MIT or Caltech or University of Chicago

mathboy98
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:07:01 +0000

For instance, regular version would be Halliday/Resnick physics versus Purcell E&M for theoretical



I actually wonder, what is the difference, besides the latter I assume using the language of multivariable calculus? I think of theoretical as describing the fundamental ideas and focusing on deriving important things from first principles. The opposite would be focusing in using the statements.