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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics: Volume II (3rd Edition) (Physics for Scientists & Engineers)

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics: Volume II (3rd Edition) (Physics for Scientists & Engineers)

Physics for Scientists & Engineers with Modern Physics, Volume II, by Douglas c. Giancoli, is a classical amongst the american physics books.

The subjects of Volume II are reaching from the theories of electricity and magnetism to light and optics and from their to the special theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. During the last chapters the author dives into the world of radioactivity , nuclear energy and elementary particles. The final chapter turns from the ultra small to the greatest known dimensions and phenomena, to the science of cosmology and astrophysics.

The book is suitable for college and university students and provides a state of art introduction into every subject.

The design follows recent american nature science book style, full color throughout, diagrams, many photographs and sketches improve the understanding. A set of physics video clips is available. The book itself is a classroom and brings the physics laboratory onto the students desk.

The explanations motivate the student to do practical work on the subject, to take the objects of physics in hand.

Usefull also for students of all faculties it provides a straight forward understanding for the entire basic physics.

When introducing Gauss's Law and Maxwell's Equation with the related integral calculus , the author draws a chain of mountains into the great number of easy arithemtic physics equations.

The change in level of mathematical expertise is sudden and extensive, from standard algebraic equations a lift up to advanced methods and equations of modern calculus in physics. At least two chapters of the book are a motivation for the physics student to spend some time with higher mathematics. The author intends to show to the student that the entire higher physics is even so a type of higher mathematics, so as a provocation and as a challenge.

The great number of properly explained fundamental phenomena of physics provide an appropriate base for such higher physics studyings. This is exactly where this book is positioned and where it has its value.

The subjects special relativity theory and quantum mechanics are handled on an introductional level, with very less mathematics. The author tries to give a first insight.

The book is very suitable for students who have a real interest in physics and who want to reach a profound understanding of its fundaments.

very well written.easy to understand. problems at the end of the chapters are very good. 5 star +

This is by her daughter, Jennifer.

This book is truly amazing. The theory is explained really well. The explanations are concise and clear, and it's really easy to follow along and understand. The examples are also really well done, and really lend some insight into how to solve the problems. In comparison to the textbook (a huge monstrosity that I never opened up in AP Physics C: Mechanics) we were lent out by our high school, this book by Giancoli is really so much better. I'm currently using it in a directed studies class (basically we teach ourselves) for AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism with the corresponding MIT course by Walter Lewin. Before getting this book, I really thought that E & M was hopeless, and I was going to fail, but this book really turned around my outlook. This book is a must buy for AP Physics: E&M, any freshman E&M course, or for the MIT course and totally worth it especially if you get it used (I got it for $8, including shipping, and it's in great condition).

...In case you guys want to compare, the book that I got from my school was Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Tipler & Mosca. I really can't emphasize how useless and detrimental that textbook is....

I bought this book to review Electromagnetism, and it is explained here in a very simple and effective way. I use this book in conjunction with online courses.