What's on our Bookshelf? Physics/Astronomy Ph.D Students

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  • @johnyarbrough502
    @johnyarbrough502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    7:43 "And now we're actually getting into Physics." (Andrew unconsciously rubs his hands in joyful anticipation.)

  • @paceywallace8221
    @paceywallace8221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    Original video idea: physics meme review

  • @cardinality1975
    @cardinality1975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    I just finished my first semester in Electrical Engineering and ended with a 3.8! I want to thank you for not only showing me maintaining good grades in university is possible but it can also be rewarding and can be fun. You inspired me to pick up a math minor and to try and have more understanding in the topics I've been learning, thank you so much I'm happy you are doing so well!

    • @rhealastname266
      @rhealastname266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great job!

    • @cardinality1975
      @cardinality1975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rhealastname266 Thank you I appreciate it :)

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cardinality1975 can u give me some tips too like on physics and math 🤔i would be grateful i am in high school at the moment but am interested in college level studies more

    • @cardinality1975
      @cardinality1975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lordx4641 I think the most important thing I've learned through the first semester is the importance of time management, always set time for studies and don't procrastinate. In the area of actually learning the mathematics and physics collegiate level studies is worlds beyond high school, you will always have the option to see professors after lectures and labs to discuss the topics to make sure you truly understand the information. NEVER let yourself fall behind, or you can easily find yourself drowning in work. When in doubt office hours it out, and remeber that all of the students in your classes and major are going through the same thing, make study groups, ask questions and more importantly have fun, give yourself time to do something you enjoy. I've witnessed people burn out in just a semester, go out with friends and enjoy your time in college but don't go as far as sacrificing your education for too much of a good time, all in all I wish you goodluck and I'm sure you will end up pursuing what you love and doing well, you seem ahead of the curve already!! Also a small aside, studying upcoming mathematic topics isn't a horrible idea, currently going over most of ODEs for my circuits course next semester, it can be fun!

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cardinality1975 the for the conversation my theory onto why humans r best adapted for time management is simply adaptability if u sleep even at 1 am regularly u will see no dark spots or ur body responding in a negative sense but if random then yeah also adaptability is like a skill. And I think learning is good but

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    I notice the Jenga right there, and I gotta say.... Kelly vs. Andrew Jenga match when?
    Haha, thank you both for these valuable resources on the Physics level, especially it being my Major! Have a good new years

  • @joso5681
    @joso5681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    " *Our* bookshelf"
    *March of the Warsaw pact starts playing*

    • @proghostbusters1627
      @proghostbusters1627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Communism jokes are the only jokes everyone gets

    • @lizzardnannerzz
      @lizzardnannerzz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@proghostbusters1627 golden comment.

    • @proghostbusters1627
      @proghostbusters1627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lizzardnannerzz Thanks a lot. Communism jokes are my specialty

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@proghostbusters1627 Communism jokes r the only jokes 'WE' get 😂

    • @pistachiomuffin7005
      @pistachiomuffin7005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@proghostbusters1627 no, communism jokes are *OUR* specialty

  • @abzuck5043
    @abzuck5043 5 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    16:15 The book you're missing is your research paper on physics memes.

  • @ChristopherSmart_54
    @ChristopherSmart_54 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I love it when I wake up to see the physics zeus has posted again

  • @ishaanvatus3536
    @ishaanvatus3536 5 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    just two _nerds nerding_ out about physics books

    • @sahilbaori9052
      @sahilbaori9052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jon Du REALLY??

    • @Abhishek-hy8xe
      @Abhishek-hy8xe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @Jon Du jon du gan du

    • @Abhishek-hy8xe
      @Abhishek-hy8xe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Jon Du somebody here is more yellow than curry.

    • @lordx4641
      @lordx4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nerds make world go round and yeah its wrong the way u state need is totally wrong

    • @darkseid856
      @darkseid856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ffs . Some people really need to learn to take some jokes . 🤦‍♂️

  • @ytirucsbo
    @ytirucsbo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    Who the hell takes OChem as an elective 😂

    • @mathias3721
      @mathias3721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      Those who enjoy pain, also known as Physics Majors

    • @PatriotsFan1243
      @PatriotsFan1243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I am a math major and I took Orgo I as an elective, back when I was a chem Major now it’s just on my transcript. Math major who took o chem is weird haha

    • @beskamir5977
      @beskamir5977 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I know a friend who did that and then had the audacity to call me a nerd despite the fact that she is way more of a nerd than I am.

    • @MudahnyaFizik
      @MudahnyaFizik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know of a friend taking OChem, and he was a physics major. The world is full of different kinds of people i guess.

    • @harshrana3518
      @harshrana3518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Binary Potato heisenberg was a mountain climber
      Da vinci could bend a rod with bare hands
      Newton was muscular

  • @vavila16
    @vavila16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    My bookshelf: *Physics for Dummies I AND II*

  • @SomeGod
    @SomeGod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Love seeing these kinds of videos! I take them as pseudo book recommendations. Also, it's nice to see the REAL head of this channel pop into a video every now and again

  • @beatleplayer1011
    @beatleplayer1011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    My bookshelf right now:
    Quantum Field Theory by Padmanabhan
    Classical electrodynamics by Jackson
    Spacetime and Geometry by Carroll
    Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime by Parker and Toms
    Computational Physics by Newman
    Quantum Field Theory I and II by Weinberg
    Mechanics by Landau and Lifshitz
    General relativity by Wald
    I borrowed Radiative Processes in Astrophysics from a prof and read it - it’s great! And a substitute for Jackson for astronomers - if you can avoid Jackson as an astrophysicist do it!

    • @aadhuu
      @aadhuu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am in high school and cant wait to learn them. All the best man

    • @mikhailmikhailov8781
      @mikhailmikhailov8781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mechanics by Landau Lifschitz is god given treasure.

  • @XarkXD
    @XarkXD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The bookshelf tour I never knew I wanted

  • @aliexpress.official
    @aliexpress.official 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    12:41 cant believe that in a addition to pro-wrestling and being a highly successful actor, The Rock also dabbles in general relativity. what an absolute talent.
    Also I think you guys should get Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos by Strogatz and for a joyful throwback at the fundamentals try Introduction to Classical Mechanics by David J Morin. The dude's funny as hell and includes little poems at every chapter. The problems are also very challening even long after finishing classical mechanics. (not recommended if it your first text on the subject).

    • @argentinephenomenologist
      @argentinephenomenologist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the worst part is that I had to watch this like 3 times until I got the joke

    • @jacobharris5894
      @jacobharris5894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fabrizio Vassallo don’t feel too bad. I had to do the same thing.

    • @pinklady7184
      @pinklady7184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I will check out that book "Classical Mechanics" by David J Morin. I need to see that.

  • @Airsofter4692
    @Airsofter4692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dirac's QM book is a must have, it's not great to learn QM but it's amazing to read once you've done a few courses in the subject to supplement your learning. I'd also recommend Geometry, Topology and Physics by Nakahara for anyone who is at the more mathematical end of the spectrum within theoretical physics, it gives a brilliant and comprehensive overview of so many advanced topics.

  • @ANchannel29
    @ANchannel29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to say thank you Andrew for making all these vedio's because of your Vedios i alway gets motivated to Study physics and keep trying moving forward Solving problems and never give up studying physics I really appreciate your work and you are also added in my inspiration list. Thank you. You are amazing.

  • @LuisFlores-mu7jc
    @LuisFlores-mu7jc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Complex Analysis by Lars Ahlfors is a classic in the field. It is not my favorite, but I do enjoy the Geometric yet still rigorous approach Ahlfors takes. If I had to choose a good intro book, I would look at Complex Analysis with Applications by Asmar and Grafakos. It’s an undergrad book, but it has a lot and I mean a lot of worked out examples. The exercises at the end of each chapter are also great once you ignore the computational ones.
    Source: I am a PhD Math student. I took complex analysis from Asmar himself and I will actually be a grader for him this coming semester.

  • @zeynepy7936
    @zeynepy7936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really lived this video (I say it to every video you upload but whatever) finals are coming to an end and I have a whole month without school so I could get to check these books out. You guys are amazing!!

  • @SGTgcb
    @SGTgcb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At my Uni in Spain we use Cohen-Tanoudji for quantum mechanics, and i think it's great

  • @thebigoeuph
    @thebigoeuph 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bruh, you need Polchinski.
    Also, I opened up Sakurai because I feel like I propagated the whole Shankar is Dankar meme. I’ll concede that Sakurai is really really good cause it does well everything. I won’t go as far to say it’s Dankurai but I think it’s a good Sakurai Dank. I was gonna ask for a good book on renormalization but I see you already have that.
    Happy New Year Everyone!

    • @dianaxd05
      @dianaxd05 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy New year !

  • @System.Error.
    @System.Error. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In my opinion, Marion is a pretty good Classical Mechanics book for undergrad, because it introduces Lagrangian and Hamiltonian just at the right moment. I also recommend the new Quantum Mechanics book by Jackson, especially if you like some experimental approach.

  • @RockieAtlas
    @RockieAtlas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have such a love for textbooks to the point of wanting them for Christmas 😂So loved watching this video, and that you guys have such a good appreciation for textbooks too😊 I have Molecular Biology of the Cell, Biology of Cancer and Lewin's Gene's. Still have a way to go before I reach your collection😄

    • @RockieAtlas
      @RockieAtlas 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gamer12353wow that's impressive. I would love to do that but it would be so expensive. So I'm just focusing on books for my major😂 That's so accurate! They make good casual night time reading, where you can gain more knowledge as a bonus😄

  • @robott2186
    @robott2186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Video idea: play Kerbal Space Program

    • @luigin9087
      @luigin9087 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      But do it together with Kelly!

  • @CarlosDanger-yt
    @CarlosDanger-yt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “I think I just rented it”
    “You’re not committed!”
    Pretty sure it’s Powell’s Books in Portland.
    Also, I’m taking GR this semester with Carrol’s book, so should be interesting.

  • @_ba2l
    @_ba2l 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In my opinion
    "An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics"
    Is a must have for any Astro student. It covers everything and I find it to be a good starting point.

  • @idontcare8360
    @idontcare8360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved halliday resnick for introductory physics 1-3

  • @acenog123
    @acenog123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by Hartle. That book is a fantastic way to start learning GR.
    If you want a more comprehensive book on GR (and if you want to break your bookshelf due to its size) then get Gravitation by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler.

    • @KungFuKeni
      @KungFuKeni 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gravitation is wayyy too advanced for anyone interested in learning GR from scratch. It's simply too dense

  • @mason5459
    @mason5459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having some of the same textbooks makes me feel so validated as an astrophysics major

  • @professorboltzmann5709
    @professorboltzmann5709 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This nice to watch … very relatable. My girlfriend is doing astronomy focusing on gravitational waves in grad school. I’m pursuing theoretical physics to become a cosmologist.
    Good video Andrew.

  • @berketozlu
    @berketozlu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm studying physics engineering (yeah its physics and engineering). We have like quantum mechanics, gr, classical mechs. and all theoretical stuff and also electronics, laser diffraction, microprocessors, and some cool electronics+physics class! (I'm still freshmen tho) You are inspiring me the most.

  • @MrCaptainFrosty
    @MrCaptainFrosty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    17 minute video? Hell ya! Thanks Kelly and Andrew!

  • @zachmiles3433
    @zachmiles3433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love to see there’s other actual cool people out there that like physics, astronomy, & astrophysics.

  • @samayhn6236
    @samayhn6236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A book that I'm surprised isn't popular enough is Dirac's book on Quantum Mechanics. I struggled to find a textbook that systematically developed QM (for an undergrad course that thrust Griffiths in my face) until I came across this gem. Legend has it that Feynman saw the beginnings of the Path Integral in this book.

  • @randomguy263
    @randomguy263 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:05 That had me confused for a moment before I realized that they meant the moon.

  • @thelastcipher9135
    @thelastcipher9135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Visual Complex Analysis by Tristan Needham is a must have. Tons of visual-geometric intuition in there!

  • @rajneilbaruah4768
    @rajneilbaruah4768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    just surprised NOT to see any of the Landau-Lifshitz books in the shelf.

  • @AlexCassem
    @AlexCassem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You are missing THEE Black Book: Gravitation.

    • @MudahnyaFizik
      @MudahnyaFizik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A classic book but too thick and heavy. Besides, its outdated. Unless you want to keep it for collection

    • @duncanw9901
      @duncanw9901 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mtw, ye?

  • @ryanmckinney4865
    @ryanmckinney4865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Kittel Introduction to Solid State would be a good add

  • @mtripledot8910
    @mtripledot8910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    First years on seeing the videos : *Opens LibGen in 0.0002020202020202 seconds*

    • @hexa3389
      @hexa3389 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2meirl 4meirl

    • @anonymousperson2110
      @anonymousperson2110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao don't let the FBI find this.
      Actually, pretty sure copyright is one of those crimes that you won't get in trouble for unless the publisher finds out and sues you... as long as you don't share it or sell it, that is.

  • @nathanagmon5004
    @nathanagmon5004 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weinberg's QFT series is probably the most comprehensive set of textbooks, though it's quite dense and our understanding of more advanced QFT topics has progressed in the past 20 years or so. Shifman's Advanced QFT book does a decent job at addressing these topics. I personally like Nair's QFT: A Modern Perspective. Its geometric approach towards gauge theories cleared up many of the misconceptions I picked up from my first few courses / textbooks.

  • @YC-iw2re
    @YC-iw2re 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Andrew u are actually one of my inspirations I’m not gonna lie I don’t understand most of the physics u do since I’ve not covered it yet but regardless I love watching the videos

  • @SuperBimmerLover
    @SuperBimmerLover 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gravitation is awesome. I'm researching high energy astrophysics, black hoels, quasars, pulsars, and magnetars. Extremely helpful book with anything concerning with gravity. I would recommend that book.

  • @douglasstrother6584
    @douglasstrother6584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The brevity with which Jackson (2nd ed that I know) covers Green Functions to solve boundary value problems is its greatest weakness.
    "Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Mechanics" by Byron & Fuller have whole chapters on Green Functions and Integral Equations, which are presented to connect the dots and turn-on the lightbulb.
    Zangwill's "Modern Electrodynamics" is a good, different perspective to JDJ.

  • @HolyMith
    @HolyMith 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Schutz is a great undergrad intro to GR. Doesn't spam you with tensor calculus or differential geometry and focuses on important physical situations and results.

  • @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea
    @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Highly recommend Bender and Orszag's "Advanced Mathematical Methods" text. It does a great job teaching you how to solve problems using asymptotics and other approximation methods at a level that (at least in my experience) they're rarely taught in traditional mathematical methods courses. Pity they never got around to publishing volume II, which was supposed to be on PDEs.

    • @justinfinkel9584
      @justinfinkel9584 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      B A I took that class directly from Bender! He’s an even better lecturer than textbook writer

    • @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea
      @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justinfinkel9584 No way! WashU, PSI, or MIT?

    • @justinfinkel9584
      @justinfinkel9584 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      B A WashU. I got him shortly before he retired. You know how every chapter begins with a Sherlock Holmes quote? He does the same on exams, and was just giddy with excitement when teaching Watson’s Lemma 😆

    • @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea
      @Pope_of_the_Church_of_Tea 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justinfinkel9584Go bears! I never got to take the class, but he gave me a lot of really helpful book recommendations and advice on how to become a theoretical physicist while I was an undergrad there!

    • @justinfinkel9584
      @justinfinkel9584 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      B A Whoa that’s awesome! We’re very lucky to have learned from him. Are you a theoretical physicist now (or becoming one)?

  • @tave6202
    @tave6202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Andrew, my dude. You should really check out Bransden and Joachain's book on Quantum Mechanics, it's just called "Quantum Mechanics" and I think it's one of the best books I've read for undergrad (and a little bit beyond), it's quite rigorous, and does so many things at very high levels, but at the same time is super pedagogical, I consider it one of the best books I own, and was my personal favorite from my undergrad. It's also really good for just referencing things you might not remember since it covers a lot of topics.

    • @AndrewDotsonvideos
      @AndrewDotsonvideos  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just seeing this but I actually have used their book before for my senior thesis in undergrad. I totally forgot about it!

  • @bendunselman
    @bendunselman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice ... 40 years ago I used the Goldstein Classical Mech. And the Jackson Classical EM. Still sometimes have a glance inside again for old times sake.

  • @RoNNieBaRzZ
    @RoNNieBaRzZ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently finished a first course in cosmology (which as of right now is the hardest course i have ever taken). We just so happened to use that same text and while Ryden does indeed do an adequate job explaining the concepts, she provides little to no derivations for the equations she arrives at. It was so hand-wavey. I needed more rigor lol.

  • @JamFilledDonut
    @JamFilledDonut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Blundell and Blundell Thermal Physics was great for undergrad thermo and stat mech imo

    • @1eV
      @1eV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah. great book. currently reading it.

  • @fryrish7749
    @fryrish7749 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah...the days when I could fit all my math and physics books and articles on a single 5 shelf ikea book case...
    Now its more bookcases than floor space.
    Thanks for the memories.

  • @spyrex3988
    @spyrex3988 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad people like these guys still exist

  • @alexblake8306
    @alexblake8306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Susskind's series is great. You've got the quantum book and I enjoyed the intro and classical mechanics books.

  • @henrikrynauw244
    @henrikrynauw244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Fundamentals of Electric Circuits" by Alexander Sadiku.
    Currently using it in my Computer engineering degree and it is by far the best textbook I have ever used.

  • @pukassein4250
    @pukassein4250 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I felt very proud of myself just because I've already used 2 or 3 of the books you've mentioned. Thx for the video

  • @Lalit-yw2tb
    @Lalit-yw2tb 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The thing with Jackson's E&M is that it's not hard, it just contains a lot of questions. Even the professors themselves find it difficult to solve the problems in the textbooks speaking from experience. It's an amazing book though. Not as detailed as Griffiths though, had to go back and forth between Jackson and Griffiths for more information.

  • @jackieb2853
    @jackieb2853 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If this isn't the most wholesome video I've seen, then I don't know what is. ♡

  • @fermibubbles9375
    @fermibubbles9375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2 dope peeps but yall getta get over the textbook wave & into conference proceedings!
    I highly recommend AIP & NATO ASI conference proceedings: 1000 pages aboot (7th edition is Canadian) the frontier of the Intersections of Particle & Nuclear Physics for $10 :) Also AIP Testing the AGN Paradigm, NATO ASI Timing Neutron Stars & Cooling Flows in Clusters and Galaxies very inexpensive as well.
    Dark matter conference proceedings are more expensive so just remember that Fermi Bubbles are dark matter & you can save yourself those bills.
    Ad Astra

  • @tubularneighborhood9746
    @tubularneighborhood9746 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats nice about shankar is that it can be read as a first book. It doesnt need really any additional material. Sakurai, conversely really cannot be read as a first book. I first learned qm out of shankar as a junior, and I consequently felt I had a huge advantage in understanding the principles. So I recommend it. Not as a grad text, but rather in place of something like griffiths.

  • @ace9924
    @ace9924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the feynman lectures, intro math philosophy by bertrand Russell, intro to QM, objective knowledge by karl popper, and newton's principia, feynman six easy pieces, calculus for the practical man, and other books I can't remember.

  • @senb357
    @senb357 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Delightful!! Kelly I am a big fan of you, also galactic astronomy

  • @emredogan2102
    @emredogan2102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Your missing all the volumes of JoJo's Bizarre adventures

  • @NeokingTech
    @NeokingTech 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should have BOB, the Big Orange Book (An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics - Carrol & Ostlie). It is the true all-encompassing textbook on astrophysics. Also what about intro mechanics and EM? Something along the lines of Purcell E&M and Morin Mechanics.

  • @s00s77
    @s00s77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    List of books will be added to the description later today.
    we have a new todd howard

  • @labgirlreed
    @labgirlreed 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a a bit late to the video, but just wanted to say thanks for the info. I love looking through other people's bookshelf...it's the first thing I notice when I visit a friend.

  • @cesarjom
    @cesarjom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Introductory Quantum Mechanics by Richard L. Liboff was a great first QM course experience for me.
    For more advanced material, I loved Quantum Mechanics Vol 1 and 2 by Albert Messiah.
    And you cannot forget The Feynmann Lectures on Physics Vol 1, 2 and 3 of course!

  • @sitas9827
    @sitas9827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Yay! Love Kelly content!

  • @goncalosantos3235
    @goncalosantos3235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    How do you not have a bookshelf filled with doujins? See, this is why Flammy has more smart people points

  • @robertdavis1783
    @robertdavis1783 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, and who could forget Landau and Lifshitz? Volume 8, Electrodynamics of Continuous Media, is basically the only place I could find the validity conditions for an obscure EM boundary condition I needed (including all of the internet!).

  • @JameBlack
    @JameBlack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video really standed out for me!

  • @astroaddy10
    @astroaddy10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually got my Introduction to Cosmology book signed by Barbara Ryden cos I was a TA for for last semester....she’s great!

  • @overvieweffect9034
    @overvieweffect9034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how an "intro to..." book is the largest of the bunch. Although, to be fair, I'm not sure if a book that is SO comprehensive really counts as an intro book

  • @argentinephenomenologist
    @argentinephenomenologist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Andrew, do you understand any of what she's saying when she's talking about astronomy stuff? Like, you being a physics major, it seems like your paths diverged quite radically, right? If so, from what year? Was it like from 3rd year that you started taking classes that were completely different? All of this is based on the face you make when she's talking about star stuff similar to the one I make when you start talking math in your videos...

  • @coena9377
    @coena9377 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All my textbooks are currently packed in a box in storage as my parents are moving. (At the moment I live with my parents as I'm 17, but I'm going to University next semester. I figured I'd keep all my old textbooks with my parents). I'd say my favorite part of my bookshelf though is the non-textbook science books. Currently mine has
    Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy by Gwyneth Cravens (Highly recommended if you're interested in nuclear energy and the debate surrounding it, written by a former anti-nuclear activist who became pro-nuclear after meeting with several scientists)
    The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Great overview of evolution and particularly traits like selfishness and altruism)
    The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (Speaks for itself)
    Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (A fun and easy read)
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Something a friend gave me that I only started reading, it's about the woman whose cells became the HeLa cells used in many experiments. Not really about the science, but still somewhat interesting)
    Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman (Great if you like psychology and learning about how people process information, boring if you don't like those things)
    Anatomy and Physiology Made Easy by Phillip Vaughn (Good overview and introduction, given to me by my aunt when I was going through my anatomy phase a few years ago. Read the full thing when I first got it and still refer to it when I want to read up on a particular anatomical or physiological process)
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman (Speaks for itself)
    Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife (Great history of math book, also includes some modern math, highly recommended)
    Complete Idiots Guide to String Theory (Pretty accessible, sorta speaks for itself)

  • @jacobharris5894
    @jacobharris5894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s probably not that useful to you guys at this point since your grad students but I think University Physics With Modern Physics by Sears and Zemansky’s is a good introductory textbook. I just transferred to university from community college and wish I had this textbook from the start. It covers everything in physics ranging from Newton’s laws of motion all the way to quantum physics and other modern physics topics such as Special Relativity, Condensed Matter and Molecules, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics and Cosmology. It’s not that mathematically rigorous and definitely won’t get you all the way through undergrad but I feel like the book gives you a good understanding of the overall concepts. I’ve heard some praise of it online as well so I’m not the only one that thinks highly of it as an introductory textbook.

  • @quantumradio
    @quantumradio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I liked "Thermal Physics" by Kittel & Kroemer for undergrad Stat Mech. with Reif's book ""Fundamental of Statistical & Thermal Physics" as a complementary reference.
    Probably my favourite 1st year grad book was "Physics of Atoms and Molecules" by Bransden & Joachain. It covers QM, perturbation theory, fine structure, hyperfine structure, Hatree-Fock, & has a nice section on Atomic collision physics.
    For grad QM, that's a tough one. I'd have to say you have to have many books on QM, beyond one or two. The one pair that has to be there in my opinion is Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, et al. QM, vols 1 & 2.
    Lastly, your library should include the Landau & Lifshitz volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, & 9 of the "Course of Theoretical Physics". It's Lev Landau, need one say more? Enjoy!

  • @lambda2693
    @lambda2693 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    lee's qft is an amazing addition to peskin and schroeder and schwartz

  • @bluegreen9779
    @bluegreen9779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should have the L&L's course of theoretical physics. Those are gems.

  • @archi124
    @archi124 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never bought a physics book. I just went to the library, read what I'd like to know, and it worked well! I think I saved a lot of money since most of the books only have a few useful chapters.

  • @brady1123
    @brady1123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    IMO, the quintessential undergrad book for Thermo and Stat Mech is Reif. Thoroughly explained theorems and worked examples make it great for undergrads.

  • @joondochang843
    @joondochang843 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Andrew Dotson I think you will like the following books:
    1. Lewis H Ryder Quantum Field Theory: Yes, is more elementary than Peskin. However, it gives a good introduction to QFT and the examples are great.
    2. Sakurai Advanced Quantum Mechanics: Honestly speaking, the best book for relativistic quantum mechanics. No one does a better job explaining klein gordon and dirac field than sakurai. Not even Peskin and Schroeder. Also provides a further explanation of path integral formulation.
    3. John B. Conway Functions of One Complex Variable: Alfhors is good but check out conway. It has better problem sets. Interesting fact, did you Alfhors was an alcoholic?
    Impressive library!!

  • @jonahmendel7105
    @jonahmendel7105 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Visual Complex Analysis by Needham is a great book for gaining a level of rigor with complex analysis while also appreciating the subject intuitively.

  • @Dan-vt9vk
    @Dan-vt9vk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Carroll-Ostlie is a great starter for astrophysics - it covers more topics than you'll ever study and has loads of problem sets. (Zeilik-Gregory has nice problems but the text is a bit too fast-paced.)
    Bruce Draine's ISM textbook is a gold standard. More information than you'll ever need, but written by a world expert. Buy a graduate book like this and learn how to extract information from it, even if you don't need to. It's a useful skill that isn't taught enough in my opinion.
    Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis (Ryan-Norton) is fantastic for stellar modules.
    Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology (Jones-Lambourne-Serjeant) is qualitative and easy-to-read. Usually cosmology is maths-heavy - this book helps it makes sense. The section on the early universe is really nteresting.
    Found a pdf of Galaxy Formation and Evolution with a google search. Thank you for the recommendation!
    Exploring Fundamental Particles (the late, great Lincoln Wolfenstein) is written like a story - you can just pick it up, read and enjoy it.

  • @yiluoli6890
    @yiluoli6890 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldn’t say “how do you not have this”, but QFT I m thinking Zee, Weinberg, and Sidney Coleman, where Zee and Coleman have the different style from Weinberg since Zee is Coleman’s grad student. They are all good. I go to Zee for intuition and great explanation and Coleman for details, then Weinberg for full technical generality. And for Mechanics Landau, for really really fun light read(but profound insight and just enough math rigor) on everything “Fly by night physics” by Zee.

  • @praharmitra
    @praharmitra 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a special connection with Schwartz's book :) so I'm glad you recommend it. Also, I love augmenting that with Srednicki for QFT. For advanced QFT (like non-perturbative techniques), I love VP Nair's book (QFT - A Modern Perspective). You mentioned Wald's book but I still think it should be on a bookshelf if you want to learn more formal things in GR.

  • @graviton9993
    @graviton9993 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stephen Weinberg’s 3 vol set, The Quantum Theory of Fields. While not the best way to learn QFT (some may disagree), they provide invaluable insight from a master practitioner.

  • @douglasstrother6584
    @douglasstrother6584 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Spacetime, Geometry, Cosmology" ~ Bill Burke
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Burke
    I took his GR course at UCSC in the late 80's; he had us buy colored pencils to visualize higher dimensions. (One can unwind a Möbius Strip in 4 dimensions without cutting it.)
    To visualize data in higher dimensions (frequency, power, temperature, etc.), I still use this technique in my engineering career.

  • @mabelosorio.12
    @mabelosorio.12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    More Kelly talking about her astrophysics graduate program pleeeaaase!

  • @Donaldbert
    @Donaldbert 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really liked Schwartz, saved me - as a theoretical physics-Neanderthal - from completely losing my mind in QFT. Despite not going into theory I bought Schwartz as I found it to cover many many interesting topics while staying accessible.

  • @TheMrdeathlord
    @TheMrdeathlord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Pathria Statistical Mechanics is soo good

  • @CovertSheeke
    @CovertSheeke 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Barbara Ryden did a couple talks at my uni last year, she's great!

  • @jjpp3301
    @jjpp3301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    David Morin’s Introduction to classical mechanics

    • @heh2393
      @heh2393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Undergrad text. Too basic for a graduate student.

    • @heh2393
      @heh2393 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But exceptional for high school students preparing for IPhO (I am one!).

  • @adilaman3684
    @adilaman3684 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    For physics, I was expecting a couple of the Landau's book. In mathemathics, I guess Spivak would have been a great addition since he talks about the analysis on manifolds and then it leads to the GTR part.

  • @nilkrem1
    @nilkrem1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Paul's book on relativity ia a classic. Also Space-Time- Matter by Weyl. And Visual Complex Analysis by Needham.

    • @nilkrem1
      @nilkrem1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was Pauli, not Paul.

    • @nilkrem1
      @nilkrem1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I MEANT Pauli, not Paul.

  • @balazsendreszigeti8016
    @balazsendreszigeti8016 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best book combo for GR is Wald: General Relativity and the Hawking-Ellis: Large scale structure of space-time

  • @greeeeeeeen
    @greeeeeeeen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Saying that the "Whats on my bookshelf" video is a year old hurts my soul, time do be that way

  • @FernandoGarcia-iz3ni
    @FernandoGarcia-iz3ni 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What astrophysics books in Spanish do you recommend? As far as possible, they are deep and give me a great glimpse of what astrophysics is. Although I have not even finished my secondary studies, I was lucky enough to read aliens by Avi loeb and I would like to know, learn and discover more about the subject.

  • @mikhailmikhailov8781
    @mikhailmikhailov8781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Tfw no landau.

  • @greatloverofmusic1
    @greatloverofmusic1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Real nice list. I wonder if these might be good for beginners on up:
    1) Div, Grad, Curl...by Schey good for vector practice?
    2) Maybe a more formal presentation of Topology...(seeing as you embrace the math & others might as well)?
    (3 I agree 100% that Linear Algebra is essential, what would you recommend ? Maybe a book that does a good job combining the ideas of DIF/EQ & LA ?
    4) A more practical Analysis/Measure Theory book ( more theoretical books like Rudin's are brutal) lol
    5) Lastly, what would be a good reference for Integrals, Formulae, Special Functions..etc..?
    Whoever has any suggestions, I thank you in advance.
    Cheers.

  • @grieske
    @grieske 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The thermodynamics book by Callen is awesome.

  • @marikamarikela6173
    @marikamarikela6173 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arnold's Classical Mechanics , if you wanna learn hamiltonian mechanics with symplectic forms, plus you can actually use symplectic geometry in quantum mechanics , or even more general poisson geometry though i don't know a comprehensive textbook about that only lecture notes.