The older editions of "Physics for Students of Science and Engineering" by Halliday and Resnick are great. Over the last 60 years, this has been the most commo

The older editions of "Physics for Students of Science and Engineering" by Halliday and Resnick are great. Over the last 60 years, this has been the most commonly used physics text book in college. It's rather well written, and there are many very good homework problems. It covers the basics of mechanics and Electromagnetism and a few other topics also. The older editions have harder problems that are more instructive. By doing the homework problems, the reader learns physics, calculus, and the ability to manipulate and derive formulas.