3,000 Solved Problems in Physics (Schaum's Solved Problems Series)

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Summary: Not recommended...
Review: As many books from Schaum Series, this book is also useless and time consuming. It seems, the book tries to teach you the formula by making you put the numbers in right places. The book says: "F=m.a" learn this and solve F=100 N, m=2 kg, find the acceleration. Of course, I exaggerated a bit. But really: NO THINKING, NO GAIN. Don't buy this book (and maybe other Schaums)...

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Summary: very good
Review: fluids and mechanics thermodynamics kinds of energy

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Summary: A good book for indroduction physics courses
Review: For any one who study introduction physics courses this book is a good source for practicing to Solve a physics problem, however I thing it was written for the student new in the world of physics, And it is not a good source information for advanced physics studying.

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Summary: very intresting
Review: I really enjoyed

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Summary: I made a great investment buying this book.
Review: I took a General Physics I class last semester in College (I never took it in high school) and I was very lost for a while. If you've never done a Physics problem and then see all these new concepts and see how much mathematical thought is required -- well, let's just say it's very intimidating. As my instructor said, the only way to get good at solving physics problems is to do physics problems. He advised us not to give up in attempting problems and to "sleep on some" and have a go at it again the next day(Great advice, by the way!). With this book, and the abundant number of problems in it, ranging from easy to challenging, I was able to get an A in the class. The author included in this book a "Skeletons" outline in the very beginning in order for the student with minimal time to get the maximum benefit: mock homework, exams, and final exams. Awesome book, I'm so glad I bought it... and I will be taking Physics II!

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Summary: Best way I've found to learn physics
Review: I use this book instead of my textbook. The problems start out easy and become more difficult as you progress. This approach works for me. You must learn how to do the easy problems first. Once you've mastered those, then move on to the harder problems.

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Summary: This is not physics problem solving.
Review: It is amazing to see good reviews for this worthless book. The method of teaching how to solve physics problems presented here is contrary to what physics problem solving is all about. The book is called 3000 solved physics problems, and indeed it presents 3000 different methods of solution. The idea of understanding physics is that a few well understood concepts leads to insight; it is that insight which enables a student to solve many problems. This book presents no insight; it presents no underlying concepts; it is essentially a formula plug in type manual for a set of dull plug in type problems. If you are looking to comprehend physics and get insight into solving problems, please look elsewhere.

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Summary: A USEFUL COLLECTION OF SOLVED PROBLEMS
Review: It lacks really hard problems, but for coverage of the basics it is hard to beat.

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Summary: Finally, Some Real Help.
Review: Ok, I know a there are a few people who gave this book a bad review because it doesn't "teach you" how to think for yourself, but rather is an outline you can copy from. I beg to differ.

First off, this my second time taking calculus based college physics 1....why you may ask?...I don't study?...read the book?...pay attention to lecture? WRONG. I think I'm in a common situation where you take a course in college and its one of those "its what you make of it" classes. That is all fine and dandy as long as you have something to "make it" with such as with a helpful text and/or a helpful prof/lecturer. My first time I had this class I had neither. My text gave lame examples with little explained...and the lecture examples were even lamer. No force diagrams, no explanation on steps or even notifying skipped steps. I basically went to the lecture to learn F=MA, if you have X-newtons acting on Y-kilgrams...what is A? Wow, spectacular lesson learned there. No more detail than that.

So, I searched for help. I have 3 texts...all were horrendous renditions of eachother. I bought several "physics explained" books to find no more that cliff's notes on lame text books. One more shot I said to myself...if I can't learn it then I might as well try to "copy" it with 3,000 problems solved right? This book is more complete than any text I've looked at, with the exception of the college text I used in highschool, and is unfortunately out of print as its well over thirty years old.

This book has force diagrams, plenty of scenarios of a simpler to more advanced renditions of problems helping you to solve what it is you need to solve. Is that so bad? It can be if you do not take to heart the lessons being applied. But ask yourself, how did you learn math at all? Did you fully understand it the first time you saw it? For most of you out there, it took repitition after repetition until it clicked and you knew what to do by heart. You had examples in a text or lecture notes that provided the basic lesson on to the most complex scenario you can apply it to. That's what this book does for physics.

I give 3,000 physics problems solved more than kudos or two thumbs up. If you are stuggling w/ college physics I highly reccomend this book for you. It will help you understand where to start and how to attack problems better than mosts texts. Give it a try, $20 is nothing compared to a non-passing grade and a semester down the tube.

-Eric Woodward

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Summary: it stunk really horribly
Review: stupid boo