Good Physics Textbook

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<p>So I am looking for a good calc based physics textbook for my engineering series starting in Fall.</p>

<p>I want to prep before hand because I've heard this class at my college is hard.</p>

<p>So far I've seen:
-Physics (3rd Edition)- Walker: Used this in my highschool class don't know if its good enough.
-Conceptual Physics, 11th Edition-Hewitt
-University Physics with Modern Physics (12th Edition)- Young
-Fundamentals of Physics, Chapters 1-20- Halliday</p>

<p>Just wondering whats the best for self prep and learning physics</p>

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<p>My school used Halliday, and I thought it was pretty good overall (though it is a giant tome).
I suggest you use whatever book your class uses though. No better choice than that.</p>

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<p>Either the book you will use in your course, or the free ones here:</p>

<p>[Light</a> and Matter: open-source physics textbooks](<a href=“http://www.lightandmatter.com/]Light”>http://www.lightandmatter.com/)
[Calculus-Based</a> Physics](<a href=“Homepage | Saint Anselm College”>Homepage | Saint Anselm College)
[Welcome</a> to Physics for Free](<a href=“http://www.physicsforfree.com/]Welcome”>http://www.physicsforfree.com/)</p>

<p>If you want an honors-level book, there is Kleppner and Kolenkow, An Introduction to Mechanics:
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521198216/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0070350485&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=01DB6TNEXPA6SPFMP9SD[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521198216/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0070350485&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=01DB6TNEXPA6SPFMP9SD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;