Clifford Swartz, Phenomenal Physics
November 25, 2007 12:08 am familyThat was the book I learned the physics with, back in … well, long ago:). Quality Russian translation. Good hardcover edition. Big thanks to both the author and translators. But … it seems it is not available online (I looked for any English edition). Not published/updated since 80s. So the big question for me now is what would be equally good for my kids. Well written, easy for understanding (but not too easy – without cutting too many corners)… Swartz had a good sense of style, I think…
November 25th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
I don’t really like these American 1000-page books that try to cover everything, but “University Physics” by Young and someone else isn’t too bad.
– Johan (physicist)
November 25th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
The book has not been published since 1981, but you can still buy it used on amazon.(com|co.uk), click on “used & new”… It does not matter that it’s so old, the advances in physics research in the past 25 years are important only for graduate students.
November 25th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Johan: thanks, I’ll have a look
t: Well, I might be snobbish – but I prefer brand new stuff:)
November 27th, 2007 at 3:44 am
In Russian or in English? Если на русском, то безусловно Ландсберг.
November 27th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Sergey: I’d prefer English. Well, that’s what my kid would prefer too:)