Other Finding Reading Notes for Textbooks

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Reading notes created by other students can be invaluable for understanding complex textbook material, as they often provide summaries in simpler terms that clarify confusing concepts. The discussion highlights the usefulness of these notes, particularly for textbooks like "Gauge Fields and Knots" by John Baez and others. However, finding high-quality reading notes can be challenging. The conversation seeks recommendations for effective reading notes, especially for well-known textbooks such as Peskin-Schröder, Jackson, and Goldstein. Participants are encouraged to share links to any useful summaries or notes they have encountered, regardless of whether they cover entire textbooks or specific sections.
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Often when I read a chapter in a textbook and don't understand something, I find "reading notes" by other students extremely helpful.

Oftentimes in these notes other readers have simply written down summaries of the sections in their own words. These descriptions of the "same thing" in different words helps me fill in the gaps and clarify the things that confused me.

As an example, have a look at the notes by Zhong-Zhi Xianyu or the http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/yang_mills.pdf for John Baez' book "Gauge Fields and Knots".

Unfortunately it's not always easy to find good notes.

Thus, my question: Do you know any great reading notes? They don't have to be about a complete textbook. Summaries/notes on specific sections would also be great.

If yes, please post a link to them here. Notes for popular textbooks like Peskin-Schröder, Jackson, Goldstein, etc. would be awesome. So far, I wasn't able to find any.
 
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Do you have any specific subjects in mind ?
 
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Do you have any specific subjects in mind ?
Nothing specific. I would just like to see if there exist other reading notes that I haven't found so far. (Preferably on popular textbooks like Goldstein, Jackson, etc.)
 
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