The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 1-28 reviews
Richard P. Feynman

Basic Books, 2003

Utterly compelling listening. A tour de force from a true scientific legend.

+ Help your kids learn from the best
+ Multiple CD's in each volume
+ Enojyable and interesting
  
  











  



  
Fundamentals of Mathematical Logic2 reviews
Peter G. Hinman

A K Peters Ltd, 2005

A Comprehensive Graduate Text

If I were a young graduate student in mathematics looking for that one "perfect" graduate text on mathematical logic to purchase with my (very) limited income, I would buy a copy of Professor Hinman's book. In just under 900 pages, Hinman provides an extremely well written and informed ...
  
  











  



  
Chaos: Making a New Science108 reviews
James Gleick

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1988

Wonderful!

+ Non-Fiction
+ Play it again, Sam
+ New Perspective
  
  











  



  
An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers (Oxford Science Publications)9 reviews
G. H. Hardy, E. M. Wright

Oxford University Press, USA, 1980

One of the greatest

+ a milestone and a shining star in elementary number theory
+ Nice intro to number theory
+ Superb Introduction for the Mathematical Sophisticate
+ THE BOOK on number theory---BUY IT!!!!
  
  











  



  
Physical Kinetics (Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Social Studies) ...3 reviews
E.M. Lifshitz, L.P. Pitaevskii

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981

A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM

+ Beware: it is a Landau book
+ A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT SYSTEMS NOT IN EQUILIBRIUM

This book is the volume 10 and the last volume of the great Course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz. It explains in great detail and rigour the theory of the processes ocurring in several systems not in statistical equilibrium. The book opens with a complete account of the transport ...
  
  











  



  
Elementary Topology: Second Edition6 reviews
Michael C. Gemignani

Dover Publications, 1990

A wonderful introduction

+ A model of textbook writing
+ A good book as intro in topo
+ Very interesting Book
  
  











  



  
Theory of Elasticity, Third Edition: Volume 7 (Theoretical Physics, Vol 7)6 reviews
L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1986

Fortunately... not Timoshenko

+ difficult to rate a book I have not yet received!
+ Sure... not Timoshenko.

Timoshenko's book is a collection of exercises. Landau's book is a collection of ideas.
  
  











  



  
Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics)8 reviews
L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1987

An Important Book in Physics

+ A must-have Fluid Mechanics Book
+ Fast and good
+ Classic on fluid mechanics
+ A solid text on fluid mechanics
  
  











  



  
A First Course in General Relativity24 reviews
Bernard F. Schutz

Cambridge University Press, 1985

Great intro text

+ good first book for learning general relativity
+ As easy as it can be
+ As the title says, a good 'First Course'
  
  











  



  
Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications11 reviews
Nouredine Zettili

Wiley, 2001

Zuper Complete Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics book!

+ An excellent first book
+ Helped me make it through undergrad quantum
+ Quantum Mechanics: Concepts and Applications
+ Excellent undergrad quantum book
  
  











  



  
Integrated Physics and Calculus, Volume 28 reviews
Andrew Rex, Martin Jackson

Addison Wesley, 2000

Required reading for math and physics majors.

+ A+ Book....Phenomenal!!!
+ Not a bad idea at all!
+ Finally a book with a balance between conceptual understanding and mathematical modeling
+ Very good book
  
  











  



  
Partial Differential Equations2 reviews
Jürgen Jost

Springer, 2002

Elliptic PDE's done right

+ A very good choice

I'm no specialist in PDE's but I boldly would like to review the present book. This book is intended(in my personal view) as a in-depth-but-not-pedantic introduction to Elliptic equations (which, if one considers the original title in german "Partielle Differentialgleichungen - Elliptische ...
  
  











  



  
Topology (2nd Edition)33 reviews
James Munkres

Prentice Hall, 2000

Ideal

+ ,,,
+ Good for auto-didacts

I've gone through most of this book and did many of the problems. The sections I skipped are the section on nets, the "review section" in chapter 4, the existence of a continuous nowhere-differentiable function, Dimension Theory, and all of Chapter 10 (Separation Theorems in the Plane), the ...
  
  











  



  
Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory, Volume 3, Third Edition (Course of Theoretical Physics, Vol 3)1 review
L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1981

Masterly treatment of the subject

This is a very good book on non-relativistic quantum mechanics by an acknowledged master of theoretical physics. Almost every sentence is meaningful and well thought out. However this book is not meant for a novice who wishes to study the subject for the first time. Landau's unique perspectives on ...
  
  











  



  
Course of Theoretical Physics : Mechanics (Course of Theoretical Physics)32 reviews
Lev Davidovich Landau, L. D. Landau, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982

Excellent

+ Great Book
+ A Prerequisite for the other Volumes in this Series
+ Good background Material
+ Provides a new perspective on common concepts.
  
  











  



  
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 3-46 reviews
Richard P. Feynman

Basic Books, 2004

5 Stars for sure but here is a caveat before you buy

+ Learn from the best- con't
+ Use with the Feynman Lectures (Red Books) - 3 Volume Set
+ If you liked the book then try this......
  
  











  



  
Quantum Electrodynamics, Second Edition: Volume 45 reviews
V B Berestetskii, L. P. Pitaevskii, ...

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982

Theory and applications presented with great skill

+ very physical book
+ A good introduction
+ A COMPLETE BOOK ON QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
  
  











  



  
Integrated Physics and Calculus, Volume 18 reviews
Andrew Rex, Martin Jackson

Addison Wesley, 1999

Required reading for math and physics majors.

+ A+ Book....Phenomenal!!!
+ Not a bad idea at all!
+ Finally a book with a balance between conceptual understanding and mathematical modeling
+ Very good book
  
  











  



  
An Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (Dover Books on Advanced Mathematics)8 reviews
Earl A. Coddington

Dover Publications, 1989

A great Introduction or review.

+ Concise, well written
+ excellent book
+ An excellent text ... in 1970, not in 2003
  
  











  



  
The Classical Theory of Fields, Fourth Edition: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series)24 reviews
L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980

The work of a master

+ Does the Work of at Least Four Modern Texts on the same subject
+ Physics/math study
+ My comment is not about the content, but about the edition.