<p>Does anyone out there (preferably, by first hand knowledge) know the books that freshman engineering majors use for Calculus, Chemistry, and Physics? More specifically:</p>
<p>Math 151,152, 251: Engineering Math I,II,III
PHYS 218: Mechanics
CHEM 107: Chem. for Engineers
PHYS 208: Electricity and Optics</p>
<p>Calc. 1-3 use ONE book, so that’s great for money purposes. Plus when you sell it back the MSC bookstore usually gives you alot of money for it (~$80). So it wouldn’t be bad to buy it at A&M. However, it’s called Calculus: Early Vectors by Stewart.</p>
<p>As for physics, there are two different type of textbooks that profs use based upon what they prefer. One has like no numbers, everything used is symbols. The other, which most profs use, is called University Physics by Young and Freedman. There’s two volumes, one for 218 and the other for 208. So the most recent version of those will do.</p>
<p>And for Chem 107, I really cannot remember what I used. You could try searching online by looking at past Chem 107 classes taught.</p>
<p>Thanks gstein! I’ve ordered a used Calculus: Early Vectors by Stewart on Amazon for $44. I plan on keeping the Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry books. And, probably any other good engineering book.</p>
<p>Keeping your Calculus book may be a good idea, I decided not to but instead to keep my Differential Equations book. I’m not sure if keeping your physics or chemistry books would bring you any use. I’m not sure what type of engineering you are going into, but you are likely to encounter a Physics type class like Statics and Dynamics or a chemistry type class like Materials Science, or even a class involving both like Continuum Mechanics. Books for those upper level classes would probably be more valuable to keep as they are more in-depth and related to your major. But to each his own, that’s just my opinion.</p>