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Fundamentals of Physics Extended
by David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
from Wiley
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 
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Difficult to read 
This book is complicated to understand. The text doesn't explain the concepts very well on how to solve the problems, and the examples aren't explained very clearly either. The reference pages tend to be poorly done. The reference in the front cover is basic algebra and doesn't include basic formulas for kinematics or anything else in the book. You can't learn the material on your own using this book. The illustrations are lacking something important.
This book makes me dislike physics more and more... more info
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Great text 
I've used both Halliday and Giancoli, though the latter I used as a Freshman back in 2002 for first semester physics and the former I used as a post-bac student in 2006/07 when I completed the second semester.
I do have to strongly disagree with previous reviewers that the problems are of a difficulty beyond that of the chapters. I had an amazing teacher, but often I found that a problem wasn't exactly like one he went over in class--which is a good thing as the only way to learn physics meaningfully... more info
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Best For First-Time Physcists 
Halliday certainly does an excellent at making the student understand the basic and essential concepts of physics. His text is by far the most simple and best arranged compared to other authors such as Serway, and keeps the student motivated to learn further.
I first opened this book at the beginning of last summer, having known absolutely nothing at all about Physics. Using this book as my sole resource, I self-studied for the AP Physics C exam and often used this book in lieu of my school's Physics B... more info
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Knowledge Does Not Come Easy
It is unfortunate that there exist two groups of people who might read this textbook at some point: Those who enjoy physics and those who need only to pass a physics class (or three) in college. It is easy to appeal to the former, because this book is comprehensive and reads like a novel for the physics-minded. It covers all of the standard topics thoroughly and clearly without getting into overly-specialized topics, hence the title (notice the word 'fundamentals.')
However, sad as it may be, most... more info
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