This is a new textbook (2013) published by Pearson. It is a very good textbook, as I shall tell you why:
(1) Every chapter starts with a mystery question, which makes you feel very curious and want to read and find out more. Imagine a chapter that starts out: "What is time? How big is the Universe?" Who wouldn't want to read it, even if there is no exam tomorrow?
(2) The authors try to link the subject matter with the historical and current development in the advancement of physics research. This is splendid!
(3) The authors do not, like in other textbooks, put strings of titles after their names, or things like "500,000 copies sold!" to hype up the book. They let the book speak for itself. And indeed it does. And the authors' humility is admirable.
(4) The chapters are sprinkled with lots of colorful and interesting local Singapore examples to demonstrate the principles of physics. This book makes you realize that the laws of physics apply everywhere, yes, even in Singapore, which is not so special after all. The laws of physics cannot be violated, even by Singapore.
(5) Throughout the entire text, there is emphasis on estimating the order of magnitudes of all the various physical quantities, which is a very important but often overlooked skill for any physicists or physics students.
(6) Needless to say, the illustrations and photographs are very vivid, and the explanation very lucid.
