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>> Physics Books <<
These are a collection of Physics books I used or still use.
>> Undergraduate Level
- >> University Physics by Freedman and Young
- A pretty standard introductory level book, I used this but there are other book that do a similiar job. Try to pick up an older edition as they are way cheaper and they have the same materials (Basic physics doesn't really change much)
- >> Modern Physics by Tipler
- Another standard undergraduate level book, most modern books cover the same stuff. [ PDF ]
- >> Classical Mechanics by Taylor
- Another great undergraduate level book, decent depth and good problems to practice on (C. Mechanics was the subject I struggled the most with).
- >> Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering by Riley, Hobson, and Bence
- Having a solid Mathematical foundation cannot be stated enough when pursuing physics. That said, this book offers a great breath of math knowledge (minus the fat) that will be used all the way through grad school.
- >> Introduction to Error Analysis by Taylor
- Highly important book to read for any experimentalist or those in advanced physics labs. It's very brief and concise, which makes it a valuable reference. [ PDF ]
- >> Introduction to Electrodynamics by Griffiths
- The gold standard for undergraduate electrodynamics. Makes a great reference even in graduate school. [ PDF ]
- >> Quantum Mechanics: A Paradigm Approach by McIntyre
- I used this during undergraduate QM. I feel it is a better introduction to QM than Griffiths due to the emphasis on Bra-Ket notation from the get-go. Has decent depth and ties to modern physics research.
- >> Modern Particle Physics by Thomson
- Very good introduction to the subject that I did some self-studying with while I was an undergraduate. Written by the soon-to-be Director-General of CERN too.
>> Graduate Level <<
- >> Quantum Mechanics by Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, Laloe
- Very comprehensive guide to quantum mechanics, being nearly 2500 pages in length in total. This is great as a reference but also to learn from as each chapter has complementery pages that fills out every step/detail.
- >> Electrodynamics by Jackson
- An infamous book, a product of generational tramua of physicists. This book has been around for 50 years now but is still used because of the density of it (for better or for worse). Learning from it s a massive pain (as are the exercises) but if you crack it, it'll be something to be dang proud of. (Note: check out Zangwill's Modern Electrodynamics if you want a more modern graduate level electrodynamics book).
>> Lecture Notes and Other Stuff <<
- >> Feynman Lectures on Physics [ Link ]
- >> Solid State Physics Lecture notes by Steven H. Simon [ PDF ]
- >> Particle Physics Lecture notes by Rene Bellwied [ Link ]
- >> Python for Data Science [ Link ]
- >> Computational Physics using Python [ Link ]
- >> CalTech Physics Demo archive [ Link ]