written by
Raymond A. Serway,
Robert J. Beichner, and
John W. Jewett
This companion resource to the book "Physics for Scientists and Engineers" by Serway, Beichner, and Jewett is a website intended mainly for student use. It includes items such as background reviews, tutorials, solutions, and supplemental readings.
Author: Alex Brown
Posted: June 16, 2006 at 4:33PM
If you buy volume 1 and 2 of this, you'll have a wealth of information at your fingertips. Serway and Jewett are verbose, which accounts for a good portion of the 6 inch binding width of the set. On the bright side, it explains things well, and for beginners, it's a good resource. Many of the people I've talked to have told me that everything you need to know for the Physics GRE is in the two volume set. They've made great references for me when writing lab reports or tutoring students, and the online accompaniment is helpful.
My intro courses also used this book, and it's pretty decent. It's a little light in some areas, but I still occasionally refer to it when tutoring lower division courses. For those that may be using it (or a newer edition), you can take it to a print shop and have them separate the chapters and rebind it for easier carrying. I know several students that did this... Anyway, a decent all-around intro book with good examples.
Author: Wesley
Posted: January 31, 2004 at 12:38PM
My begining physics classes used this book. At the time I liked it, except for its size, but hey you can't have everything. But now when I flip through the pages I can see a lot that isn't included. But overall I think its a great introduction to physics and engineering book. (Defidently get the version with modern physics)
R. Serway, R. Beichner, and J. Jewett, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 5th edition ed. (2000), WWW Document, (http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?discipline_number=13&subject_code=PC01&fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=003026961X).
Serway, R., Beichner, R., & Jewett, J. (2000). Physics for Scientists and Engineers (5th edition ed.). Retrieved November 21, 2009, from http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?discipline_number=13&subject_code=PC01&fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=003026961X
Serway, R, R. Beichner, and J. Jewett. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. 5th edition ed. 2000. http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?discipline_number=13&subject_code=PC01&fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=003026961X (accessed 21 November 2009).
Serway, Raymond, Robert Beichner, and John Jewett. Physics for Scientists and Engineers. 5th edition ed. 2000. 21 Nov. 2009 <http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?discipline_number=13&subject_code=PC01&fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=003026961X>.
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