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Re: [Phys-l] Textbook selection time again ...



I used "Light and Matter" this year. I found the online text good (though lacking in problems), but... the kids hated the online format. I got in trouble because the kids were printing the entire book in the library! They want the flexibility to read on the bus on the way to sports, etc., because they're way over-scheduled. I ended up buying the cheap printed versions.

jg

Folkerts, Timothy J wrote:
Once again, it is time to select textbooks for next year.

Since I teach both algebra-based and calc-based general physics, and
since Serway has a text with both versions, I had been using his text.
However, my textbook rep told me recently about Tipler now having a $25
eBook + WebAssign, plus an option to buy the regular text for $25
(directly from the publisher, not thru the local bookstore). See
http://www.whfreeman.com/tiplerWebAssign/ for details.

That seems an amazing bargain - $50 for the regular text (it looks like
the full-year test - not just one semester) AND online resources.
Presumably the students would need to pay $25 for the second semester of
Online access, but still that is only $75 for the full year, compared to
~$200 for a typical book.

So ....
* Do any of you use this option or have opinions about Tipler?
* Any other books that you highly recommend?
* What about requiring something like McDermott's Tutorials?
* Do you find the online texts & homework assignments effective for
student learning?


Tim F
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