A Student's Pocket Companion: Fundamentals of Physics Fifth Edition

by David Halliday, Jearl Walker, Robert Resnick

This fifth edition briefly covers important ideas from the main text and gives some base equations. There are three purposes of this pocket to take class in place of the larger text; to use as a handy reference for equations while working problem assignments; to review text material before an exam or when to quickly recall an idea. There is a wide left margin for short notes and a note section at the end of each chapter.

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

David Halliday (March 3, 1916 – April 2, 2010) was an American physicist known for his physics textbooks, Physics and Fundamentals of Physics, which he wrote with Robert Resnick. Both textbooks have been in continuous use since 1960 and are available in more than 47 languages.

His Physics has been used widely and is considered to have revolutionized physics education by many. Now in its tenth edition in a two-volume set revised by Jearl Walker, and under the title Fundamentals of Physics, it is still highly regarded. It is noted for its clear standardized diagrams, very thorough but highly readable pedagogy, outlook into modern physics, and challenging, thought provoking problems. In 2002 the American Physical Society named the work the most outstanding introductory physics text of the 20th century.

(Source: Wikipedia)