University Physics, Volume 1: Chapters 1-20

by Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford

      Complementing the clear and accessible text, the figures use a simple graphic style that focuses on the physics. They also incorporate explanatory annotations–a technique demonstrated to enhance learning.

Genres: Textbooks, Physics, Academic

760 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2003

About the author

Hugh David Young was an American physicist who taught physics for 52 years at Carnegie Mellon University. Young is best known for co-authoring the later editions of University Physics, a highly regarded introductory physics textbook, with Francis Weston Sears and Mark W. Zemansky (this book — first published in 1949 — is often referred to as "Sears and Zemansky", although Hugh Young became a coauthor in 1973).

Reviews

[piper · Rating 3 out of 5]

we actually did the 14th edition but whatevs (it's not on goodreads).

I liked how the concept descriptions were in-depth while also assuming you understood prior concepts fully, but the lack of refreshers (which was, TBF, a me problem) did make me flip back chapters in this 700+ page tome and go on lengthy wild-goose chases quite often.

also, I wish there were some kind of compiling of the equations at the end of each chapter (or even the textbook). because there wasn't, I also had to go on quite a few wild-goose chases for those. I started writing them all down in my notes at the beginning of each unit so I wouldn't lose track, which did help a bunch.

to conclude: Sears & Zemansky are real ones for putting the odd-numbered problem answers at the back of the book (came in clutch when my prof gave us questions from the book as homework).