Physics, Volume 2

The best thing to happen to introductory Physics probabaly since Feynman lectures, the book relies on students thinking out concepts not just commiting formulae to memory. This book is best used by working out everything in detail and solving all the questions if not all the problems.

Being a freshmen of physics major in the first year of my university life, I engaged in three introductory physics courses, namely, mechanics, thermodynamics and optics, and electricity and magnetism. It was a surprise to me that all three courses recommended "Physics" by Resnick and Halliday as textbook. After one year of study, I found reading this book awarding and useful for my later and more in-depth studies. Although I didn't read the part on quantum physics and relativity, I'll give my comment on this book based on what I've read. The book was written in an comprehensive way. No matter you 're a newcomer to physics or you already have some basis on general physics, the writers always give a careful and detailed desription on how they arrive at the results, and what assumptions they've made, so that you'll get a correct picture and understanding of the topic. Unlike some other textbooks, this book functions as a bridge for me to the more advanced physics courses, without much difficulties arised. To improve the text, my idea is to introduce vector calculus in the E & M part, since it's essential for further studies on the topic.

I used this text for my undergraduate freshman year physics course. This was a recommended text and pretty soon I found out why it was popular with students. I have come across few books with such clarity and depth as this one. The way the material was presented, and the way the ideas were pushed through as well as the pace was as if this book was written with someone like me in mind. An indispensable book for any physics student...

one of the best-selling books in South Asia, these books are used for freshman physics in almost every engineering college in Indian sub-continent. Although much simpler is the Serway's book due to high quality paper and computer simulated exemplification; in countries like India where theory is highly emphasized, this book has stood the test of time ! I possess both parts even now and always prefer referring to it than serway. problems aren't that tough but Irodov's book will supplement it very well !

I am a Chinese Computer Science student and we use this book for General Physics. After one year of study, I find it a nice book for freshmen. Because the authors take much effort trying to explain more Physics phenomena with less demand of advanced Mathematics, students following the book have the opportunities to acquaint Physics with ease and get much reward. It also covers relatively up-to-date development in applying certain Physics principals, which not only broadens the reader's sight but also raises much interest to read more about Physics after class. If the vast volume of after-chapter problems could be more compact and representative, it can be "ideal".