You must have a 21st century textbook which is an
introduction to physics, with calculus, and which
includes Modern Physics.  If the title of the text
does not read "with Modern Physics" or "Extended",
then the text is unlikely to cover the required
subjects, and you should not purchase it.  Farther
down on this page, you will find my textbook
recommendations.

No matter which text you choose, you must have
access to Mastering Physics.  The easiest way
to purchase Mastering Physics is direct online
purchase at masteringphysics.com;  without etext
it is $66 and with etext it is $110.  If you
are satisfied reading on your computer, then
Mastering Physics with etext will satisfy your
textbook requirements.  (To purchase online, go
to the link above, then select "Students", and
when asked to indicate your textbook, choose
Young and Freedman, 13th edition; you will be
given the option of no etext later in the
process.)

You can also purchase Mastering Physics access
from the ASU Bookstore; without etext it is $78
and with etext it is $133.  Finally, if you
choose to purchase a new hardbound copy of
Young and Freedman University Physics with
Modern Physics, 13th Edition, you should
purchase a copy that includes a Mastering
Physics access card; at our bookstore, this
should be about $257.  ($260 at
www.mypearsonstore.com)

Textbook Recommendations:

Reading assignments, by section number, will
be provided for three different textbooks;
those are indicated below in order of 
preference.  As indicated in the first
paragraph of this page, you may in fact
choose any textbook that you wish, but if 
you choose a text other than one of the three
listed below, then you will have to determine
the reading assignments for yourself based on
our list of lecture topics.

The most preferred text is Young and Freedman's
University Physics with Modern Physics, 13th
Edition.  You can also use the older 12th or
11th editions (which should be quite inexpensive
if you can find them), but the text that you
purchase must include Modern Physics.  Also, do
not purchase only Volume 1 or Volume 2 or
Volume 3, as our subject matter comes from all
three volumes.  



The second most preferred text is Halliday, Resnick,
and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics Extended, 9th
Edition.  You can also use the older 8th or 7th
editions, but you must have the Extended text in
either case.  The posted reading assignments for
this text will actually come from the 8th edition. 



The reading assignments will also be posted for a
third text, Serway and Jewett's Physics for Scientists
and Engineers with Modern Physics, 8th edition.  Some
students who have taken PHY121 and 131 here at ASU
may already have some version of this textbook (such
as the hybrid version, which has all the text, but
none of the Serway problems); for those students, this
would be the cheapest and most preferred option.  You
may also use the 7th editon of this text.



Thanks. GBA