Physics textbook Definition and 112 Threads

ok this is in an example in a first-year physics textbook, yet some how i spent an hour trying to solve it (identities, tricks, etc) and could not find a solution. here is what the textbook states: (1) v2f*cos\phi = 3.5*10^5 - v1f*cos(37) (2) v2f*cos\phi = v1f*sin(37) "now we sqaure these two...

Which modern physics textbook is most recommended by physics professors and physics majors?

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hello i think i may have found an error in one of the answer in my physics textbook but i want to confirm it with the physics experts here Question: A trampolinist of 55kg bounces in the middle of a trampoline mat. She finds that she bounces 80 times in a min. What is the spring constant...

Hi, I've just completed my 10th Grade exam in India and the results are not yet out. I'm starting preparation for +2 with the combination Physics, Chemistry, Math and Statistics. I'm looking for the best Physics textbooks at this level. Currently I've bought Concepts of Physics by H.C...

Back when I was in college I used "Modern Physics" by Paul Tipler. It seemed like a good book (and it helped to have a good teacher.) This book was copyright 1978 by Worth Publishers; I took it to be a 2nd edition since it was a revision of Tipler's 1969 "Foundation of Modern Physics"...

anyone know of a good quantum physics textbook?

I am studying an honors physics textbook so I can try out for my school's science bowl team. Basically to make the team at my school, you have to be VERY good...you pretty much need to have it all memorized (due to the intense competition). The book I am studying is about 1000 pages long (with...

I need a text for plasma physics (undergrad level) for two reasons: 1) I'm taking the course next semester and the professor doesn't use a textbook, but I learn best from books so I'm buying one anyway. 2) I need a good plasma text to learn/refer from for my job this summer. I was hoping...

Hey guys I need some help here. There isn't a textbook for the Radiation Physics we are learning at the moment and all we use are the lecturer's lecture notes. I was hoping that some of you might know of a really good textbook that covers radiation physics in depth. The topics that we are...

I know this might be a chemistry question in a way, but they also have Gas Laws problems in a physics textbooks. I have no idea how to solve this problem. I used the pressure ratios to determine the percent increase in volume. But I'm stuck there. Please help. Thanks.

I hope this is the right forum to post this in. I use the homework forum bunches, because I'm taking a physical science course and we have a really bad book and a really bad professor and the people on the forum are helping me teach myself the subject. I'm trying to learn math at the same...