Is One Textbook Enough for Self-Studying Undergraduate Physics?

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Can Someone learn all mathematics required for undergraduate physics from only one textbook (mathematical methods in physics texts ) prior to knowing anything in physics especially if he want to self study ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method? If I have superficial knowledge in calculus , Can I only read it in a mathematical methods textbook ( I have Riley , Hobson and Bence book which include a chapter on elementary calculus )? Or should I read a calculus book at the level of Stewart book for example ?

 

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Can Someone learn all mathematics required for undergraduate physics from only one textbook (mathematical methods in physics texts ) prior to knowing anything in physics especially if he want to self study ?

All of undergraduate physics? No. Well... maybe if it was a really big book.

 

[tatiana_eggs]

Probably not one book, but you can follow the standard curriculum set in a uni:

First would be a calculus book, like Stewart's.

Second maybe Boas' Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences. I think the second edition you can get super cheap.

Anything you don't understand in Boas you can get clarification in a Diff EQ, Calc, or a Linear Algebra book.