openstax
Physics is a complete algebra based physics
textbook of professional (commercial) quality.
Physics Equations
is a supplement that allows this book to be used in a calculus-based
course.�
Other online resources:
� A
collection of free and open source materials is hosted at http://physnet.org/. Especially useful is their
collection of pdf modules at http://physnet.org/modules/pdf_modules.html
�
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching.html� Portions that I have read are well written
and informative.� Issues about copyright
status.
�
http://galileo.phys.virginia.edu/~mf1i/home.html�� Based on what I
have read, the plusses are:� Organized
and very clear lectures.� The
minuses:� Too much historical content for
students (but profs love this stuff!).�
The lecture/presentations tend to have different (but effective) styles.
�
An earlier version of Physics Equations for the first semester
is still available as a Latex created pdf file in portrait or landscape
format.
First year calculus-based physics:
�
http://www.anselm.edu/internet/physics/cbphysics/index.html� A first-year calculus based text book with a
generous (CC BY-SA
2.5) license, which renders it great for doing almost anything except
copying and pasting into Wikiversity (due to
attribution requirements.)
o http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html� Excellent reference that undergraduate
physics majors will find helpful.� Not a
textbook.�
Algebra-based (or trig-based) college physics:
�
http://scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/index2.html.� (Algebra/trig based)Very short, but a great
book if you give them supplementary problems and rely on lectures to fill in
the gaps.� Given these limitations, this
book is excellent.
�
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/
(Conceptual, designed for high school).�
An excellent collection, for its level.�
It must be popular because search engines seem to know all about
physicsclassroom.com.
Astronomy resources have been moved to Wikiversity.