Biology vs College physics: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science
Biology
A comprehensive text for undergraduate-level biology courses that covers cells, genetics, mechanisms and evolution, biological diversity, plant and animal forms and functions, and ecology; and includes review questions,…
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College physics
Building on the research-proven instructional techniques introduced in Knight's Physics for Scientists and Engineers, the most widely adopted new physics text in more than 30 years, College Physics: A Strategic Approach…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- College physics is the quickest read — about 20 hours vs 25 for Biology.
- Biology has the widest readership — 49 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Biology | College physics | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (49) | 3.5 (2) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Biology | College physics | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 49 | 2 |
| Editions | 57 | 38 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 168 | 5 |
| Reading it now | 7 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 43753 | — |
| Pages | 1393 | 1104 |