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Summary: Not too bad
Review: Had to buy and use the book for a general Physics I course... Having taken physics before (in high school) I felt this book could have conveyed the information a little easier. The chapters are 70% examples, 30% of actual text/definitions/etc. Personally I would like to see a little more REASONING than just "heres an example, now you know how to do it". Some of the conceptual questions and end of chapter questions with high numbers are very difficult considering the audience this book is targeted for.
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Summary: As a Student of Text, Not Very Satisfying!
Review: I am an honors student of this text at a Big Ten Institution. I personally have not felt that I have obtained much knowledge on Physics through studying this book by Cutnell/Johnson. It is too obscure and touches on an assortment of subjects without going in depth on any of them. Extremely thin and lacking in substance, I found myself turning to other supplements in order to gain greater insights and knowledge in the field of general Physics
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Summary: an eyesore
Review: I did not like Physics nor did I enjoy this absolutely boring and dry book detailing what physics is and how it works. What makes this book even more easy to dislike is that they come out with a new edition so often that the whole purpose of selling your book back to the school book store is not an option because the university will carry the newer addition next term. What Cutnell and Johnson need to do is spend less time writing new material to put in the new addition to feed their hungry pockets and more time expressing formulas and equations that actually compliment the examples and problems within the text.
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Summary: Monopolizing on the college text book market.
Review: I did not like Physics nor did I enjoy this absolutely boring and dry book detailing what physics is and how it works. What makes this book even more easy to dislike is that they come out with a new edition so often that the whole purpose of selling your book back to the school book store is not an option because the university will carry the newer addition next term. What Cutnell and Johnson need to do is spend less time writing new material to put in the new addition to feed their hungry pockets and more time expressing formulas and equations that actually compliment the examples and problems within the text.
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Summary: Great Physics Starter Book
Review: I found this to be an excellent book for those with a physics phobia. All theories are explained using simple mathematics thus making it easier to understand. There are several questions worked out with thorough explinations in every chapter and the text explains how each new idea is related to other concepts learned earlier in the book and/or chapter. There are couple of weaknesses in this text that stand out in my mind. First, there is a section in each chapter that quizes you on conceptual questions but there are no answers in the back of the book making it difficult to be certian about your work. Second, the web page associated with this book is riddled with errors and is not much of a tool. In spite of these problems I would recomend it to someone just starting physics.
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Summary: Thank you Mr. Cutnell!!!
Review: I highly recommend this textbook for everyone...especially for those with awful physics teachers or those who just can't listen in class. In my highschool physics class, rather than pondering over Faraday's law of induction, I would sit there pondering over what my physics teacher had for lunch by examining the bits of food located on his moustache. I never fell behind in my physics course however, all thanks to this wonderful textbook. The concepts are written in a very simplistic manner (great for idiots like myself), and the physics problems are explained in a step-by-step way that is easy to understand. There are also lots of diagrams and pictures, and best of all there is an awesome related website online (with answers to some of the problems and simulations) that approaches the problems from another perspective if you find that textbook is not enough. There are lots of bad physics teachers, but a textbook like this is almost impossible to find. I've read a LOT of physics textbooks, and this is by far the best one.
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Summary: An excellent text and reference
Review: I originally found this book in a local library while I was looking for a text to help my daughter with her homework. I found it to be extremely well written with clear language and examples that were well matched to the concepts being explained. I would recommend it as a reference for all students and anyone who needs to refresh concepts in general Physics topics.
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Summary: Good book for first time physics reader
Review: I used this book in my college physics I & II classes. The book is easy to read and provides some easy calculation questions to practice. However, it does not go to much about the concept. Even it touches the idea, it would not explain enough for you to know exactly what the theory is. There are many book After-Chapter questions. The best way to learn from these questions is to buy the answer supplement for this book. If you are not goint to take health professional tests, like MCAT.. This book would give you the path for physics.
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Summary: Good book for first time physics reader
Review: I used this book in my college physics I & II classes. The book is easy to read and provides some easy calculation questions to practice. However, it does not go to much about the concept. Even it touches the idea, it would not explain enough for you to know exactly what the theory is. There are many book After-Chapter questions. The best way to learn from these questions is to buy the answer supplement for this book. If you are not goint to take health professional tests, like MCAT.. This book would give you the path for physics.
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Summary: Lacking in Solutions
Review: There are no answers given to the even-numbered problems at the back of the book. This renders half the problems useless for test preparation. How do you know if you have worked them correctly? So you buy a Solutions Manual, expecting that for another $44 you will be given solutions to the missing problems. Surprise! EVEN FEWER of the problems have solutions provided than in the text itself. How does Mr Cutnell expect us to check our work? WORTHLESS.
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