Thanks go to David G for helping out with this video, we also filmed a video over on his channel! Don't forget to see Gerard 't Hooft's site on how to become a theoretical physicist, which is a collection of some of the best physics learning materials. www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gadda001/goodtheorist/index.html Leave any of your own book recommendations here in the comments! :)
Thanks you so much. I’m currently doing my undergrad in pure mathematics and neuroscience and was always interested in learning physics at a more higher level. I’ve been researching some good physics textbooks for a while and I think I just found what I’m looking for. Again, I really appreciate the recommendations. Keep up the great work!
Lol, Engineers can't take load of Rasnik and Halliday, Feynman Lectures like books 😎😎. Because These are for Physicists. These books are for Exploring the Universe not for any exam
Here's my books for Mathematics (that I've studied so far) Rudin for Real Analysis. Visual Complex Analysis, Conway, Stein and Sakarachi( Princeton Lectures) for Complex Analysis. Munkres for Point Set Topology. Hatcher for Algebraic Topology. Joseph Gillian and Dummit-Foote for Abstract Algebra. Farlow/Strauss For Partial Differential Equations. Also if you're interested in Algebraic geometry (like me) then Ravi Vakil's notes are great. P.S.))) I'm a Second year Undergraduate so that's all that I've studied as of now.
Neyde Spears Well I'm not into Number Theory and stuff much since High School (during my Olympiad days) the best I can recommend is Burton for Elementary Number Theory, it picks up right from the basics and After that you can pick up almost any Book on Number Theory. And as far as Algebraic/Additive Number Theory is Concerned then I've no idea about those. Also do visit AoPS and MathStack. In AoPS you can contact and communicate with a lot of "budding" Number Theorists. And I'm sure they will help you a lot. Edit:: Since You might be doing NT which certainly requires lots of Proofs and it can get tricky so I'd recommend you 2 more books that will surely help you a ton First one is "How to Solve it" by George Polya. And the Second one is a by Terence Tao (sadly I forgot it's name) and it was also very helpful and a nice read. So do check them out.
Kri Tik thanks! I was going to request that tibees make a video on some math books (considering she is a double major). Where would you recommend starting though? Real Analysis? I have an AP Calculus BC background (like cal 1 and 2), and have been learning differential equations and multivariable cal, but want to start picking up on some of the areas of math you have listed here.
Ethan Martin That's gonna be a very long comment. Ok that's a very good question and to be honest you can do the following things.....but before that remember that Calc1,2 or ODE are not "pure-abstract" part of math so before Studying Topics like Analysis/Abstract Algebra you really need to condition your mindset. First off id recommend you to Start with a very Basic book on Real Analysis and there's this book by Abbot it's a slow read but make sure that you take your time and not rush because initially things might seem very trivial like Continuity/Differentiation etc etc which you might have covered up in Calc 2. Right. So start off easy now after that I'd really really recommend you Rudin Analysis. Beware this book might seem like a nightmare to study( every math major is afraid of this book) but trust me not giving up is the key. I have given almost 500+ hours to this book and it really feels kinda easy at this point. If you don't want to start with Analysis then start with Linear Algebra or Abstract Algebra . Both of these topics can be easily understood if you have the "right" books. Or if you want a 3rd option than go for Munkres Topology, might feel a bit dry intially but once it "clicks" then afterwards it's a smooth and fun journey . And I've saved the best for the last: "Visual Complex Analysis by Needham " Handsdown the best Math book I've studied so far just buy this book straight up right NOW like seriously and give 1-2 hours everyday. Trust me your love for math will gain New Heights.
The timing of this video could not be any more perfect. I start break next week, and I'll be going to college as a freshman when fall rolls around. Since I'll have an incredible amount of free time over the next couple of months, I thought it would be opportune to learn more about something that really fascinates me: physics. I've spent a few hours over the past few days trying to find some interesting books that would give me a good in-depth understanding of some of the different disciplines included within the subject, such as classical mechanics. I know there's no way I'll be an expert in the entire science by summer's end, but I think I could get decent headway in understanding some of the interesting things about the physics of our world. Anyways, thanks so much for making this video; this is super helpful in allowing me to decide what books I should pick up during the next two weeks. I'm not subscribed to your channel, but I'm often recommended your content. I realize that much of your content aligns with my interests, and I'm happily subscribing right now.
Can you tell me that can I read physics if I know all the high school math and physics courses but after high school if I lost 3 years and again going to read physics for higher courses And also which things are helpful now ?
I'm a 16 year old simple boy. I came here accidently and now I am going depressed . Thanks guys. Now I'll solve my basic alegbra with the hope I'll reach your level friends . Thank you .
I'm at that crossroads point in my life right out of high school when I get to choose between a Math degree or a Physics degree and I've been viewing your videos very minutely so that I can make a wise decision. Thanks a lot for helping me out! Love your videos.
AntitheistExmuslimAtheist what? Seriously!! I’m absolutely loving pure mathematics. I think I have to disagree with you on the ‘no fun’ part, it’s actually extremely interesting, you just have to approach it correctly. I understand that some people only find value or interest in things that relate to the physical world but there are also some who prefer sticking to the abstract.
I would suggest 'A User's Guide to the Universe' by Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist. It's a really fun read for physics beginners. It frames really complex ideas in funny questions, like "If you were in a car traveling at the speed of light and you turned on your headlights, what would happen?" Great video, you're awesome Tibees.
I think the light from the headlight will not pass the car as the medium is the same for both the car and the light i.e space and when the headlight will be turned on it will need to achieve the same speed as of car(car speed being the speed of light
Course of theoretical physics by Landau and Lifshitz is very popular in Russia and it was translated to english. 10 books cover almost whole physics (up to 1960s) and necessery mathematics. Add to this Peskin's QFT book and you are ready to study modern physics.
Muchas gracias Toby y David por compartir sus experiencias académicas con estos libros. No es mi campo, pero desde hace unos pocos años he ingresado al mundo de la física con algunos textos de teoría y otros de divulgación y realmente es impresionante lo que he encontrado. También disfruté y conocí más con muchos de tus videos de divulgación Tibees. Saludos desde Bolivia.
I’ve gone through the first 25 chapters of volume 1 of the Feynman physics lectures online and have really enjoyed reading it thus far. I don’t know about others out there, but it is a really slow read for me, something I’m not that used to. I understand the basis of the topics he refers to throughout his lectures, but they have subtlety that is difficult for a generally impatient person like me to close read. I would say my favorite part of his lecture was his description of distances Ch5 and his description of Newton gravity Ch7. I think he is very good at “packing a punch” with his words as to communicate much with a bit less words. It was really beneficial in allowing me to conceptualize the concepts rather than memorizing formulas. Reading ahead somewhat and going through different chapters ( going through some of volume 2 and 3) I was less satisfied with learning the content for the first time than I was going over concepts I had already gotten an understanding for because I became frustrated with my lack of understanding of the content. I found myself becoming scattered quickly. There is an exception, which may be explained by the fact that the exception was the only verbatim lecture in his set. That was the principle of least action, something I only knew existed to make calculations in Newtonian physics easier. Probably my favorite read of all time: it was good for those who like having things explained in words and for those who can make inferences from math.
A good resource for the autodidactically minded for understanding basic undergraduate quantum mechanics is Quantum Mechanics Demystified: A Self Teaching Guide, by David McMahon. It has a lot of typos in it, but these are easily corrected as one works through the material. I'd looked at Griffiths' book and some other quantum mechanics texts before, but this book got me the furthest in feeling like I understand non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics. It probably isn't very good for passing exams, but that's not what I was using it for, and probably not what most people teaching themselves QM would want it for. I also picked up Rovelli's Quantum Gravity and read through the first, mainly conceptual part, and it seems valuable for simply motivating quantum gravity, irrespective of the fact that the approach he chooses is loop quantum gravity. Given how wide open most foundational questions seem to be in physics at present, loop quantum gravity doesn't seem to be at any serious disadvantage compared to string or membrane theories.
Follow what they do in the universities: Start with a freshman physics textbook, while learning calculus. For self-study I would recommend learning calculus before any physics. Then one must learn classical mechanics. I learned, years later, that statistical mechanics is quite important, also group theory. It seems that physics has two branches; one being the differential or calculus branch, and one the algebraic branch (or what I call the "other" branch). The calculus branch goes up to differential equations, to vector and tensor analysis. The other branch includes group theory, Lie theory, algebraic topology, knot theory, m-theory, and probably a few other things. These all come together in quantum field theory and string theory. I don't want to give you the impression that I know all these theories I've mentioned. That's the thing about learning math and physics - it's really enjoyable, but really depressing, because you become aware of the many subjects that you don't know or barely know. You could feel good that you know quantum mechanics, until someone comes up to you talking about knot theory, which you know nothing about, and you feel stupid. But you can't stop to learn knot theory in depth, because you would have to give up learning something else.
Certainly, I would have recommended the Landau’s serie about theoretical physics. I think this collection is more nutritive than the other, even though Dau’s books are harder.
Physics for scientists and engineers 6th edition by Paul A. Tipler was a good physics undergrad book. It moved me to tears each time i read it. literally.
Recording this Kind of interviews in 360° would look much interesting. Goethe University has a good TH-cam video in this format, really cool! ☺️👍🏼 [Studium Lehre Goethe-Universität]
Barton Zwiebach: A first course in String theory... Amazing book for first steps in it! More hardcore : String theory by Polchinski. And Basic concepts in string theory by Blumenhagen and Lüst. Youre welcome :p
As for string theory, and needing a companion book to get ramped up on the differential geometry (DG) behind it, I would recommend _Gravitation_ by Misner, Thorne, & Wheeler (MTW). It is a standard for grad-level General Relativity, and treats that topic with DG techniques throughout. As such, it spends a good chunk of its content covering DG, albeit strictly in the 3+1 spacetime of GR. And not at the expense of GR, since it is over 1000 pages! And IMO, John Wheeler was almost as good an expositor of his branch of physics as Feynman was for pretty much all of physics. So I'm recommending it for both DG and GR. Fred
You don't need knowledge of those topics. People just want to sound cool. String theory is just as real as god. No one can prove it or disprove it. Can you even consider it science? An experiment can't even be performed on it.
@@alexv5581 In the video there is a discussion about what book to use to learn about string theory--hence my comment. My suggestion is to learn about topics which interest you, which satisfy your curiosity. The mathematics that has been developed around string theory is very interesting by itself. I'm not spiritually or emotionally invested in the question of whether string theory is currently physically testable. It's interesting and more importantly the mathematics is interesting. Likewise, differential geometry is satisfying by itself, and it also has many applications. I've met different kinds of people in math and physics. On one extreme, there's the bourbaki mathematicians whose goal in life is the reduction of all mathematics to a rigorous but lifeless thing devoid of any kind of intuitive understanding. I never cared for that. On the other extreme are those people who think mathematics is just a tool and so abstract mathematics is useless nonsense. My interest in math and physics has always been far away from these extremes. I can't tell other people what they should or should not learn, I can say that if you are interested in string theory, zwiebach is the way to go! Also, Do Carmo is a nice soft introduction to Differential Geometry if you've taken calculus and linear algebra. Now if you want to be really really cool you'll read, "The Geometry and Topology of 3-manifolds" by william thurston... it changed my life :D.
Tibees. A question for you? How are logarithms? Calculated on a calculator? I know about that. Binary conversion thing. But only for addition, subtraction and all. Not for logarithms.
There's a good Physics book from India its name is CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS it's just gives a strong conceptual base for the future studies, I would say it's a prerequisite
I don't know what book would suit me, I am postgrad in Computer Science. However, I had a little bit physics at bachelor's, then studied briefly Quantum Mechanics at Master's degree, it was necessary for studying quantum calculations FYI. Now I am interested in general relativity theory, string theory and quantum field theory.
that's really cool . it's around the same age i started reading halliday . these books they recommend are relatively advanced for high school level but do try concepts of physics - hc verma and maybe after your boards you could try the david grifiths books that they recommend on the video
I'm particularly interested in the following question: how (un)popular are Russian books in the USA and Australia? They're common to a certain extent in Spain, and some (Landau, of course) are also popular in Germany as well.
Tibees,actualmente la información bibliografica ( books) es inmensa,de paises como Alemania,Rusia o tu pais U.S.A. es inumerable,soy Ingeniero Químico,amo la Astrofisica relativista,greetings from México.
Waiting for this one to arrive! I researched every nook and cranny online and positively determined it to be the best maths for physicists book out there. Followed by Hassani, who delves into several deeper topics.
Tibees. This video is unbelievably awesome. As an undergrad, its hard for me to find physics books that are at my level, most pop-sci books are too general, and academic ones are typically too advanced, like graduate school level. Thank you so much for this video! Also, I wanted to ask, have you taken courses in "abstract algebra"? If so do you think it helps your understand certain elements of QM? I'm an undergrad but don't know if I have time to take that course. thanks!
Here is a recommendation- Not a book, but a complete set of intermediate level QM lectures on TH-cam by Prof V Balakrishnan of IIT Madras. Exceptional for their clarity.
Many books are expensive and you can't expect one will have all, if university makes books available with pdf format , it will be helpful for those who cannot afford. Please see that good books are available free for reading a service to mankind in making and shaping one's life . Looking forward . Best regards Basavaraj Munavalli Bangalore India
That was Nice... All those Books are Awesome.. I'm gonna Buy those Soon... 😅😅 And Those... Link for Lectures. Are really really Awesome.. Thank you so Much for Those sites.. and.. Keep Working.. ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND ME TOO..😅😜
Dr.Tibee if u electrify a brain jewel to increase the brainwave activity u will increase the exploration learning process of of the mental ability which is called a brainiac and by experience I have done it before
you can go through my collection of problems as well ....many of them are framed by me ... hope it will be really helpful for physics lovers across the globe
hi tibees, I think you should do some meditation, you seem a bit nervous!! It may help you to be inspirated as well!! DOn't forget that ramanujan had visions about maths!!!
Thank you very much for this amazing video, being guided will save us plenty of time. I wish we could hear about the series muntain motion i red the firsg voulume partially and it seemes.also worthy to be recommanded ! Anyone has an opinion about it ?
Quantum field theory: by Klauber.....best book I have ever read in my life after griffiths.....it starts from scratch and will take you to advanced level......so simple so interactive yet so advanced.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks go to David G for helping out with this video, we also filmed a video over on his channel! Don't forget to see Gerard 't Hooft's site on how to become a theoretical physicist, which is a collection of some of the best physics learning materials. www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gadda001/goodtheorist/index.html
Leave any of your own book recommendations here in the comments! :)
Tibees Study the Landau-Lifshitz series of books, or the Feynman Lectures on Physics (3 vols). 😊
Are u from which country ? @Tibees
Thanks alot for your interested in helping others. I do not have word to explain my attention taword you
How about IE Irodov's books
@@ferociousjuggler2668 leave these bloody books that makes u robot
Thanks you so much. I’m currently doing my undergrad in pure mathematics and neuroscience and was always interested in learning physics at a more higher level. I’ve been researching some good physics textbooks for a while and I think I just found what I’m looking for. Again, I really appreciate the recommendations.
Keep up the great work!
which college were/are you in?
nobody:
some random indian engineer:
so you aint gonna include concepts of physics hc verma
lol
😆😆
Maybe because it has lots of physics problems. 😅
Although the problem are very creative
Lol
Lol, Engineers can't take load of Rasnik and Halliday, Feynman Lectures like books 😎😎. Because These are for Physicists.
These books are for Exploring the Universe not for any exam
Here's my books for Mathematics (that I've studied so far)
Rudin for Real Analysis.
Visual Complex Analysis, Conway, Stein and Sakarachi( Princeton Lectures) for Complex Analysis.
Munkres for Point Set Topology.
Hatcher for Algebraic Topology.
Joseph Gillian and Dummit-Foote for Abstract Algebra.
Farlow/Strauss For Partial Differential Equations.
Also if you're interested in Algebraic geometry (like me) then Ravi Vakil's notes are great.
P.S.))) I'm a Second year Undergraduate so that's all that I've studied as of now.
Kri Tik Which one would you recommend for number theory?
Neyde Spears
Well I'm not into Number Theory and stuff much since High School (during my Olympiad days) the best I can recommend is Burton for Elementary Number Theory, it picks up right from the basics and After that you can pick up almost any Book on Number Theory. And as far as Algebraic/Additive Number Theory is Concerned then I've no idea about those.
Also do visit AoPS and MathStack.
In AoPS you can contact and communicate with a lot of "budding" Number Theorists. And I'm sure they will help you a lot.
Edit:: Since You might be doing NT which certainly requires lots of Proofs and it can get tricky so I'd recommend you 2 more books that will surely help you a ton
First one is "How to Solve it" by George Polya. And the Second one is a by Terence Tao (sadly I forgot it's name) and it was also very helpful and a nice read. So do check them out.
Kri Tik
thanks! I was going to request that tibees make a video on some math books (considering she is a double major). Where would you recommend starting though? Real Analysis? I have an AP Calculus BC background (like cal 1 and 2), and have been learning differential equations and multivariable cal, but want to start picking up on some of the areas of math you have listed here.
Ethan Martin
That's gonna be a very long comment.
Ok that's a very good question and to be honest you can do the following things.....but before that remember that Calc1,2 or ODE are not "pure-abstract" part of math so before Studying Topics like Analysis/Abstract Algebra you really need to condition your mindset. First off id recommend you to Start with a very Basic book on Real Analysis and there's this book by Abbot it's a slow read but make sure that you take your time and not rush because initially things might seem very trivial like Continuity/Differentiation etc etc which you might have covered up in Calc 2. Right. So start off easy now after that I'd really really recommend you Rudin Analysis. Beware this book might seem like a nightmare to study( every math major is afraid of this book) but trust me not giving up is the key. I have given almost 500+ hours to this book and it really feels kinda easy at this point.
If you don't want to start with Analysis then start with Linear Algebra or Abstract Algebra .
Both of these topics can be easily understood if you have the "right" books.
Or if you want a 3rd option than go for Munkres Topology, might feel a bit dry intially but once it "clicks" then afterwards it's a smooth and fun journey .
And I've saved the best for the last:
"Visual Complex Analysis by Needham " Handsdown the best Math book I've studied so far just buy this book straight up right NOW like seriously and give 1-2 hours everyday. Trust me your love for math will gain New Heights.
Kri Tik thank u so much. Btw I can’t wait to get more information from tibees tho.
The timing of this video could not be any more perfect. I start break next week, and I'll be going to college as a freshman when fall rolls around. Since I'll have an incredible amount of free time over the next couple of months, I thought it would be opportune to learn more about something that really fascinates me: physics. I've spent a few hours over the past few days trying to find some interesting books that would give me a good in-depth understanding of some of the different disciplines included within the subject, such as classical mechanics. I know there's no way I'll be an expert in the entire science by summer's end, but I think I could get decent headway in understanding some of the interesting things about the physics of our world. Anyways, thanks so much for making this video; this is super helpful in allowing me to decide what books I should pick up during the next two weeks. I'm not subscribed to your channel, but I'm often recommended your content. I realize that much of your content aligns with my interests, and I'm happily subscribing right now.
Can you tell me that can I read physics if I know all the high school math and physics courses but after high school if I lost 3 years and again going to read physics for higher courses
And also which things are helpful now ?
I'm a 16 year old simple boy. I came here accidently and now I am going depressed . Thanks guys. Now I'll solve my basic alegbra with the hope I'll reach your level friends . Thank you .
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I'm at that crossroads point in my life right out of high school when I get to choose between a Math degree or a Physics degree and I've been viewing your videos very minutely so that I can make a wise decision. Thanks a lot for helping me out! Love your videos.
Electric2Shock why not do both ?
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Physics is better...from my experience pure maths alone is cancer and no fun
AntitheistExmuslimAtheist what? Seriously!!
I’m absolutely loving pure mathematics. I think I have to disagree with you on the ‘no fun’ part, it’s actually extremely interesting, you just have to approach it correctly.
I understand that some people only find value or interest in things that relate to the physical world but there are also some who prefer sticking to the abstract.
AntitheistExmuslimAtheist Your opinion is cancer lol
Electric2Shock I’d say physics opens up more career options in life but it depends what you want to do
I would suggest 'A User's Guide to the Universe' by Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist. It's a really fun read for physics beginners. It frames really complex ideas in funny questions, like "If you were in a car traveling at the speed of light and you turned on your headlights, what would happen?" Great video, you're awesome Tibees.
I think the light from the headlight will not pass the car as the medium is the same for both the car and the light i.e space and when the headlight will be turned on it will need to achieve the same speed as of car(car speed being the speed of light
"Goldberg"
Nah...
isn't that called "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?"
I am going to start my Physics undergrad in a few months. Really needed this...
And I will start it after 1 year
How is it going?
Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics...I still remember all the work I did with this textbook...vividly.
Course of theoretical physics by Landau and Lifshitz is very popular in Russia and it was translated to english. 10 books cover almost whole physics (up to 1960s) and necessery mathematics. Add to this Peskin's QFT book and you are ready to study modern physics.
As far I know they are highly regarded as well in Argentina and in France. These are not pass exam books.
Hyperspace from Michio Kaku is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL
one of my first books that introduced me to an overall map of the newtonian/modern physics
He has written good recreational books and horrible textbooks.
It's awesome. It gives us a really good way of envisioning higher dimensions
I am reading that right now :)
Thanks for hardwork
I am a physician but I have appetite to physics. You just encouraged me to read on physics.
The "A very short introduction to Archeology" is legitimately one of the best written popacadeia books you can buy, if not the best.
Muchas gracias Toby y David por compartir sus experiencias académicas con estos libros. No es mi campo, pero desde hace unos pocos años he ingresado al mundo de la física con algunos textos de teoría y otros de divulgación y realmente es impresionante lo que he encontrado. También disfruté y conocí más con muchos de tus videos de divulgación Tibees. Saludos desde Bolivia.
This is so calming to watch ~
Great video! You forgot to mention the Theoretical Minimum Series by Susskind
Concepts of physics is also a very good book if you know a little bit calculus and want study physics from scratch to an undergraduate level
Its simple, its concise, its entertaining. Thank you!
these books that you guys recommended is very cool! now i know what book i'm going to choose depending on the course i want to take:)
You are the greatest student of all time, thank you!!
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I'm loving David's xkcd hoodie
Thank you for this beautiful sources
I’ve gone through the first 25 chapters of volume 1 of the Feynman physics lectures online and have really enjoyed reading it thus far. I don’t know about others out there, but it is a really slow read for me, something I’m not that used to. I understand the basis of the topics he refers to throughout his lectures, but they have subtlety that is difficult for a generally impatient person like me to close read. I would say my favorite part of his lecture was his description of distances Ch5 and his description of Newton gravity Ch7. I think he is very good at “packing a punch” with his words as to communicate much with a bit less words. It was really beneficial in allowing me to conceptualize the concepts rather than memorizing formulas. Reading ahead somewhat and going through different chapters ( going through some of volume 2 and 3) I was less satisfied with learning the content for the first time than I was going over concepts I had already gotten an understanding for because I became frustrated with my lack of understanding of the content. I found myself becoming scattered quickly. There is an exception, which may be explained by the fact that the exception was the only verbatim lecture in his set. That was the principle of least action, something I only knew existed to make calculations in Newtonian physics easier. Probably my favorite read of all time: it was good for those who like having things explained in words and for those who can make inferences from math.
A good resource for the autodidactically minded for understanding basic undergraduate quantum mechanics is Quantum Mechanics Demystified: A Self Teaching Guide, by David McMahon. It has a lot of typos in it, but these are easily corrected as one works through the material. I'd looked at Griffiths' book and some other quantum mechanics texts before, but this book got me the furthest in feeling like I understand non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics. It probably isn't very good for passing exams, but that's not what I was using it for, and probably not what most people teaching themselves QM would want it for. I also picked up Rovelli's Quantum Gravity and read through the first, mainly conceptual part, and it seems valuable for simply motivating quantum gravity, irrespective of the fact that the approach he chooses is loop quantum gravity. Given how wide open most foundational questions seem to be in physics at present, loop quantum gravity doesn't seem to be at any serious disadvantage compared to string or membrane theories.
Follow what they do in the universities: Start with a freshman physics textbook, while learning calculus. For self-study I would recommend learning calculus before any physics. Then one must learn classical mechanics. I learned, years later, that statistical mechanics is quite important, also group theory. It seems that physics has two branches; one being the differential or calculus branch, and one the algebraic branch (or what I call the "other" branch). The calculus branch goes up to differential equations, to vector and tensor analysis. The other branch includes group theory, Lie theory, algebraic topology, knot theory, m-theory, and probably a few other things. These all come together in quantum field theory and string theory. I don't want to give you the impression that I know all these theories I've mentioned. That's the thing about learning math and physics - it's really enjoyable, but really depressing, because you become aware of the many subjects that you don't know or barely know. You could feel good that you know quantum mechanics, until someone comes up to you talking about knot theory, which you know nothing about, and you feel stupid. But you can't stop to learn knot theory in depth, because you would have to give up learning something else.
Classical Mechanics by Goldstein is top for undergrad
good book s
Concept of physics vol 1 by HC verma.
Concept of physics vol 2 by HC verma.
That's for school students in India
Really it is very nice book
HC Verma covers only HighSchool Physics which tbh isn't what Undergrad Physics is.
Thats just some basic high school stuff and that too compressed a lot
Certainly, I would have recommended the Landau’s serie about theoretical physics. I think this collection is more nutritive than the other, even though Dau’s books are harder.
This is really helful and interesting!. I am very curious about Feynman lectures and Hyperspace from Michio Kaku. Thanks for your helping work.
You didn't mentioned Modern Physics by Arthur Beiser.
Physics for scientists and engineers 6th edition by Paul A. Tipler was a good physics undergrad book. It moved me to tears each time i read it. literally.
I appreciate this video. I’m super excited to check out these books! :)
Thanks!
Recording this Kind of interviews in 360° would look much interesting.
Goethe University has a good TH-cam video in this format, really cool! ☺️👍🏼
[Studium Lehre Goethe-Universität]
Books for learning mathematics please!
Barton Zwiebach: A first course in String theory... Amazing book for first steps in it! More hardcore : String theory by Polchinski. And Basic concepts in string theory by Blumenhagen and Lüst. Youre welcome :p
I had Serway too. Liked it but got rid of it when done University. Wish I hadn't!
As for string theory, and needing a companion book to get ramped up on the differential geometry (DG) behind it, I would recommend _Gravitation_ by Misner, Thorne, & Wheeler (MTW).
It is a standard for grad-level General Relativity, and treats that topic with DG techniques throughout.
As such, it spends a good chunk of its content covering DG, albeit strictly in the 3+1 spacetime of GR. And not at the expense of GR, since it is over 1000 pages!
And IMO, John Wheeler was almost as good an expositor of his branch of physics as Feynman was for pretty much all of physics.
So I'm recommending it for both DG and GR.
Fred
Thanks for this recommendation
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Undergrad-String theory: zwiebach
Also check out Witten's what every physicist should know.
Diff Geom- Do Carmo
You don't need knowledge of those topics. People just want to sound cool. String theory is just as real as god. No one can prove it or disprove it. Can you even consider it science? An experiment can't even be performed on it.
@@alexv5581 In the video there is a discussion about what book to use to learn about string theory--hence my comment. My suggestion is to learn about topics which interest you, which satisfy your curiosity. The mathematics that has been developed around string theory is very interesting by itself. I'm not spiritually or emotionally invested in the question of whether string theory is currently physically testable. It's interesting and more importantly the mathematics is interesting. Likewise, differential geometry is satisfying by itself, and it also has many applications. I've met different kinds of people in math and physics. On one extreme, there's the bourbaki mathematicians whose goal in life is the reduction of all mathematics to a rigorous but lifeless thing devoid of any kind of intuitive understanding. I never cared for that. On the other extreme are those people who think mathematics is just a tool and so abstract mathematics is useless nonsense. My interest in math and physics has always been far away from these extremes. I can't tell other people what they should or should not learn, I can say that if you are interested in string theory, zwiebach is the way to go! Also, Do Carmo is a nice soft introduction to Differential Geometry if you've taken calculus and linear algebra. Now if you want to be really really cool you'll read, "The Geometry and Topology of 3-manifolds" by william thurston... it changed my life :D.
Tibees. A question for you? How are logarithms? Calculated on a calculator? I know about that. Binary conversion thing. But only for addition, subtraction and all. Not for logarithms.
There's a good Physics book from India its name is CONCEPTS OF PHYSICS it's just gives a strong conceptual base for the future studies, I would say it's a prerequisite
I don't know what book would suit me, I am postgrad in Computer Science. However, I had a little bit physics at bachelor's, then studied briefly Quantum Mechanics at Master's degree, it was necessary for studying quantum calculations FYI. Now I am interested in general relativity theory, string theory and quantum field theory.
I've been studying resnick halliday walker book, and I'm in 11th grade now!
that's really cool . it's around the same age i started reading halliday . these books they recommend are relatively advanced for high school level but do try concepts of physics - hc verma and maybe after your boards you could try the david grifiths books that they recommend on the video
Thanks a lot . You both are awesome .
I'm particularly interested in the following question: how (un)popular are Russian books in the USA and Australia? They're common to a certain extent in Spain, and some (Landau, of course) are also popular in Germany as well.
Pretty useful information. Thank you!
Thanks for watching
Finally I found a useful channel. ❤thnkx
I want to learn quantum mechanics with the math which is a good book to begin with from scratch assuming no prior knowledge
Thank you in advance
how much of math do you know at the moment
Used the Serway/Jewett textbook for optics material, really good book.
H.c vermas concepts of physics is the best book for basics in physics and journey of physics in that book is very much attractive
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Donno if it's best, but it's a very nice and interesting approach on teaching and testing basics.
Understanding Physics - Isaac Asimov - Hands down the very best book for anyone who wants to truly understand physics.
Thank you for this :)
Tibees,actualmente la información bibliografica ( books) es inmensa,de paises como Alemania,Rusia o tu pais U.S.A. es inumerable,soy Ingeniero Químico,amo la Astrofisica relativista,greetings from México.
Mathematical Methods For Physics And Engineering by K.F.Riley ...?
Waiting for this one to arrive! I researched every nook and cranny online and positively determined it to be the best maths for physicists book out there. Followed by Hassani, who delves into several deeper topics.
Thanks for this, you just got yourselves another subscriber. :)
Thank you, this is very useful.
guys you solve phy fro fundamental of physics but nowdays high school student use ths book of resncik for jint entrence exam in india
David is really a G
thats cool. im in physics 2 and im using halliday resneck and walker
Tibees. This video is unbelievably awesome. As an undergrad, its hard for me to find physics books that are at my level, most pop-sci books are too general, and academic ones are typically too advanced, like graduate school level. Thank you so much for this video! Also, I wanted to ask, have you taken courses in "abstract algebra"? If so do you think it helps your understand certain elements of QM? I'm an undergrad but don't know if I have time to take that course. thanks!
It helps to understand hilbert spaces from math for quantum mechanics
Well my favourite is halliday resnick walker
I almost forgot that its winter in Australia! lol
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H.C.Verma. (Concepts of Physics - Part 1 and 2)
D.C.Pandey(all 6 parts)
You forgot those 8 books.
They aren't going to prepare for jee U know
Those books are for Engineers.
Except Physicists no one can take the load of Feynman Lectures and Rasnik-Halliday book
Here is a recommendation- Not a book, but a complete set of intermediate level QM lectures on TH-cam by Prof V Balakrishnan of IIT Madras. Exceptional for their clarity.
Griffiths vs Messiah which one should I get for studying for general exam?
Great advice¡
Thanks
Many books are expensive and you can't expect one will have all, if university makes books available with pdf format , it will be helpful for those who cannot afford.
Please see that good books are available free for reading a service to mankind in making and shaping one's life .
Looking forward .
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Hi, can you please make a video about how physics majors choose their area of specialty for grad school? There are no resources on the internet.
You go into a field that interests you.
Im quite shocked they didn't recommend L. Landau's Course of Theoretical Physics....
That was Nice...
All those Books are Awesome..
I'm gonna Buy those Soon...
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And Those... Link for Lectures. Are really really Awesome..
Thank you so Much for Those sites..
and.. Keep Working..
ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND ME TOO..😅😜
I would say look for pdfs online or get the books from a library because they can be expensive
David Morin is the best book for Mechanics at an undergraduate level.
Ma'am I am also physics honars student but face difficulties while reading physics book......
Please do it under a small price range because some them are really really expensive
Dr.Tibee if u electrify a brain jewel to increase the brainwave activity u will increase the exploration learning process of of the mental ability which is called a brainiac and by experience I have done it before
you can go through my collection of problems as well ....many of them are framed by me ... hope it will be really helpful for physics lovers across the globe
Resnick halladay is a diamond.it connects physics directly to true events that has happened
Good job thanks!
irodov is dominating all till date
crikey, that's the biggest aluminium foil ball yet!
You are writing in the subtitles "fineman" instead of "Feynmann"
You are just whole package, love.
The best book serie for learning physics is Landau Course of theoretical Physics
I am from India and Dj Griffiths books are very very famous here. For both ug and pg students
Why didn't you mention *LANDAU AND LIFSHITZ*?
You mentioned calculus by A. J. Sadler in the description below the video, is there any link to this book or have been talked about in the video?
Toby, whats your review on the book Problems in General Physics by IE Irodov?
hi tibees, I think you should do some meditation, you seem a bit nervous!! It may help you to be inspirated as well!! DOn't forget that ramanujan had visions about maths!!!
0:57 Very short introduce : oxford University press
Thank you very much for this amazing video, being guided will save us plenty of time. I wish we could hear about the series muntain motion i red the firsg voulume partially and it seemes.also worthy to be recommanded ! Anyone has an opinion about it ?
Great job
Quantum field theory: by Klauber.....best book I have ever read in my life after griffiths.....it starts from scratch and will take you to advanced level......so simple so interactive yet so advanced.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I want to show you about miracle of time, and explain simple equetion... 😀😎
Good information about physics
I m student of M. Phil (physics)
Ripha international university Lahore Pakistan.
Resenick Halliday ❤️❤️
yeaah, great books(I had the old 2 volumes...)
My favourite book for physics is HC Varma "CONCEPT OF PHYSICS"🔥
Tibees ,I subbed I am 24 I know nothing in physics ,is it okay to start physics now ?
Yeah
I will continue watching this vdo from 14 September after my exam .
barton zwiebach for string theory!