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Hans Ohanian studied physics at Berkeley and at Princeton, where he worked on relativity with John A. Wheeler. He has taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, the University of Rome, and the University of Vermont. He is the author of several physics textbooks and dozens of articles dealing with relativity, gravitation, and quantum theory, including many articles on fundamental physics published in the American Journal of Physics, where he served as associate editor for several years. Of late, he has become interested in the ecological and economic aspects of renewable energy systems in Vermont, where he lives. His favorite renewable system is his sailboat "ARCHIMEDES," on which he cruises on Lake Champlain flying the green and blue flag of the old independent first Vermont Republic.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Recommended!,
By John Harms (Concord, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Physics / Two Volumes in One (Chapters 1-46 v. 1 & 2) (Hardcover)
I am shocked to see such lousy responses to this book. I have been using this book for two semesters in college and have had nothing but success with it. I have over 15 physics books and the most thorough and complete one is the Ohanian one. The strategy of this book is to teach physics with a calculus approach instead of a simplified version for the weak. Classical physics was developed by Newton, and he developed it using calculus, so this is the way to go if the serious student wants to learn and really understand classical physics. Also, I have encountered very few errors in this book, so if your solution doesn't agree with Ohanian's, it may be due to a mistake on your part.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Makes you think,
This review is from: Physics, Volume 1 (Second Edition) (Paperback)
Alright, there are some clear weaknesses with this book. The major one is that the explanations of problem solving are not very good and the examples are not very much help at all.
Essentially, one needs to read Ohanian first, read another physics text to figure out how to solve the problems, then read Ohanian again to figure out what the other textbook missed. That is the advantage of Ohanian, though. This is a text that is for physicists and other scientists and engineers who need a _real_ introduction and understanding of physics, not just a superficial one that babies you along. At every stage you're expected to fully understand the material presented. The chapter problems and exercises are the other strength of Ohanian. Problems are categorized by difficulty from 0 to 3 stars, with 3 stars being the most challenging. The 0-star problems are straightforward while the 3-star problems truly tax the knowledge of even the most superior student and require full understanding of all the material in the chapter (and often preceeding chapters as well). The fact that the solutions in the rear of the book (every other answer only) are frequently completely wrong for the 2- and 3-star problems is a testament to this. In summary, Ohanian is an excellent choice for an honors or advanced freshman/sophomore course in physics. It is perhaps a little too intense for a standard calculus-based introduction to physics course, or an AP Physics course, however.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprised that it's not popular--Such a great book,
By Physicsmind "Physicswish" (CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Physics (Hardcover)
This is one of the better textbooks for introductory Physics for science majors. Halliday, Resnick and Walker's emphasizes on problem solvings; Serway's makes great balance between concepts and applications; Giancoli's is more conceptual oriented; Young and Freedman's has a lot of excellent problems and explains concepts very well; Tipler's is quite boring and concise. It's always nice to read a newly published classical physics textbook to see how the same subject is presented differently by the different authors. But since this book emphasizes the practical aspects of physics, it's probably more welcome than the others for a college level cal based introductory physics course. Get the Answer book, very helpful: 039395756X
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