Where Can I Find German and English Physics Textbooks for Secondary School?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding secondary school physics textbooks suitable for ages 11-14 from Germany and England. Participants explore various aspects of sourcing these textbooks, including purchasing options and the quality of available materials.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks assistance in finding secondary school physics textbooks from Germany and England, but their request is perceived as ambiguous.
  • Another participant questions the clarity of the initial request, suggesting that the inquirer clarify whether they are looking to purchase books or receive them for free.
  • A participant suggests using Amazon.de to search for physics textbooks in German, indicating that page samples may be available.
  • Concerns are raised about the quality of contemporary schoolbooks, with one participant expressing disappointment in the educational standards of newer German physics textbooks compared to older editions.
  • Another participant recommends checking Wikipedia for subject-related articles that may contain references to useful textbooks.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best approach to finding textbooks, and there are differing opinions on the quality of current educational materials.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty regarding the completeness of the initial inquiry and the current state of educational resources for physics at the secondary school level.

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I am looking for secondary school (ages 11-14) Physics textbooks from Germany and England. Can you help me?
 
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Kleio said:
I am looking for secondary school (ages 11-14) Physics textbooks from Germany and England. Can you help me?
That's an ambiguous question. Help you with what? Do you want people to help you find out where to buy them? That should be easy on the Internet. Or, are you hoping that people will just GIVE them to you ? If you want people to give them to you, where ARE you? Who pays the postage?

Do you see how your question is very incomplete?
 
phinds said:
That's an ambiguous question. Help you with what? Do you want people to help you find out where to buy them? That should be easy on the Internet. Or, are you hoping that people will just GIVE them to you ? If you want people to give them to you, where ARE you? Who pays the postage?

Do you see how your question is very incomplete?
I want to buy some books that are used in schools in germany and uk. Maybe you could suggest some you believe that are good.
 
If you know enough German, a search for Physics textbuch in Amazon.de should get you some hits with some page samples.
 
Schoolbooks are usually not very good these days. I was shocked looking at some German physics high-school books for the "Oberstufe", i.e., grades 11-13. You have to look at older editions to get a good book. The book, I learned for my Abitur exam was

Metzler, Physik (1989)

The same book in the edition of 2008 is still ok but way lower in level and in my opinion has lost a lot of the logic still present in the old edition. The edition of 2014 (for Nordrhein Westphalia) makes me very sad, to say it friendly.

I don't know, how books for the lower grades are these days.
 
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Or go to Wikipediacht, check subject-related articles and see references.
 

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