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From: "Carl E. Mungan" <mungan@USNA.EDU>I can't help but respond to this. I find it disturbing that quality is seen as a luxury. I would bet lots of money that the committee members don't understand the material enough to see the utility in a better approach.
"Matter and Interactions" (Wiley, 2000) by Chabay and Sherwood
"Physics: A Contemporary Perspective" (Addison-Wesley, 1997) by Knight
Yes I agree, good books. But rather unconventional. Too
unconventional in fact for most departmental committees. Which is why
they're not adopted more widely and I certainly don't have the luxury
of teaching out of them. Carl