Principles of Physics by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker

In summary, "Principles of Physics" by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker is a comprehensive textbook that covers fundamental concepts in physics, including mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. It emphasizes a conceptual understanding of physical principles, uses real-world applications to illustrate concepts, and includes numerous examples and problems to enhance student learning. The book is widely used in introductory physics courses and is known for its clarity, rigor, and engaging approach to teaching physics.
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What's the difference in content between the two textbooks? International Adaptation and local edition
Principles of Physics: Extended, 12th Edition
Principles of Physics: Extended, International Adaptation, 12th Edition
 

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The publisher is Wiley, and their website describes the various editions.
 
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JKuo37 said:
Principles Fundamentals of Physics: Extended, 12th Edition
Principles of Physics: Extended, International Adaptation, 12th Edition
“Fundamentals” is marketed in the US, and maybe some other countries e.g. Canada. “Principles” is marketed in the rest of the world.

Hopefully someone who has seen both books can comment. My understanding, based on discussions like this one from Quora, is that the two books have the same content but “Principles” is produced more cheaply. (There is some confusion in that discussion, so my understanding may be incorrect.)

I used “Fundamentals” as a student in the 1970s and taught from it in the 1980s. I have not seen recent editions of “Fundamentals” and have never seen “Principles”.

When I use http://www.wiley.com/ and search for “halliday” I always get “Fundamentals” regardless of my location setting (didn’t try every possible setting).

When I use http://www.wileyindia.com/ and search for “halliday” I get “Principles” along with some locally-published books based on it (study guides, maybe?).
 
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jtbell said:
“Fundamentals” is marketed in the US, and maybe some other countries e.g. Canada. “Principles” is marketed in the rest of the world.

Hopefully someone who has seen both books can comment. My understanding, based on discussions like this one from Quora, is that the two books have the same content but “Principles” is produced more cheaply. (There is some confusion in that discussion, so my understanding may be incorrect.)

I used “Fundamentals” as a student in the 1970s and taught from it in the 1980s. I have not seen recent editions of “Fundamentals” and have never seen “Principles”.

When I use http://www.wiley.com/ and search for “halliday” I always get “Fundamentals” regardless of my location setting (didn’t try every possible setting).

When I use http://www.wileyindia.com/ and search for “halliday” I get “Principles” along with some locally-published books based on it (study guides, maybe?).
Why India in particular?
 
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WWGD said:
Why India in particular?
Most of the posters in that Quora discussion seemed to be from India or nearby places.
 
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jtbell said:
Most of the posters in that Quora discussion seemed to be from India or nearby places.
Including Vijay from Bombay.
 

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