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=== Olympiad Textbooks === | === Olympiad Textbooks === | ||
* [https://smile.amazon.com/Physics-1-Robert-Resnick/dp/0471320579/ Physics] by Halliday, Resnick, and Krane (not to be confused with [i]Fundamentals of Physics[/i] by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker) | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Physics-1-Robert-Resnick/dp/0471320579/ Physics] by Halliday, Resnick, and Krane (not to be confused with [i]Fundamentals of Physics[/i] by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker) | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Introduction-Classical-Mechanics-Problems-Solutions/dp/0521876222 Introduction to Classical Mechanics] by David Morin | ||
* [https://smile.amazon.com/Electricity-Magnetism-Edward-M-Purcell/dp/1107014026/ Electricity and Magnetism] by Purcell and Morin | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Electricity-Magnetism-Edward-M-Purcell/dp/1107014026/ Electricity and Magnetism] by Purcell and Morin | ||
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| + | === Books of Problems === | ||
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| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Thinking-Physics-Understandable-Practical-Reality/dp/0935218084 Thinking Physics] by Lewis Carroll Epstein | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Problems-Solutions-Introductory-Mechanics-David/dp/1482086921 Problems and Solutions in Introductory Mechanics] by David Morin | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/200-Puzzling-Physics-Problems-Solutions/dp/0521774802 200 Puzzling Physics Problems] by Gnadig | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Creative-Physics-Problems-Solutions-Learning/dp/1843318695 300 Creative Physics Problems with Solutions] by Dingle | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Physics-Degree-G-Thomas/dp/9056992775 Physics to a Degree] by Thomas and Raine | ||
| + | * [https://smile.amazon.com/Thinking-Like-Physicist-Undergraduates-1987-07-01/dp/B01K0RZDYK Thinking Like a Physicist] by Thompson | ||
== General interest == | == General interest == | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 8 April 2019
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Contents
Books by subject
Astronomy/Astrophysics/Quantum Mechanics
- Universe by Robert Dinwiddie, et al.
- The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene.
- The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene.
- Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Lisa Randall.
- Big Bang by Simon Singh
- The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose.
Chaos Theory
- Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
Cosmology
Introductory Textbooks
- Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt
- Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Paul A. Tipler and Gene Mosca
Olympiad Textbooks
- Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Krane (not to be confused with [i]Fundamentals of Physics[/i] by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker)
- Introduction to Classical Mechanics by David Morin
- Electricity and Magnetism by Purcell and Morin
Books of Problems
- Thinking Physics by Lewis Carroll Epstein
- Problems and Solutions in Introductory Mechanics by David Morin
- 200 Puzzling Physics Problems by Gnadig
- 300 Creative Physics Problems with Solutions by Dingle
- Physics to a Degree by Thomas and Raine
- Thinking Like a Physicist by Thompson
General interest
- A Brief History of Time by Steven Hawking
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
- 'Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman, et al.
