Schaum's Outline of College Physics, 11th Edition (Schaum's Outline Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is probably good for high school physics. I am in a physics for non-majors course in college and I found the material in the book to be not in-depth enough. To be honest I found it relatively useless to consult when I had a tough question and needed some help. There are better books out there. I just ordered 3 books that were recommended to me: "The Physics Problem Solver" by James Ogden, "How To Solve Physics Problems and Make The Grade" by Robert M. Oman and Daniel M. Oman and "3,000 Solved Problems in Physics" by Alvin Halpern.
Don't bother with this book if you feel lost in physics because it won't really help you.

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More than 500,000 students have purchased previous editions of this book! That's because this powerful study tool offers clear explanations and constant reinforcements, so that students quickly grasp this potentially difficult subject matter. It takes students from vectors to thermodynamics to applied nuclear physics, teaching effective problem-solving skills. The numerous, valuable appendixes make often-needed, basic information easy to find quickly, so this book is also an excellent reference.

The new edition of this best-selling book gives users a solid grasp of the principles of general physics through their application to a large number of carefully selected problems. The Ninth Edition features a new order of presentation that reflects the current physics curriculum and textbooks. Existing problems have been updated, and new problems have been added that deal with more realistic and practical situations, including those in the life sciences.
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Beginning Physics II: Waves, Electromagnetism, Optics and Modern Physics Review

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(More customer reviews)Physics 212 (Modern Physics) is a required course for Aerospace Engineering Students at KFUPM University in Saudi Arabia. I bought this book instead of Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) as it was out of print when I needed to buy it. Only 107 out of 527 pages of this book, which I bought, covers the chapters related to modern physics. Therefore, it does not, to my way of thinking, worth to buy it if Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) is on stock. However, if this book, which I did not buy, is out of print. Then I have got another talk.
Schaum's outline Beginning physics II: waves, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics explains modern physics concepts very well indeed. More importantly, it solves problems clearly. Moreover, it helped me a lot in doing my homeworks problems quickly. Finally, it has a lot of solved problems of different ideas that I did not find in the textbook I used for this course, which was Modern Physics (ISBN 0030015472).
I strongly believe that you can make use of this book not only in your modern physics, but also in freshman physics courses as it covers topics such as waves and electromagnetism, which I had already studied in my freshman year physics courses. So, this book could be helpful for you in more than two physics courses and, in that case, you will hit two birds with one stone if you buy this book. In addition, it is possible that you find Schaum's Outline of Modern Physics (ISBN 0070248303) to be not good. Then, in that event, you know the alternative: Make a beeline to this book.
(Dear readers: Please note that I have rated only the modern physics chapters of this book).

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5 Steps to a 5 AP Physics B&C, 2010-2011 Edition (5 Steps to a 5: AP Physics B & C) Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm an AP Physics teacher, and let me tell you, this book was a lifesaver for me the first year I taught the course. The amount of information that is available via the College Board and other online sources is overwhelming, to say the least. I floundered around for awhile during my first year until this book was recommended to me by our AP coordinator.
I love that the authors were able to succinctly cover all of the topics on the AP Physics B exam (I cannot speak to the C material as I do not teach that course). The chapters are well-organized, efficient, and easy for students to read. The style of the Multiple Choice and Free Response questions in the book for is an accurate reflection of the College Board's style and students gain valuable experience by reading them. The other AP Physics Review guides out there tend to be bloated with excessive information and are not easily approachable by any stretch of the imagination. This book is far and away the best out of the various guides I've examined.
The goal of this book is to prepare students for the exam, and I tell my students it's the best $12 they will ever spend when it comes to earning college credit.

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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, 10th edition (Schaum's Outline Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Many freshman college physics textbooks are just awful. They often go on and on about what is obvious and gloss over the finer points...and of course there are no examples. This is where this book comes in. As in all Schaum's outlines, for each topic there are a few pages of theory including equations, then some problems with the solutions worked out extensively, and then finally some problems with the answers but no extensive solution. The format of the outline is the same that you should expect in any two semester college freshman physics sequence. The first part of the book is an explanation of vectors, newtonian mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics. The second part of the book follows the usual second semester of freshman physics - electricity, magnetism, and optics. The final seven chapters of the outline are an introduction to modern physics, which engineers and physics students would normally take after they finish the two semester freshman physics sequence. A note of caution - do not buy the attractively named "Schaums Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science". It is chocked full of errors! Instead, stay with this old reliable title. It is the best. This is the very recently released 10th edition, so Amazon does not show the table of contents. I do that here so you can compare it to the 9th edition and see if it is worth the upgrade.
Speed, Displacement, and Velocity: An Introduction to Vectors
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Newton's Laws
Equilibrium Under the Action of Concurrent Forces
Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces
Work, Energy, and Power
Simple Machines
Impulse and Momentum
Angular Motion in a Plane
Rigid-Body Rotation
Simple Harmonic Motion and Springs
Density; Elasticity
Fluids at Rest
Fluids in Motion
Thermal Expansion
Temperature
Ideal Gases
Kinetic Theory
Heat Quantities
Transfer of Thermal Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy and the Second Law
Wave Motion
Sound
Coulomb's Law and Electric Fields
Electric Potential; Capacitance
Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
Electrical Power
Equivalent Resistance; Simple Circuits
Kirchhoff's Laws
Forces in Magnetic Fields
Sources of Magnetic Fields
Induced EMF; Magnetic Flux
Electric Generators and Motors
Inductance; R-C and R-L Time Constants
Alternating Current
Reflection of Light
Refraction of Light
Thin Lenses
Optical Instruments
Interference and Diffraction of Light
Relativity
Quantum Physics and Wave Mechanics
The Hydrogen Atom
Multielectron Atoms
Pauli exclusion principle
Nuclei and Radioactivity
Applied Nuclear Physics
Appendix A Significant Figures
Appendix B Trigonometry Needed for College Physics
Appendix C Exponents
Appendix D Logarithms
Appendix E Prefixes for Multiples of SI Units; The Greek Alphabet
Appendix F Factors for Conversions to SI Units
Appendix G Physical Constants


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3,000 Solved Problems in Physics (Schaum's Solved Problems) (Schaum's Solved Problems Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)This remains my favorite book for physics problem solving since I began using it in 1988. From the basics of vector algebra to the principles of modern physics, the student will find a single source for solved problems (both non-calculus and calculus based). The mathematical notation is clean and simple and the solution to each problem is found immediately beneath it (not hidden at the end of the chapter or collected in the back of the book). The diagrams are elegant and clear, as well, with a minimum of "cute" (and usually irrelevant) materials. The student can add this book to their reference library and it serves as one of the best review texts for the standardized tests (such as the GRE and the MCAT).

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5 Steps to a 5 AP Physics B & C, 2008-2009 Edition (5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Haha... just the day before AP Physics C Exam, I decided to give my brain a little rest from constant E&M preparation and surf the web for a while.
This book, based on my interpretations, lacks depth for AP Physics C.
Just like the Immortalix pointed out in the comments on author's review, there are not a lot of detailed descriptions or even some formulas on the curriculum for Physics C in the book. For instance, book only mentions inductors for a page and nothing more. Also, book doesn't even have a partial derivative (which is fairly simple) to get the electric field. If the difficulty of the AP Physics C question was just plugging the numbers in for the unknown variable, which is difficulty of AP Physics B, it would be fine. However, Physics C is not. I personaly found Princeton Review much better for AP Physics C than McGrawHill because it had lots of examples where you can get the GIST of doing the questions and also know more specific type of things that I must look for when using certain laws. 5 steps to 5 felt too fundamental oriented and lots of time I ended up searching somewhere else for an answer. As a result, McGrawHill book didn't even get a bent mark in the middle (Because I didn't open it enough).
If this book was just for the AP Physics B, hands down this book is better than Princeton Review. I found the explanations and tone of the writings much more friendly and easier to approach to.
However, I would not recommend it to AP Physics C students because you will not get anything out of it. Unless, you have no idea what Physics is about.

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Schaum's A-Z Physics Review

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(More customer reviews)Well, I picked this up to fill in the gaps in my basic physics knowledge. This isn't just a reference guide, it's a tutorial organized in alphabetical order. I recommend picking this one up with Schaum's Calculus outline to get a full understanding of some of the concepts in this book.

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5 Steps to a 5 AP Statistics, 2010-2011 Edition (5 Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)The stats book provided by my school was hard to understand and used esoteric vocaulary that isn't necessary for the course so I immediately sought a review book. At first, I bought the Princeton Review, but soon realized that it wasn't satisfactory--it glossed over fundamental topics and didn't have good examples that replicated questions from the exam. I bought this book hoping that it would actually help, and it did. The examples/questions were exactly what they looked like on the exam and the questions had thorough explanations. It has rapid review sections, in case if you don't have time to read the entire section (although the sections aren't long).
In the end, I got a 5 on the exam, and it's all thanks to 5 steps to a 5.

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Topics include: Overview of Statistics/Basic Vocabulary; One-Variable Data Analysis; Two-Variable Data Analysis; Design of a Study: Sampling, Surveys, and Experiments; Random Variables and Probability; Binomial Distributions, Geometric Distributions, and Sampling Distributions; Confidence Intervals and Introduction to Inference; Inference for Means and Proportions; and Inference for RegressionAlso includes: Practice tests

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