College Physics: A Strategic Approach, Global Edition

Superb book very nice explaining, images, examples, equations. Highly recommend. Various aspects of physics covered. Appropriate for high school/ undergraduate college.

Was required for class. I really appreciated the practice problems and explanations. Great textbook.

College Physics by Knight does a fantastic job of putting complicated physics concepts to elegant explanation and diagrams. The organization and consistency of throughout the book made learning predictable and thus easy to follow. The practice questions at the end of each chapter are of a wide range of difficulties, providing practice for all phases of learning.Some of the practice questions assumed values that were mentioned in the associated chapter (ex. specific index of refraction for glass) but not in the problem itself, which made finding the solution more difficult. It would be helpful if all of the values required for solving the problem were given in the question, as on an exam.Overall, this textbook has been greatly beneficial in my understanding of physics. I've had the unfortunate luck of getting some pretty terrible physics lecturers, I owe my success in physics to Knight!

Shipping: Arrived promptly and needed a signature.Condition: Corners on the cover were a little smashed. None of the pages were ripped, highlighted, or wrote on. Still feels brand new and well taken care of.Content: Illustrations are helpful especially for a physics book. There are examples for every section of each chapter. Formulas are highlighted and explained clearly.Only downfall is that you have to but the solutions, but they're just a quick google away. Also, it's not worth the $300 brand new. Definitely rent it unless you love physics.

Paid about $25 for a used rental of this book. I'd say its a good deal considering the full price to buy it new is over $200. The book is in okay shape, but I really couldn't care less. It still has all the information I need and I didn't have to sell a kidney to buy it from the university bookstore. The book itself is written well and makes physics easy to understand.

I rented this book, and it just arrived today. The condition is a little bit more used up than I would have expected, and a lot more highlighting and stuff, but that's not too big of a deal.However, when it comes to the content of the book itself, I feel that this book could be better. The explanations are mediocre, and could be much better. Although it does cover everything, I can't help but feel that I'm going to be quite confused while reading some of the sections in this book, and I am going have to look up some stuff. It's not awful, but nothing stands out. Overall, It's just another textbook that's out there. There are definitely better ones for an introductory algebra based physics, i'm sure.3.5/5