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  • Series: College Physics (Book 1)
  • Hardcover: 1128 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson; 7 edition (March 28, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321601831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321601834
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1.6 x 11 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 starsFull of Typos, poorly written
By Hypatia on September 20, 2011
Format: Hardcover
I have used at least 4 different College Physics textbooks during the past 10 years I have been teaching. This one is the worst of the lot.
This is a non-calculus based text used for biology, geology, chem and other science majors, but not for physics majors

I find the conceptual explanations confusing and the wording awkward.
The multimedia applets are of inferior quality (compared to those available with the Serway textbook)

The text and solutions are rife with typos and blatant errors.
I have gone through 4 chapters completely and done EVERY problem at the end of the chapter, and found 3 -4 errors for each chapter just in the end of chapter problems.

Examples within the text sometimes refer to material that has never been covered or skip important steps.
For example: I have had confused students come to see me many times when they do not understand where the answers came from for problems that are supposed to be fully worked out within the chapters. Usually
some clever shortcuts to a solution are skipped when these problems are presented. This leads to great confusion for the students and obstructs their learning.

Another example: Recently, the solution to a problem in Chapter 16 involved the use of "geometric mean". Such a concept will be unfamiliar to anyone who is not a physics or math major. And, it is never mentioned or explained anywhere in the text. The answer is simply presented with no explanation of where it came from.

If I had any choice in the matter I would never use this text.
Aesthetically, unlike other physics textbooks, it is also unavailable in softcover making it a rather wieldy tome for students to lug around.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood start for studying physics
By Student in California on March 2, 2001
Format: Hardcover
For someone looking to get an overview of basic physics, this book is great. The problems in the back of each chapter start out easy then become more and more challenging. In several chapters there are photos of some physics instructors doing experiments we all want to do; one of the best is an experiment where someone is sitting in a chair holding a very large CO2 fire extinguisher and... rockets off! It does a very good job of explaining Newton's laws. (every action has an equal and opposite reaction) If you purchase this text, make sure to get the associated study guide. It not only provides a review of each chapter, it goes through step by step problem solving on slected odd numbered problems. The only caveat is that some of the wording is vague; there was an attempt to explain physics without calculus. As a result, some subjects must be taken on faith. If life sciences is your major then this text does a great job of explaining physics.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Algebra Based Physics Text
By Kat on Kindle on December 29, 2002
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Physics is a difficult subject. This text does an admirable job of making a difficult subject easier.
There are advantages and disadvantages to disallowing the writer to use calculus in writing the material. Some formulas require calculus to derive and so must be either taken on faith as true, or the derivations looked up in a calculus based test. Fortunately the times when this issue comes up are few enough to not seriously hamper the flow of the book.
This book may be read as a first book on Physics. I strongly recommend the book Conceptual Physics by Hewitt for a running start at the subject.
Members of the lay public interested in physics may read both of these texts, as they are at introductory level and contains material on classical as well as modern physics.
The units are in SI ( metric ) which simplifies the math.
The Wilson and Buffa text has Color photos of natural phenomenon and situations that illustrate the physics under discussion. There examples are intermixed throughout showing how to work problems involving the principles involved.
I believe this book is an important part of a well rounded education. Physics is NOT an easy topic. If it were, then Newton would have developed theories on relativity and gravity waves. This book does what it was designed to do, that is assist beginners in starting their journey.
I read the book. I found it to be fun.
Katherine Rogers
Yes, Real girls do physics.
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1.0 out of 5 starsNot a good book at all.
By Amazon Customer on January 11, 2012
Format: Hardcover
I'm an engineer who has taken many physics classes and taught physics once at a community college. Now one of my children is using this in school for learning AP physics B. I can honestly say if this had been my first exposure to physics, I'd be in a different profession.
I find some of the choices to emphasize certain things quite strange. For example, the book spends an inordinately long time on the difference between speed and velocity and then the author uses them wrong in a problem at the end of the chapter. But then elastic collisions don't get nearly the space I'd give (or other books give) them.
Also, this book's explanation of torque is one of the worst explanation of a technical concept I've ever seen. I've only read through to chapter 7 so I'm sure there is a lot more to complain about.
I dug up one of my 25 year old textbooks and my daughter uses that instead to learn from and gets everything much more easily.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBuying the previous edition saved me a lot of money.
By Blaine on July 8, 2011
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This summer, the physics department decided to go with the 7th edition. My teacher said that there is not much of a difference at all between the 6th and 7th editions. The bookstore was selling the 7th edition for $160 and I got this book for $15 including expedited shipping. So far, the differences have not been noticeable and this book is working just fine. The examples are helpful in the book and the book flows in a logical order that builds upon what you learn.
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