Fundamentals of Physicsby Resnick,Halliday and Walker(7th edition) is aphysics book of international repute.It has,for a long time, been a central reference point for setting varioustextbooks of high school level.According to me,the primary reason for this is the extreme simplicity with which the most difficult topics are explained.As a 12th grade student(India),I can vouch for the fact that in the last two years of high school,this is the best book you can get for physics.Extremely student friendly,the great thing about the book is that you need no pre-requisite knowledge of physics.In fact,you needn’t even like the subject.Fundamentals of Physics will do everything-get you interested,teach you the topic and then even check whether you’ve understood it.All this may sound too fantastic,but go through this book once and you’ll see what I mean.Wonderful parallels between the subject matter and real life phenomena make you see the beauty of physics.Likewise,the illustations serve the dual purpose of adding clarity to the explanation and sustaining the readers’ interest.The language used is perfect-reaching out to students well;at the same time not compromising on the precise concept.
The mathematical aspects of physics are dealt with in a very comprehensive way.Application of integration,for instance, is a stumbling block for most students in school,including me.I was awed by the difference this book made to my own understanding. Topics such as optics and rotational dynamics are beautifully presented and leave no scope for any doubts or misunderstanding.
The exercises after the chapters vary in their quality,but the binding factor is that they check your comprehension. Being able to do around 80% of these problems is proof that you’ve understood concepts well.In some lessons,the math-based questions are very tricky and elusive.However,these are only a few. The problems in most of the mechanics chapters too,have mostly conceptual questions,but few calculus-based questions.This is the only drawback of the book.Otherwise,this is the best starting material,not just for students,but for anyone intersted in physics.
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