Looking for a book with a lot of physics problems

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The discussion revolves around recommendations for physics problem books suitable for various educational levels, including high school, undergraduate, and graduate studies. Participants share their preferences and experiences with different resources, emphasizing the importance of having books with solutions for self-study.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant is preparing to study physics and seeks recommendations for books with a variety of problems and solutions.
  • Several books are suggested, including those by Mary Boas, Halliday and Resnick, and Feynman's lectures.
  • A Dover book by Moiseiwitsch and Goldstein's Classical Mechanics are mentioned as formal resources.
  • Another participant highlights Irodov's book as an excellent resource for problems.
  • Online resources, such as the Feynman Lectures, are noted as valuable for challenging problems, although one participant expresses a preference for physical books due to travel constraints.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the value of having books with problems and solutions, but there are multiple suggestions and no consensus on a single best resource. The discussion remains open with various recommendations being shared.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying levels of familiarity with different books and resources, indicating a range of preferences based on their current educational needs and future goals.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals preparing to study physics at different educational levels, educators seeking problem sets for teaching, and those looking for self-study resources in physics.

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Hi,

I will go back to school next year to start studying physics. For the moment, I am learning/reviewing maths with Khan Academy and the book of Mary Boas.

Once I am good with the maths, I will start to review/learn physics (Khan Academy, Fundamental of Physics by Halliday and Resnick, Feynman's lecture).

I would like to know if you could recommend one or more books containing a lot of problems in Physics with the solutions.

Physics is a really wide topic so I guess I won't find a book with problems about everything related to physics. I tried to find some books and found some (apparently) really good like those one :

https://www.amazon.com/dp/5030008004/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521449758/?tag=pfamazon01-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071763465/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Basically, one book for High school, one for Undergraduate and one for Graduate physics would be great or one book that would cover everything. Should I try to find books with problems related to a particular topic like electromagnetism, optic, ... instead ?

I know that I could probably find problems to solve online but I travel a lot and I don't have access to a computer or even internet all the time so that's why I would prefer to find a book.

Thank you.
 
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Thanks whyevengothere, I already found it after some research.
Thanks jedishrfu too, I'll have a look. I will probably focus on books with problems for high school and early unergraduate until next year.
 
jedishrfu said:
the feynman lectures are now available online too and that's a good source of challenging problems.

http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/
Thanks, I am already reading that when I have some free time. :)
 
Thanks for this info
 

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