Best Physics Textbook? (1 Viewer)

[:: SHERV ::]

Hey guys..
which do you think is the best textbook to use for the HSC?

 

[astron]

Jacaranda all the way.

it has the outcomes in the front which helps a lot.
And HEAPS of pracs.

Plus, it looks better than any other text book, and makes you *want* to learn from it (if that makes sense)

 

[:: SHERV ::]

I've got both spotlight and jacaranda. Jacaranda is very good like you said. Spotlight has very good explanations and its easy to understand. Excel is great for revising.

 

[abdooooo!!!]

i don't think you can call SuccessOne and excel physics textbooks...jacaranda has to be the best since its got colour; like astron says if it looks better then it makes you want to learn more, but no one textbook can have all the information you need to get full marks and on the other hand any one of the textbook should be adequate for you to get a band 6 if you remember most of it.

 

[Rahul]

ok....i have ALL those books, except "other" who wrote that?

anywhoo jac is the best. wat about forces of life and teh surfing series, they kick ass!

 

[tooheyz]

surfing and jacanda all the way! yeah they discuss things in heaps of detail and the questions in surfing cover EVERYTHING you need to know. the mcmilan books are great too! great when u need in dept information and explanations.

 

[countrydude]

Im gona buy some physics book in the hols.

I like the surfing series but you say how good jack is, hmmmm what do you think?? surfing books or jack, whats better??

does jack have as manny questions as surfing?

 

[astron]

A note to make:
Surfing is a revision series, wheras Jacaranda is an actual text book with info in it.

I personally think Jacaranda is far better.

 

[countrydude]

oh yer i forgot.....i have been looking around book shops, dymocs, angus... and none have jack....where can i get one???

 

[astron]

You need to visit a fairly large store.
The Dymocks Paramatta has one. But dont always look in the excel textbook section. Sometimes they are in their own category.

 

[tooheyz]

Originally posted by countrydude
oh yer i forgot.....i have been looking around book shops, dymocs, angus... and none have jack....where can i get one???

yeah theres this place at parra where i got mine from like 3 weeks ago. its called YORK. they have everything there.

 

[Rahul]

a place out west, SEVEN HILLS, five senses. they have all the books u need. they also have a store at north rocks

 

[countrydude]

ok kool, well i dont live in sydney so ill have to track one down someware

 

[astron]

You can order online as well.

www.dymocks.com.au

and they accept other forms of payment such as cheque.
That can be convenient too.

 

[countrydude]

Just wondering, do you think that they will update it for the new sylabus?

 

[kini mini]

Originally posted by countrydude
Just wondering, do you think that they will update it for the new sylabus?

I'm sure they will eventually, but I don't think the new edition will be released before it's too late if it hasn't been released already. All the big orders will now have passed and there's no point producing more now...they may also be waiting on further revisions.

 

[Leon585]

I think we all know that longman, physics contexts is a killer

 

[:: ck ::]

jacaranda looks so sexc i crave reading it every day

 

[mrman]

man, jackaranda is just a cheap veneer... if u want something long deep and lasting... go with the physics context everytime... its a killer

 

[Constip8edSkunk]

If a jackaranda is just a cheap veneer, i dont know what macmillan is too bad our school could only afford macmillans.....

I have contexts which is excellant relative to macmillan and tho i dont have jacaranda, i found it quite useful when i used it...But macmillan... its a shocker.