I wasn't able to find any examples where terminology would be any more confusing than our current text. I don't see this text as being anything that would need to be updated, although there certainly could be room for improvement.
Even so, being that the text is online it would actually be easier to update than more traditional texts where you have to wait for the next edition. Most college physics texts don't need much "updating" for general/introductory courses.
I was surprised to not see answers to odd problems in the back of the book, but instead these can be located in a separate student solutions manual that is also free to students. The end of chapter problems are sufficient too. The book contains a good number of sample problems for students to examine in each chapter. I was unable to find any instances where information was inaccurate or contained errors. I can't say that we will necessarily then cover ALL of these topics, but having them there for additional information is good. There were actually some topics covered that we don't have in our current text. I was pleased to see that it separates fluid statics and fluid dynamics into two separate chapters as this often times confuses students. This text covers all of the topics that we cover in our two semester algebra/trigonometry-based physics course. Reviewed by Stacy Hootman, Assistant Professor, University of Indianapolis on 4/19/21 Neither definition is better than the other, so why not allow students and instructors the ability to switch between texts? The two texts use superficially different definitions, which are actually equivalent to each other. One example is the right hand rule specifying the magnetic force on a moving charge in an external magnetic field. But if they followed the same notation wherever possible, it would make the instructors' life much easier while teaching both courses simultaneously. Of course, these two texts are written by different authors. I wish that, wherever possible, this text and the calculus-based Openstax texts University Physics (vol. There is a well-considered diversity of human figures in diagrams as well as in the words used. The book is culturally quite sensitive and inclusive along lines of gender, race etc. But this is a purely cosmetic issue (albeit, one that may bother students a lot), and does not get in the way of teaching the subject at hand. The book is less attractive than competing texts from the major publishers, mainly because images are of lower quality. The modular structure makes it straightforward to assign sections for student reading. This allows the instructor to cover topics in a different order from that in the text. Modules in the book are well constructed. I have no found no inconsistencies in the book. The Phet simulations that are integrated throughout the book are very helpful. This text is well written and quite clear in its explanations. But this is a purely cosmetic issue that is irrelevant to the teaching of the subject matter. This gives the text an unattractive, dated feel. If I were to nitpick, some of the pictures such as instruments, vehicles etc. There is nothing in this text that is at risk of becoming obsolete anytime soon. The nature of introductory physics courses is such that there are virtually no fundamental changes to the content. The text is comprehensive and serves as the main text for two semesters of algebra-based introductory physics in our department. Vaitheeswaran, Assistant Professor, Westfield State University on 6/29/21