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Summary: I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
Review: I have been teaching college physics for 10 years, and I recommend to my students that they buy this book. It is clear, concise, and most importantly, engaging.I have adopted several examples from this book into my standard repetoire of teaching tools. I have had students (who were initially negative about physics) tell me that they often find themselves getting lost in this book for an hour or two, because they found it _that_ interesting... Strong praise indeed! Whatever level of physics you are at, this book has something for you. Whether you're a curious 10-year-old, or a university professor of physics, this book has something to teach you.
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Summary: Very Useful Book
Review: I like this book because it has interesting and motivating physics problems that can be solved without math, with just carefull thinking on the truly physical aspects and principles. I do not mean that math should not be used in physics books, nor that all physics problems can be solved without math, but problems that do not need math are also very interesting and should be taught, and this book is very good in doing that. I think high school should use this book (as complement to conventional books) because it would have great effect on kids's mental habits. One thing I do not like from this book is that answers are upside down. It deserves 5 stars.
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Summary: teachs you how to think about physics problems
Review: I like this book because it has interesting and motivating physics problems that can be solved, without math, with just carefull thinking on the truly physical aspects and principles. I do not mean that math should not be used in physics books, nor that all physics problems can be solved without math, but problems that do not need math are also very interesting and should be taught, and this book is very good in doing that. I think high school should use this book (as complement to conventional books) because it would have great effect on kids's mental habits. One thing I do not like from this book is that answers are upside down. It deserves 5 stars.
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Summary: teachs you how to think about physics problems
Review: I like this book because it has interesting and motivating physics problems that do not need math to be solved but just carefull thinking on the truly physical aspects. I do not mean that all physics problems can be solved without math, but the ones that do not need are also interesting and should be teached, and few books do it. I think high school should use this book because it would have great efect on kids's mind. One thing I do not like from this book is that answers are upside down. It deserves 5 stars.
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Summary: conceptual physics at its best
Review: I took this book with me on a retreat--and read it straight through, unable to put it down. Physics actually made *sense.* Yes, for topics like mechanics you need texts like Kleppner & Kolenkow (or the text of your choice, I suppose) if you intend to study physics more seriously. But the *why* of physics never made so much sense in K&K as it did in Thinking Physics. While a lot of physics (from what I can tell) *is* calculation, the heart of it (also from what I can tell) is in the understanding, the *why.* You won't get much math out of Thinking Physics, but that's what the *other* textbooks are for. And math without understanding isn't much help. Thank you, Mr. Epstein, for writing this book.
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Summary: conceptual physics at its best
Review: I took this book with me on a retreat--and read it straight through, unable to put it down. Physics actually made *sense.* Yes, for topics like mechanics you need texts like Kleppner & Kolenkow (or the text of your choice, I suppose) if you intend to study physics more seriously. But the *why* of physics never made so much sense in K&K as it did in Thinking Physics. While a lot of physics (from what I can tell) *is* calculation, the heart of it (also from what I can tell) is in the understanding, the *why.* You won't get much math out of Thinking Physics, but that's what the *other* textbooks are for. And math without understanding isn't much help. Thank you, Mr. Epstein, for writing this book.
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Summary: conceptual physics at its best
Review: I took this book with me on a retreat--and read it straight through, unable to put it down. Physics actually made *sense.* Yes, for topics like mechanics you need texts like Kleppner & Kolenkow (or the text of your choice, I suppose) if you intend to study physics more seriously. But the *why* of physics never made so much sense in K&K as it did in Thinking Physics. While a lot of physics (from what I can tell) *is* calculation, the heart of it (also from what I can tell) is in the understanding, the *why.* You won't get much math out of Thinking Physics, but that's what the *other* textbooks are for. And math without understanding isn't much help. Thank you, Mr. Epstein, for writing this book.
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Summary: Absolutely fantastic!
Review: I've had this book since I was a freshman in High School and cannot say enough about how much it has helped me to develop effective ways of conceptualizing the physical world and how it works. It manages to explain everything from simple mechanics to the theory of relativity in a manner that anyone can understand. Extremely though provoking. It's greatest contribution is not the information it presents, but the way it shapes your mind to think effectively. I think it should be mandatory reading in our schools. A big thank you from me also Mr. Epstein!
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Summary: Absolutely fantastic!
Review: I've had this book since I was a freshman in High School and cannot say enough about how much it has helped me to develop effective ways of conceptualizing the physical world and how it works. It manages to explain everything from simple mechanics to the theory of relativity in a manner that anyone can understand. Extremely though provoking. It's greatest contribution is not the information it presents, but the way it shapes your mind to think effectively. I think it should be mandatory reading in our schools. A big thank you from me also Mr. Epstein!
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Summary: This is the Best
Review: If you ever took a college class in physics, or maybe even high school, or ever wanted to understand physics, this is the book for you. I'm an electrical engineer, and my physics classes were 20 years ago, but I love this book. It really does make you think!! Buy it now (and get one for your friends).
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