Re: Good book for learning physics?

From: Dirk Van de moortel (dirkvandemoortel_at_ThankS-NO-SperM.hotmail.com)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:41:57 GMT

"mikeboarder" <mikeboarder83@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:67aac0ef.0502030605.345cc651@posting.google.com...
> I've been told that Serway & Faughn is a good book for learning
> physics.
> Are there many people that agree?
> Because I like a good book, that explanes stuff from the beginning
> (experiments, theories etc.), and not just states laws. I like to know
> why things behave the way they do. and a recent writing that not
> conlfilcts old (wrong) principles with new findings... and not too
> basic...
> thanx very much!

Hewitt's "Conceptual Physics" is what you probably will enjoy
the most:
  http://www.conceptualphysics.com/

Dirk Vdm

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