Physics books

These Physics books are recommended by Art of Problem Solving administrators and members of the AoPS Community.

Levels of reading and math ability are loosely defined as follows:

• Elementary is for elementary school students up through possibly early middle school.
• Getting Started is recommended for students grades 6 to 9.
• Intermediate is recommended for students grades 9 to 12.
• Olympiad is recommended for high school students who are already studying math at an undergraduate level.
• Collegiate is recommended for college and university students.

More advanced topics are often left with the above levels unassigned.

Books by subject

Astronomy/Astrophysics

Getting Started

• Universe by Robert Dinwiddie, et al.

Intermediate

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene.

Chaos Theory

Intermediate

• Chaos: Making a New Scienceby James Gleick

General interest

• A Brief History of Timeby 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.