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Several Physics Books to Choose From (Wolfson, Knight, Feynman)
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[QUOTE="Archimedes777, post: 6220656, member: 665658"] I have been lurking on PhysicsForums for more than a decade. I have been telling myself that I was going to learn physics for fifteen years, but I ended up studying computer science when I returned to school after having been an English teacher for several years. I am currently doing my master's degree in CS (distributed systems), but I want to spend some time self-studying physics. In terms of my academic background, I have taken courses in calculus, statistics, linear algebra and discrete mathematics. I briefly ventured into real analysis, but need some heavy review. I have access to a university library (and can audit courses), but over the years I have also collected a few introductory texts, which is what leads to my question... I own copies of [I]Essential University Physics [/I]by Wolfson, [I]Physics for Scientists and Engineers [/I]by Knight (along with the exercise book) and [I]Feynman's Lectures on Physics. [/I]I have found many recommendations for Young and Freedman or Halliday and Resnick on these forums, and I am wondering if I would be better to get an older version of one of these texts from my university library, or if the books I have are good enough for self-study? Presumably the best place to start is with a general text like one of these rather than with a specific mechanics or electrodynamics text? If any of the texts are good enough, then great. If not, please recommend a book, and I will take a look to see if my university's library has a copy. Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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