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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 530 EAN: 9780471758013 Edition: 8 ISBN: 0471758019 Label: Wiley Manufacturer: Wiley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1328 Publication Date: March 09, 2007 Publisher: Wiley Studio: Wiley Accessories:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: No other book on the market today can match the 30-year success of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics! In a breezy, easy-to-understand style the book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great textI've used both Halliday and Giancoli, though the latter I used as a Freshman back in 2002 for first semester physics and the former I used as a post-bac student in 2006/07 when I completed the second semester. I do have to strongly disagree with previous reviewers that the problems are of a difficulty beyond that of the chapters. I had an amazing teacher, but often I found that a problem wasn't exactly like one he went over in class--which is a good thing as the only way to learn physics ... Read More Rating: - Best For First-Time Physcists Halliday certainly does an excellent at making the student understand the basic and essential concepts of physics. His text is by far the most simple and best arranged compared to other authors such as Serway, and keeps the student motivated to learn further. I first opened this book at the beginning of last summer, having known absolutely nothing at all about Physics. Using this book as my sole resource, I self-studied for the AP Physics C exam and often used this book in lieu of my school's ... Read More Rating: - Knowledge Does Not Come EasyIt is unfortunate that there exist two groups of people who might read this textbook at some point: Those who enjoy physics and those who need only to pass a physics class (or three) in college. It is easy to appeal to the former, because this book is comprehensive and reads like a novel for the physics-minded. It covers all of the standard topics thoroughly and clearly without getting into overly-specialized topics, hence the title (notice the word 'fundamentals.') However, sad as it may be, most ... Read More Rating:  - Horrible Text, Confusing ExamplesThe Halliday text provides a 'bare bones' approach to its chapter material. The explanations are extremely sparse. Then, the end-of-chapter problems are more difficult than the chapter could possibly prepare a student for. They require equations and concepts that are simply not covered in the written material. I am currently enrolled in a Physics course using the Halliday, and the instructor utilizes the problems themselves as a teaching tool--but if I happen to miss a day of class, the text is ... Read More Rating: - Treatsie - WORTHLESS for learningThis remains one of the most worthless technical texts I've ever run into - going back to at least the Second Edition of 1981. As a stand-alone, the text provides a survey of basic concepts in mechanics, wave theory, thermodynamics and electrodynamics. The example problems are pathetic and reflect a dismissive attitude towards the average undergraduate student who needs to learn how to APPLY the various physical laws to solve problems. Unless you have an excellent instructor who supplements heavily with problem ... Read More 
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