Conceptual physics

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• minthd · Apr 5, 2015 · Recommends

  For textbooks, conceptual physics is really great, intuitive physics book, without the math: http://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Physics-9th-Paul-Hewitt/dp/...

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• gunnarde · May 15, 2018 · Recommends

  I fell in love with physics by reading this guy: Paul G. Hewitt https://www.amazon.com/Conceptual-Physics-High-School-Progra...

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• mardiyah · Apr 19, 2023 · Recommends

  …Electromagnetism…). If you want a generalist one, many colleges' choice has proven it's: Physics for Scientists and Engineers (the latest Edition is better of course) by Paul A. Tipler (Author), Gene Mosca Conceptual Physics by Hewitt http://www.conceptualphysics.com/

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• akasakahakada · Jan 31, 2024 · Recommends

  …fit your desire. You can just read from first page to the back without doing any exercise and appreciate the physical world. Which none of (literally) other books can provide the same experience. 1. Conceptual Physics High school level. Talk about physics concepts and their manifestation in daily life/the world around us. 2. Matter and Interaction Non standard college level physics that fuse contemporary advancement…

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• thebiglebrewski · Mar 26, 2020 · Mentions

  …and things are starting to get challenging as I get into the second level, especially with Calculus. Maybe if you just looked up Physics I and II and Calc I and II curriculums, and got the textbooks (Conceptual Physics by Paul G Hewitt and Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Robert Smith) you could do a lot of the same exercises. Hope that's helpful!

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