Modern Physics

by Frederick E. Trinklein

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030145147
• ISBN13: 9780030145148
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Good Look at Modern Physics

This is the textbook we were issued when we first started taking Physics in High School, and now, going through it, I see how good it is. While I was taking the course, It seemed pretty bad, as the equations were often written in ways which varied from the ones our teacher taught us, and the pictures and diagrams weren't as neat as the ones he came up with.Now, looking back on this book, all the theories, concepts, and laws are clearly stated, the diagrams if not wonderfully innovative are efficient and helpful, and the practice problems are intelligent, and not surpassing the level to which you have read.The only problem is that this book is getting slightly dated, but it is still a clear, concise look at the concepts of modern physics.

An excellent book for Physics courses and self preparation

This is a Physics textbook that I read when I was still a student in Bulgaria. It is written in a good style with detailed explanations and examples of the theory together with interesting practice problems. There is no basis for comparison between my present textbook Fundamentals of Physics : Extended (a very popular and highly praised one - ISBN: 0471105597) and this one or the ones I've had in my Bulgarian high school courses - my present textbook costs twice as much and worths twice less. In my present textbook the theory part is sometimes just vaguely discussed. The layout is hard to read. The practice problems require sometimes much more knowledge than the stated in the theory section, which makes them challenging but most of the times impossible to solve! On the contrary, Modern Physics has all the positive qualities a good textbook should have. It presents the reader with the theory and examples in a easy to follow and clear way. Although not colorful and lustrous it gives a thorough understanding of the material. In conclusion, I warmly recommend using this book for any general and focused physics courses or for self preparation.