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Recommend me a book?
I'm in the early stages of a mechanical engineering degree. In my second semester of Calculus, currently taking Physics I. I'm considering buying another book to work through. The Calculus book used in this program (Larson 9th ed.) is ok, I don't have many strong dislikes as I'm not too concerned with extreme rigor. I do want to understand the math I'm learning however and find myself reading from multiple sources when possible (pauls online math notes, another calculus book I found, etc) to get a bigger perspective on the material.
The physics book in this program (Serway and Jewett) I can't get into at all. So far it seems the most calculus they dare to throw at the reader is integrating a simple velocity graph (which is linear so you can break it up into areas of a triangle and rectangle...). I feel like in physics especially I may not be getting the best exposure to the material, and I have purchased a used copy of Halliday & Resnick's physics (pictured below), an older edition. I like it quite a lot, it is much easier for me to read than the newer books with fancy color pictures and dumbed down graphs.
I'm seeking advice if I were to buy another book, would anyone recommend me something that will benefit me in a mechanical engineering program? I'm thinking a math book like Spivak or Apostol, etc, would be too proof oriented and over my head, but am open to suggestions. I do enjoy the copy of Halliday & Resnick but would I get more out of something a little more in depth such as Kleppner & Kolenkow? Or would a topic further along in my program be a good choice, thermodynamics or statics/dynamics, strength of materials, for example?
Any opinions are welcome, as I said, I am considering maybe buying one other book in the near future and am curious what some other people think might be a good read.
I'm in the early stages of a mechanical engineering degree. In my second semester of Calculus, currently taking Physics I. I'm considering buying another book to work through. The Calculus book used in this program (Larson 9th ed.) is ok, I don't have many strong dislikes as I'm not too concerned with extreme rigor. I do want to understand the math I'm learning however and find myself reading from multiple sources when possible (pauls online math notes, another calculus book I found, etc) to get a bigger perspective on the material.
The physics book in this program (Serway and Jewett) I can't get into at all. So far it seems the most calculus they dare to throw at the reader is integrating a simple velocity graph (which is linear so you can break it up into areas of a triangle and rectangle...). I feel like in physics especially I may not be getting the best exposure to the material, and I have purchased a used copy of Halliday & Resnick's physics (pictured below), an older edition. I like it quite a lot, it is much easier for me to read than the newer books with fancy color pictures and dumbed down graphs.
I'm seeking advice if I were to buy another book, would anyone recommend me something that will benefit me in a mechanical engineering program? I'm thinking a math book like Spivak or Apostol, etc, would be too proof oriented and over my head, but am open to suggestions. I do enjoy the copy of Halliday & Resnick but would I get more out of something a little more in depth such as Kleppner & Kolenkow? Or would a topic further along in my program be a good choice, thermodynamics or statics/dynamics, strength of materials, for example?
Any opinions are welcome, as I said, I am considering maybe buying one other book in the near future and am curious what some other people think might be a good read.
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