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Re: alternatives to Halliday?



Ben Crowell asked:
<Does anyone have any suggestions for engineering physics texts that are
<more reform-
<oriented than Halliday and provide better support for active learning?

To which John Gastineau replied:
You might look at Serway, which is now Serway and Beichner. This
is sort of a stealth-reform book, as it is a mainstream book that has been
edited by a
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.

I'm out of the closet. I confess, I'm a lurker! John gives a pretty accurate
description of the book and I'd be glad to talk to anyone who has questions
about it. It probably would be most appropriate if people sent me e-mail
directly (beichner@ncsu.edu) or gave me a call (919-515-7226). I don't want
to subject everyone to what might be misconstrued as crass commercialism.
I'd also be happy to put in my $0.02 about WebAssign.

Bob Beichner