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<Does anyone have any suggestions for engineering physics texts that areTo which John Gastineau replied:
<more reform-
<oriented than Halliday and provide better support for active learning?
You might look at Serway, which is now Serway and Beichner. Thisedited by a
is sort of a stealth-reform book, as it is a mainstream book that has been
member of the PER community, Bob Beichner of North Carolina State
University
(disclaimer--I used to teach with him there).
This new edition has suggestions for quick activities, references
to relevant
PER literature in the instructor's edition, additional in-class
quizzes, and
it also discusses common misconceptions in the instructor's version.
Bob lurks here at phys-l, so perhaps he will provide some further
comments on
how his edition is different from other books.