There are many, many Physics textbooks available online, ranging from basic concepts to advanced college level work. Some of them also include embedded videos, simulations, and practice problems. I encourage you to use whatever textbook helps you to understand the material the best, whether that’s the paper book I provide in class or an interactive e-book online! If you find any other books that you think I should add to this list, please add them in the comments section and I’ll put them in here.
- cK-12 Basic Physics – Second Edition
- A good book with simplified writing, solved examples and practice problems.
- cK-12 People’s Physics Book Version 3 (with Videos)
- A textbook with more of an emphasis on conceptual understandings and less difficult math. LOTS of practice problems, and videos, of course!
- cK-12 Physics Concepts – Intermediate
- A stripped down, “Cliffs Notes” version of a physics textbook appropriate for the AP level. I like this text for review of concepts I’ve already learned but want a quick refresher. It also includes practice problems and links to explanatory YouTube videos.
- cK-12 Physics Intermediate
- A more in-depth, AP level textbook with deep explanations, diagrams, and practice problems.
- HyperPhysics
- An online-only text with focused, straightforward explanations, clear diagrams and some interactivity.
- OpenStax College Physics
- A complete, college-level text loaded with diagrams and formulas. Very high quality, but very complex and bit more difficult to read.
- Physics 2000
- An online text with interactive Java applets and a largely conversational feel, but the layout and graphics are a bit dated.
- The Physics Classroom
- Simpler to understand than all of the other textbooks with an emphasis on mechanics and containing cartoon-style diagrams and an explanation or demonstration video at the end of each lesson.
- The Physics Hypertextbook
- A complete textbook that’s mobile-friendly with a heavier emphasis on the derivations of equations using algebra and calculus. Each section has practice problems and explanations, but some sections are incomplete.
- TeachEngineering: Physics
- Physics curricular units, lessons and activities from an engineering perspective.
- Teaching Advanced Physics
- Aimed more at teachers, this textbook is straightforward with numerous diagrams and lots of practice problems and labs in Word format.