AP Physics C Mech and E+M Textbook help!

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<p>What textbook should i get if I wanted to self study Mech along with E+M</p>

<p>I heard Giancoli Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics was good, but any advice? Here is a list of books I found on cc. Please add to the list and comment which one I should get. Thanks!</p>

<p>Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Knight
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway & Jewett
Physics by Resnick, Halliday and Krane
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Giancoli
University Physics by Young and Freedman
Fundamentals of Physics by Resnick, Halliday, Walker</p>

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<p>I can't really say which one to get but I can say which ones to not get because of my own experience self-studying AP Physics C....
I used both the Resinick, Halliday and Walker one that you mentioned and a seperate AP edition by walker, both of which, I found are unfit for Physics C. The walker one is not based on calculus based fysics which Physics C is all about and thus leaves the student in a bit of a soup....Best of Luck!!</p>

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<p>so no walker then..</p>

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<p>any other advice, i wanna buy the books quickly..</p>

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<p>Fundamentals of Physics is solid. All of those are solid. Look through them via online, and see which fits your style.</p>

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<p>i heard Fundamentals was a more watered down version of Halliday and Resnick's Physics</p>

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<p>Again, the best thing to do is check them all out yourself, but Fundamentals of Physics has done well for me. I have never looked through their "Physics" text.</p>