Physics Textbook Recommendations

Cluster focuses on recommendations for physics books, lectures, and online resources like Feynman's Lectures on Physics and Susskind's Theoretical Minimum, aimed at self-learners with varying math backgrounds.

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denzil_correa Sep 28, 2017 View on HN

The "Feynman Lectures on Physics" are a great resource.http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu

projectileboy Aug 20, 2023 View on HN

You might dig “The Theoretical Minimum” by Susskind, as well as his follow-on books. And he has associated lectures on YouTube.

longtermd Mar 26, 2020 View on HN

Read the Feynman Lectures https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

mdturnerphys Mar 26, 2020 View on HN

You might try Feynman's Lectures on Physics. They're available free online [0] or you can get a nicely bound boxed set.[0] https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

joycian Jun 11, 2020 View on HN

Susskind's Theoretical Minimum series might be to your liking?

emilga Sep 20, 2017 View on HN

You mean something like this Physics textbook http://www.motionmountain.net/ ?

kesavvaranasi Jan 17, 2024 View on HN

Leonard Susskind's The Theoretical Minimum is a favorite of mine. There's a series of lectures on Youtube that accompanies the books.Check out L.D. Landau's Course of Theoretical Physics if you're open to reading a textbook.

karlzt Aug 19, 2011 View on HN

I recommend Richard Feynman books.also see this:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2501560

ridiculous_fish Mar 14, 2018 View on HN

Feynmann's "QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter" is a popular science book which contains a small amount of approachable mathematics. It's a good choice if you want something a little more meaty.

smaddox Jun 2, 2017 View on HN

If you haven't already, I highly recommend Feynman's Lectures on Physics: http://feynmanlectures.caltech.eduWhile much more advanced than typical introductory texts, it does provide deeper insights than typical introductory texts, which makes it worth the investment.