I'm familiar with Glencoe's conceptual physics, but I love Hewitt's conceptual physics. He does a great job explaining things, has wonderful "extras" in terms of a lab manual, practice sheets, videos, teaching tips and it is all linked with his website that has some good simulations, animations, and quizzes. He has two versions of his book too, one geared for high shcool and one for college. I've used them both, and love them. The students seem to like it too. He also has links to other great resources listed in his books that I've used alot.
I have even used these books in pre-IB classes as well as using the worksheets and labs for the IB physics classes I've taught. (Usually as an intro sheet or as a check for understanding the concepts without the added mathematics component.)
Last edited by Kerry; 12/24/09 09:17 AM.