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Physics for Scientists and Engineers (3rd Edition)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780132431064
Edition: 3
ISBN: 0132431068
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 976
Publication Date: January 30, 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall
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Editorial Review: Physics for Scientists and Engineers combines outstanding pedagogy with a clear and direct narrative and applications that draw the reader into the physics. The new edition features an unrivaled suite of media and on-line resources that enhance the understanding of physics. Many new topics have been incorporated such as: the Otto cycle, lens combinations, three-phase alternating current, and many more. New developments and discoveries in physics have been added including the Hubble space telescope, age and inflation of the universe, and distant planets. Modern physics topics are often discussed within the framework of classical physics where appropriate. For scientists and engineers who are interested in learning physics.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Inexpensive and broad
It tells you where to start in almost every
important branch of Physics. A lot of colorful
pictures and tables. Answers to the Exercise
problems are provided.
Rating: - Helpful reference
I started using this book after college days to review some physics topics now and then. It is a complete and helpful reference covering the very broad field of physics. The large quantity of topics are logically structured which becomes apparent when one reads the table of contents.
Rating: - Perhaps the best physics book i've ever read!
Without trying "making" a mountain out of a molehill - this is the best physics book i've ever read! Well written, easy and understandable, everything a teacher or a student hope for...
I just found it when i was "sailing" in MIT web page and somewhere in between this book pop up! It is proposed as a master textbook for the Physics course at EECS. I don't know what Berkley suggests in EECS but i can't think of anything better!
Rating: - Promotes Culture of Free-thinking (Emotional Context) and Well-formed Thoughts
Rational Presentation
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Compared to Serway's Text, Giancoli's presentation is a model of rationality. For example, the first 4 chapters are:
Chapter 1 Introduction Measurement, Estimating
Chapter 2 Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
Chapter 3 Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
The order here demonstrates a rational, ordered thought. First, Motion in One Dimesion ... Read More
Rating: - +++++++++Good Calc Based Text -- Modern Phys Lacks a Bit+++++
I've been using this book for years. I really like it a lot. There are many god things about it. It shows how calculus is used to derive formulas (remember less formulas, really) and solve many problems... good examples that are worth noting (so important). The calculus is almost a lack of what you'll see in Calc classes because it's seeing what's going on in a problem and describe it with calculus... mainly using integrals (set up equations with infinitesimals and taking the integral to solve for what ... Read More
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