Looking for a good introductory calculus based physics book.

[Turkz]

I am looking for a good introductory calculus based (not algebra based) physics book and was wondering which one the Anandtech community would recommend.

I have the 2nd edition Wolfson and Pasacoff, but I am underwhelmed. Their derivation of acceleration for uniform circular motion is one of the biggest exercises in hand waving I've seen. Halliday & Resnick does a much better job. I have also skimmed through Serway a few years ago, but I recall liking Wolfson and Pasacoff better for some reason.

Right now I'm considering: Giancoli, Young & Freedman (Sears and Zemansky), Halliday & Resnick, Ohanian or Knight. Others I've seen are Tipler, Fishbane & Gasiorowicz, Serway, Wolfson & Pasacoff, Hecht, Reese.

 

[hypn0tik]

We used Serway and Jewett in our first year and I thought it was one of the worst physics books I have come across.

 

[Fenixgoon]

im using Halliday & Resnick.. it's not bad

 

[JohnCU]

have you checked out the MIT opencourseware site? see which book they use and they prolly have notes for the class.

 

[Turkz]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
have you checked out the MIT opencourseware site? see which book they use and they prolly have notes for the class.

MIT uses Giancoli.

 

[Turkz]

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