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Title: Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, Third Edition by Douglas C. Giancoli ISBN: 0-13-021517-1 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 January, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $140.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A decent intro to Physics.
Comment: I am currently taking a calculus-based physics course in my freshman year using Serway's text (Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Sixth Edition). I purchased Giancoli's text because it has the same type of material and a solutions manual to accompany it. I am now in my third term and, having used both books for the first two terms, I can say that Serway's book is probably a better choice for those majoring in physics such as myself. The reason I make this claim is that Serway's derivations are a little more riggerous in most cases and in the exercises Serway FORCES you to develop and derive equations for the perticular problem at hand (precicely what a physicist in the "real world" must be able to do to be successful), whereas Giancoli rarely gives problems that cannot be solved directly by substituting values into given equations. This discrepency can sometimes be troubling though to those not used to having to decide what assumptions to make for themselves.
However, neither book can give a student a complete insight into the complicated subject of physics. Each is a pretty good text for a first course in physics and the level of calculus used in each is very basic (a study of basic differential and integral calculus will do fine).
Rating: 1
Summary: Not a very good physics book
Comment: If you're a beginner or not interested in physics stay away from this book. Its mostly geared towards people with high interest and a good reference. Otherwise, the book is very boring to read and all they do is throw formulas at you. Stay away at all costs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Book
Comment: I used this book in my Engineering Physics series and got an A in all three classes. This book covers it all; in fact, you won't be able to go through every chapter in 3 quarters or 2 semesters. There are 45 chapters! I recommend that you have a background in Physics before you buy this book. I had no Physics background and struggled during the first few chapters (but got an A anyway). I highly recomment this book. The author knows what he's doing.
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Title: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual, Third Edition) by Douglas C. Giancoli ISBN: 0130214752 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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Title: Portable TA: A Physics Problem Solving Guide, Volume I by Andrew Elby ISBN: 0132317133 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 03 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $33.33 |
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Title: Applications Programming in C++ by Richard Johnsonbaugh, Martin Kalin ISBN: 0137489633 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $88.00 |
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Title: Introduction to MATLAB 6 by Delores Etter, David Kuncicky, Doug Hull ISBN: 0130328456 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 23 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C (2nd Edition) by James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes ISBN: 0201848406 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 04 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $79.99 |
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