Physics Textbook Errata

Errors in Physics Textbooks - a listing of known physics textbook errata. However, I don't have the time to check out all physics textbooks myself. If you are aware of errors that I have not included from this or any other physics textbook, please e-mail me the details.

Though some pages I reference take issue with the competency or motive of the authors and publishers, my own intent is simply to make the errata available as a reference source for students and teachers.

Errors in Physics Textbooks

(The first list is alphabetical by first author
these are a complilation of reports send to me)

Fowles & Cassiday Analytical Mechanics, 5th Edition
Genzer and Philip Youngner Physics
Giancoli Physics, 4th Edition
Gordon and Serway - Study Guide to Accompany Principles in Physics
Halliday and Resnick Fundamentals of Physics, Extended, 5th ed.
Kittel Introduction to Solid State Physics, 7th Edition
Serway & Faughn College Physics, 4th Edition

*** The Authors' Own Errata Pages ***
(I like to see this)
Author Textbook Name Errata Page

Carroll and Ostlie An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
An Introduction to Modern Steller Astrophysics here

Chabay and Sherwood Matter and Interactions here

Decher ENERGY CONVERSION:
SYSTEMS, FLOW PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING here

Fortney Principles of Electronics
Analog and Digital here (in pdf)

Garcia Numerical Methods in Physics here (find links, depending on edition)

Giordano Computational Physics here

Heald Classical Electromagnetic Radiation Third Edition here

Mansfield and O'Sullivan Understanding Physics here

Peskin and Schroeder An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory here

Schroeder An Introduction to Thermal Physics here

Stoltze Simulation methods in atomic-scale materials physics here

Temme Special Functions, An Introduction to the Classical Functions of Mathematical Physics here

Treumann and Baumjohann Basic Space Plasma Physics here

Tipler and Mosca PHYSICS For Scientists and Engineers (frames site, follow a link from the home page to the errata)

Treumann and Baumjohann Advanced Space Plasma Physics here

Walding, Rapkins and Rossiter Senior Physics - Knowledge, Processes and Reasoning here

Here are some other off-site pages listing errors in Physics books:

Errata for Classical Mechanics by Goldstein
*** this is a postscript document
Errata for Introduction to Thermophysics by T. Espinola
Errata for Second Edition of Introduction to Fourier Optics
Introductory Physical Science (Review by The Textbook League)
Project STAR: The Universe in Your Hands (Review by The Textbook League)
Science Insights: Exploring Matter and Energy (Review by The Textbook League)

Other related pages:

K-6 Textbooks and Science myths in Popular culture
The Textbook League Home Page Independent Appraisals of Textbooks