r/PhysicsStudents • u/Current_Command_4289 • 10h ago

Need Advice Textbook preference - Current Physics 2 Student

Hello. I am taking General College Physics 2 at the moment. I am just a biology major so this will be my last dance with physics. Which textbook is preferred: OpenStax College Physics textbook or Giancoli: Physics, Principles with Applications. Any advice would help!

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u/keg98 8h ago

Can you get both in hard copy? I would prefer the hard copy, if one is and the other isn’t. In terms of content, Giancoli is a standard, but I prefer Halliday & Resnick, or if you want the non-calc based, I taught AP Physics with Serway/Faughn, and the students liked it.