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WhichCengagebooksshouldIuseforJEE
IsCengageLearning'sSeriesfortheJEEAdvancedfor AdvancedPhysicsandMaths?Alsodotheycontain
completesolutions?
physicsagoodoptiontostudyfrom?
WhichbookisabetterpracticeforJEEAdvanced
physics:CengageorArihant?
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HowisCengage'sLearningseries(BMSharma)ifI
ampreparingfortheJEEMains?
JitenderSingh,M.Sc.(IntegratedFiveYearProgramme)inPhysicsfromIIT
Kanpur IsCengageLearning'sSeriesfortheJEEAdvanced
Updated5Nov2016 forphysics,chemistryandmathsagoodoptionto
TherearesixbooksinPhysicsforJEEMainsandAdvancedSeriesbyCengagePublishersand studymixtureofbasicsaswellashighle...

writtenbyBMSharma, ShouldIuseCengageorM.L.KhannaforJEE
Advancedtobuildbetterconcepts?
1.MechanicsI
AreCengagebooksgoodforJEEAdvanced?
2.MechanicsII

3.WavesandThermodynamics IsAdvancedProblemsinSchoolPhysicsbyCengage
recommendedforIITJEE?
4.ElectrostaticsandCurrentElectricity
IsCengageLearning'sseries(physics,chemistryand
5.MagnetismandElectromagneticInduction maths)goodforpreparationfortheBITSAT?
6.OpticsandModernPhysics
ShouldIbuythecompleteCengagemathseries(all
parts)ortheCengagefortheJEEAdvanced(or
ThesebooksarepopularamongJEEaspirants.Theprosandconsofthesebooksare:
Mains)singlebook?

Pros:Thebook'scoversalltopicsinJEEsyllabusandcontainsalargenumberofproblemsto
IstheCengagephysicsbookfortheJEEAdvanced
practice.Also,thetopicsaredividedinsixpartsforeaseofthestudents. goodforbuildingconcepts?

Cons:Thecostishigh,eachbookisaroundRs400/makingtotalcostapproximatelyRs2500/.
Also,therearetypographicalandconceptualerrorsatmultipleplaces.Thevolumeofthecontents
issimplyhigh.

MypersonalfavouriteforIITJEE(andtherearemanyreasonsforthat)isoneofthefollowing
combinations:

1."ConceptsofPhysics "byHCVermaforconceptsandproblemsand"IITJEE
Physics "byJitenderSinghandShraddheshChaturvediforpracticeproblems.These
booksareinsyncwitheachother.

2."FundamentalofPhysics "byResnickandHallidayforconceptsandproblems.
"ProblemsinGeneralPhysics "byIEIrodovor"IITJEEPhysics "forpractice
problems.

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WhichCengagebooksshouldIuseforJEEAdvancedPhysicsandMaths?Alsodothey
containcompletesolutions?

WhichbookisabetterpracticeforJEEAdvancedphysics:CengageorArihant?

HowisCengage'sLearningseries(BMSharma)ifIampreparingfortheJEEMains?

IsCengageLearning'sSeriesfortheJEEAdvancedforphysics,chemistryandmathsa
goodoptiontostudymixtureofbasicsaswellashighle...

ShouldIuseCengageorM.L.KhannaforJEEAdvancedtobuildbetterconcepts?

SuhithRajesh,DejaVu?
Written27Jun2014

IshallassumethatthebookaskedaboutistheonebyBMSharmaforJEEAdvanced.
IhaveusedtheseriesforthetopicsfromHeatandThermodynamics,Waves,andallthe
Electromagnetismchapters.

Note:Ihavenotusedanyofthemechanicsbooks.

Thisisaverygoodseriesofbooks.
InmyopinionitisfarbetterthanDCPandey'sSeriesofbooksbyArihantPublicationsasit's
theoryismuchclearerandcomplete.

Gothroughthetheorycarefully.

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Eachbookhasexampleproblemstocarryyouthroughthetextand,acoupleofsetsofexercisesin
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betweencalledConceptApplicationExercises.Theseproblemsareverygoodandwillbuildyour SignIn
confidenceandmakeyoumorecomfortablewiththetopics.

Finallythereisthefinalsectionforpractice,whichincludesbothsubjectiveandobjective
problems.ThereareALOTofobjectiveproblemsofalltheusualtypes.
Theseobjectiveproblemstooarequitegood.

Thesolutionstoalmostalltheproblemsareprovidedinthebook.Donotbecomedependenton
them.

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ChinmayGaidhani,Happytohelp!:)
Written9Mar2016

Thisquestionhasgottenmetowritemyfirstansweronquora.
Yes,thebooksareindeedverygoodascomparedtootherssincetheyareprovidedwithindepth
solutionofeachandeveryquestionofthebookattheendhowevereasyitmightbe.However,
therearesomeinevitableerrorsandIthinktheycanbeeasilyspottedonceyouaregoodwiththe
theoriesandexplanation.ThemathematicsbookbyMr.Tewanideserveskudosastherehave
beenminimalerrorsinthosebooks.Thephysicsonesaremosthitbytheerrors.
Theexamcrackseriesisgoodforallroundpracticeandlearningofnewconceptswhereascrash
courseserieshasgoodquestions.

P.S:Ihavecometothisconclusionthroughperonalexperiencewithallphysicsandmath"exam
crack"seriesbooks.Ihavenotreferredthechemistrybooks.
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AniruddhaRanade,IDreamBIG....Iam@IITB.....Ilovemoviesand
experimentalprojects
Written26Mar2016
No,Idon'tthinkitsagoodoptiontouseCengageforphysics.Ihadboughtthefullseriesandtried
them.Ifeelithasalotofquestions,muchmorethanoneneedstosolve.Ifeltthebook
redundant.Likeitmakesyoulosetheinterestinthesubject.

IfeelNCERTandHCVermaisgoodforphysics.Youneednomorethanthis.
IfyoufeeltoquizyourbraintryIrodov,butnoneedtopanicifyouareunabletosolveit.The
bestwaytopractise(afterHCV)istakeasetofphysicspapers,andattemptthequestionsinthe
order.Inthiswayyouattemptavarietyofquestionsinonesittingandithelpsyoufigureouthow
muchtimeyouneedtosolveacertaintypeofquestions,figureoutyourgreyareasandhowgood
isyourmemoryasthesepapersmayhavequestionswhichrepeat.

AllTheBest

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AbhishekPeesapati,studiedatJohnsonGrammarSchool
Written25Aug2014

CengagephysicsisaverygoodchoiceforaJEEaspirant!
TheepicauthorB.MSharmawrotethebooksoverywell!
I'vedonecengagephysics'mechanics1'sofar,AndIunderstoodtheconceptveryeasily,much
betterthanArihantseries.
Evenchemistry,Mathbooksaregood
Advice:BeforestartingthecengagephysicsDoabitof'H.Cverma'exercises.
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