College Physics: A Strategic Approach with Mastering Physics Book

4.5

My friends make fun of me for having a favorite textbook, but I'm serious. This textbook makes physics, from Newton's laws to antimatter, digestible, logical, and applicable. My favorite parts are the little boxes describing how physics is used in medicine, biology, astronomy, and more. The most important strategies for solving physics problems are included, along with simple and understandable derivations of equations. Clean, elegant graphics and diagrams add valuable visual comprehension. I cannot recommend this book more and I want to own a copy.

The only criticism I would offer is that I noticed that the illustrative images are kind of problematic. I'm pretty sure every single image depicts white people, and men are usually depicted in the active roles. While this may sound like nitpicky and SJW criticism, the research shows that these details can have a measurable impact on students and contribute to stereotypes.

Note: I read the online version offered through Pearson, which has the added benefit of including video examples and reducing the anxiety induced by page numbers. Props to CSU for providing videos.