 | Fundamentals of Physics Extended by David Halliday
Buy new: $148.90 / Used from: $29.52 A classic freshman book, especially by future engineers. Used for Stanford's basic freshman physics sequence.
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 | An Introduction To Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner
Buy used from: $43.84 For honors freshman physics at Stanford and other universities.
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 | Electricity and Magnetism, Vol. II by Edward M. Purcell
Buy used from: $105.00 For honors freshman E&M at universities such as Stanford and Harvard.
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 | Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, Fourth Edition by H. M. Schey
Buy new: $30.38 / Used from: $25.97 A popular supplement relating to vector calculus.
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 | The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz
Buy new: $75.60 / Used from: $40.00 The standard electronics book for experimentalists.
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 | The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, 6th Edition by H. J. Pain
Buy new: $53.23 / Used from: $41.00 A decent books on vibrations/waves.
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 | Concepts of Modern Physics: 6th Edition. 2002 Edition by Arthur Beiser
Buy used from: $40.00 A good book for "modern physics" that bridges freshman/sophomore level.
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 | Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences by Mary L. Boas
Buy new: $97.71 / Used from: $74.00 The best mathematical methods book for beginners.
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 | Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition) by David J. Griffiths
Buy new: $112.86 / Used from: $70.78 Incredible book that is widely used for intermediate E&M.
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 | Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems by Jerry B. Marion
Buy used from: $19.75 A standard intermediate mechanics book.
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 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by David J. Griffiths
Buy new: $105.58 / Used from: $80.00 Excellent intro to quantum mechanics for mere mortals. Again, a standard at most universities.
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 | Introductory Quantum Mechanics (4th Edition) by Richard Liboff
Buy new: $109.86 / Used from: $69.91 Undergraduate book used at MIT
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 | Principles of Quantum Mechanics by R. Shankar
Buy new: $82.16 / Used from: $60.00 Excellent QM book for people who have done griffiths. This focuses on the Heisenberg formulation of QM usually encountered at the graduate level. Easier to understand than Sakurai.
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 | Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Sixth Edition: A Comprehensive Guide by George B. Arfken
Buy new: $75.22 / Used from: $61.99 Another standard mathematical methods book for undergraduates and beginning graduate students.
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 | Thermal Physics (2nd Edition) by Charles Kittel
Buy new: $102.31 / Used from: $54.91 A standard book for statistical physics.
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 | Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Frederick Reif
Buy new: $74.36 / Used from: $62.28 An excellent undergraduate stat mech book.
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 | Introduction to Elementary Particles by David Griffiths
Buy new: $82.95 / Used from: $78.49 The best intro to particle physics and the standard model around, and another very popular book at universities.
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 | Quantum Field Theory Demystified by David McMahon
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $12.87 I like this book! Apparently various geniuses think this has too many mistakes or is too basic, but it's great for helping you get a sense of a rather imposing subject: QFT. Not nearly as good as Griffiths' Elementary Particles, however.
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 | Modern Elementary Particle Physics: Updated Edition by Gordon L. Kane
Buy new: $52.20 / Used from: $34.79 A decent undergrad intro to the standard model. I find it helpful to have different perspectives in addition to Griffiths.
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 | An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics by W. N. Cottingham
Buy new: $60.11 / Used from: $43.98 Slightly more advanced than Griffiths, but an excellent book to use as a companion to Griffiths.
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 | Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics by Francis Halzen
Buy new: $125.00 / Used from: $67.50 For advanced undergraduates or beginning graduates interested in the Standard Model.
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 | Gauge Theories in Particle Physics, 2 Volume Set (Graduate Student Series in Physics) by I.J.R. Aitchison
Buy new: $92.45 / Used from: $122.93 Best graduate level intro to QFT I know of.
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 | Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. Wave Equations by Walter Greiner
Buy new: $94.89 / Used from: $56.93 A nice book to help with the transition to QFT. The Greiner books are outstanding.
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 | A First Book of Quantum Field Theory, Second Edition by Amitabha Lahiri
Buy new: $63.16 / Used from: $65.65 Considered one of the "easiest" Quantum Field Theory books out on the market.
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 | A First Course in String Theory by Barton Zwiebach
Buy new: $64.00 / Used from: $52.98 The best intro to string theory available for undergraduates.
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 | Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle
Buy new: $60.08 / Used from: $49.99 Perhaps the best undergrad GR book out there. Emphasizes physics over mathematics.
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 | Introducing Einstein's Relativity by R. d'Inverno
Buy new: $64.47 / Used from: $43.36 The best into book on general relativity I know of. Uses the index/coordinate approach, which is helpful for beginners.
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 | A First Course in General Relativity by Bernard Schutz
Buy new: $56.00 / Used from: $30.00 Another great undergraduate book in relativity, which uses the coordinate free approach.
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 | Optics (4th Edition) by Eugene Hecht
Buy new: $108.98 / Used from: $75.00 The standard optics books used at the advanced undergraduate level.
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 | The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.79 An interesting, well-written book.
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