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* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060531096/artofproblems-20 Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions] by Lisa Randall. | * [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060531096/artofproblems-20 Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions] by Lisa Randall. | ||
* [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007162219/artofproblems-20/103-8732293-1555047 Big Bang] by Simon Singh | * [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007162219/artofproblems-20/103-8732293-1555047 Big Bang] by Simon Singh | ||
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=== Chaos Theory === | === Chaos Theory === | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 8 April 2019
These Physics books are recommended by Art of Problem Solving administrators and members of the <url>index.php AoPS-MathLinks Community</url>.
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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
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.
