Contemporary College Physics

As a college student, I always hoped for easy-to-understand textbooks every semester. This book met my expectations! It is taught from a non-calculus point of view...but those of us that know calculus will know how to deal with the myriad of equations that you encounter in physics.Jones and Childers have put a great textbook together. The chapters are very easy to understand--concepts are explained thoroughly, and then supplemented with examples that are solved step by step and the results are discussed. The figures are drawn well--even things like relativity and quantum mechanics make more sense after reading this book!To summarize--if this is the textbook for your class, you are in luck. Buy it...if you are interested in physics at all, you will enjoy the book. If you are looking for a book to help learn concepts in physics, and want a textbook, this one is for you too! Compared to all the other textbooks out there, this is one of the top two (Serway's book being the other).

I teach science and would prefer to write a review about acalculus-based Physics text. Jone's Contemporary Physics textonly requires algebra/trig. I particularly like this bookbecause its enjoyable and would carry it around just for thesake of reading enjoyment, what the authors have to say abouteach topics, beginning from mechanics, relativity to nuclearphysics. The books requires algebra, but at times the authorwould motivate you to look at something which requires calculus.Dr Jones has done quite a research, he is very careful aboutwriting his book ...you can read something about Isaac Newtonas a real smart guy ever since the beginning. If you have othercollege physics text, then buy this one as a reference.

This book is very well written, due to the choices of sentences and words. The sentences are to the point and not like MANY physics books who dance around the topic. In addition to having carefully chosen examples that illustrates its point clearly. The book also has nice illustrations printed on nice paper, unlike other EXPENSIVE books printed on "cheap" paper. The book includes all the topics other books would cover in two volumes and hence would cost significantly more. I highly recommend this text for anyone (including poor students like me)!! ;)