Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)233 reviews Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 Breezy and informative read for any scientist! + Feynman never got out of his box, because he never had one! + gift for someone else The reviews here claim that Feynman was an egotist and it stained the reading of this book. However, I disagree completely. Feynman never claims to be self-deprecating or modest. In fact, I appreciate his candidness! I was afraid to read this book because it was recommended to me by a Physics ...             Schaum's Outline of Physics for Engineering and Science17 reviews Michael Browne McGraw-Hill, 1999 Awesome! Simple to Understand + Good for review for This book is great. It helps you understand difficult topics in such an easy and quick way. It gives you lots of practice problems and solutions to each one. They help you solve problems the easy way.             The Feynman Lectures on Physics including Feynman's Tips on Physics: The Definitive and Extended Edition40 reviews Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, ... Addison Wesley, 2005 The Greatest Physics Tutorial Ever Written + A lucid, refreshing read + This set is awesome! + STOOD THE TEST OF TIME             QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton Science Library)11 reviews Richard P. Feynman Princeton University Press, 2006 A Fantastic Theory + College Physics came racing back to me full-speed. Fascinating read! + Highly comprehensible + Clearest intro to QED + a little tough to read, but pretty good             Elementary Particles: Building Blocks of Matter Harald Fritzsch World Scientific Publishing Company, 2005 This highly readable book uncovers the mysteries of the physics of elementary particles for a broad audience. From the familiar notions of atoms and molecules to the complex ideas of the grand unification of all the basic forces, this book allows the interested lay public to appreciate the fascinating building blocks of matter that make up our universe. Beginning with a description of the ...             Continuum Mechanics (Dover Books on Physics)2 reviews A. J. M. Spencer Dover Publications, 2004 excellent primer for continuum mechanics + good pocket book on continuum mechanics! This is an excellent primer and introduction to continuum mechanics. I use it quite frequently for just quickly looking up concepts and equations that I can't remember off the top of my head.             Thermal Physics (2nd Edition)26 reviews Charles Kittel, Herbert Kroemer W. H. Freeman, 1980 An old one Huge content. Good book with extra information but dont deal with it if you are not taking the assigned course.             A Guide to Physics Problems, Part 1: Mechanics, Relativity, and Electrodynamics (The Language of Science)4 reviews Sidney B. Cahn, Boris E. Nadgorny Springer, 1994 A excellent collection of intriguing physics problems + classical physics quals + Great book for all budding physicists + good             Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition)96 reviews David J. Griffiths Benjamin Cummings, 2004 Undergraduates, search no farther. Here is the BEST QM book. + Decent... + The Best Introductory Text! + Good introductory text             University of Chicago Graduate Problems in Physics with Solutions2 reviews Jeremiah A. Cronin, David F. Greenberg, ... University Of Chicago Press, 1979 Excellent Qual Exam Prep + A decent study aid This book provides excellent qualifying exam preparation. The book is a book of qual exam problems organized by subject. Solutions are provided at the end. I found it very well organized and very helpful in getting past the qualifying exams. I first went through the "Review of Undergraduate ...             Problems and Solutions on Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (Major American Universities Ph.D. ...6 reviews World Scientific Publishing Company, 1990 Completely wonderful + Very Good, good exercises and well written! + Recommended for screening exam practice + good one ..helps + Useful beyond measure             Introduction to Elementary Particles13 reviews David Griffiths Wiley, 1987 Griffiths defines "Introductory Course" + Bridge between QM and QFT + marvelous introduction to the subject + Do yourself a favor - BUY THIS BOOK NOW + The perfect introduction             Problems and Solutions on Electromagnetism (Major American Universities Ph.D. Qualifying Questions and ...6 reviews World Scientific Publishing Company, 1993 One of the most useful books I have ever purchased + Best preparation! + Studying for your PhD exams? If so, buy this book! I purchased this book to assist me in my graduate courses using Jackson's text. Many of the homework assignments were actually problems taken from qualifying exams at different universites, so this book was very helpful for those problems. As for the Jackson problems, one will be lucky to find any ...             Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition)103 reviews David J. Griffiths Benjamin Cummings, 1999 Definitely a Must Have for All Physics Students + You need this book to understand the fundamentals of Electrodynamics + A road map to Electricity and Magnetism + Griffiths EM             Quarks: Frontiers in Elementary Particle Physics Y. Nambu World Scientific Publishing Company, 1985             Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics23 reviews Frederick W. Byron, Robert W. Fuller Dover Publications, 1992 Great Physical Mathematics + Tough But Not Discouraging + Excellent math reference for physicists + astonishing! + The real deal.             Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems50 reviews Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion Brooks Cole, 2003 Fantastic Textbook + Great Reference text + Best option for sophmore-level mechanis I really like this book a lot. I never went to class for both quarters of my upper-division undergraduate mechanics class, and instead read Thornton and Marion religiously. I've heard friends express their dislike for it, but I think it is very clear and provides excellent perspective and insight. ...             Solid State Physics15 reviews Neil W. Ashcroft, N. David Mermin Brooks Cole, 1976 Old book, but the physics is the same + Bible for Solid State Physics + about time for a new edition? + Good intro to a growing science             Introduction to Solid State Physics43 reviews Charles Kittel Wiley, 2004 Solid State Physics Book This book is in good condition! It also came in good time (a little less than a week). I am a satisfied customer.             Classical Mechanics (3rd Edition)24 reviews Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, ... Addison Wesley, 2001 Excellent + Powerful, somewhat old-fashioned + Good contents but can be written clearer An outstandingly good quality book, both in content and in the book itself. Very satisfied.