major): Mathematics Dept., METU (1989)
• PhD: Physics Dept., University of California at Berkeley (1995)

Its his education,I think he is great

 

[Arman777]

and I am in METU so...

 

[Arman777]

I would try to get my hands on Alonso and Finn: Fundamental University Physics.

Book 2 deals with Electricity and Magnetism. Great book series that is between Halliday and Resnick and books like Kleppner/Purcell.

Alonso does not shy away from calculus. Connections between Physic ideas are shown, and derivations are clear and mathematically correct.

I don't know I have two physics book...I have to solve their problems first :)

 

[Arman777]

None of the twenty chapters of that book deals with electromagnetism.

As Jtbell said ıts combined

 

[MidgetDwarf]

I don't know I have two physics book...I have to solve their problems first :)

Then why ask for our opinion?

 

[Arman777]

Then why ask for our opinion?

Opinions are always good :)