Looking for supplements like "A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations"

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The discussion centers on recommendations for physics supplements similar to "A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations" by Daniel Fleisch. Participants highlight several valuable resources, including "A Student's Guide to Waves" and "A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians" by Hamill, as well as "A Student's Guide to Entropy" by Lemons. The Demystified series, particularly books authored by McMahon, is also suggested as a potential resource for understanding complex physics concepts. The conversation emphasizes the analytical approach of Fleisch's work as a benchmark for evaluating other physics texts.

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A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations by Daniel Fleisch is the best physics book I've ever read. I just love the way it analyzes each equation. I'm looking for other books/supplements similar to it for the other branches of physics (Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics, Classical Mechanics).

I'm a physics major. I have taken linear algebra, differential equations, and mathematical methods for physics students.
 
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Amrator said:
A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations by Daniel Fleisch is the best physics book I've ever read. I just love the way it analyzes each equation. I'm looking for other books/supplements similar to it for the other branches of physics (Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics, Classical Mechanics).

I'm a physics major. I have taken linear algebra, differential equations, and mathematical methods for physics students.

A Student's Guide to Waves by Fleisch

A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians by Hamill

A Student's Guide to Vectors and Tensors Fleisch

A Student's Guide to Entropy by Lemons

Div, Grad, Curl, and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus by Schey

Full Disclosure: Contrary to the common sentiment here, I am not fond of any of these books including the one OP mentioned :)
 
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Amrator said:
A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations by Daniel Fleisch is the best physics book I've ever read. I just love the way it analyzes each equation. I'm looking for other books/supplements similar to it for the other branches of physics (Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics, Classical Mechanics).

I'm a physics major. I have taken linear algebra, differential equations, and mathematical methods for physics students.
You might also like the Demystified series, especially the books which are written by McMahon
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-ultimate-demystifier.871588/
 
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Demystifier said:
You might also like the Demystified series, especially the books which are written by McMahon
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/the-ultimate-demystifier.871588/
Interesting. I always avoided those books because I assumed they were in similar fashion to the "For Dummies" series. Also the bad reviews didn't help in persuading me, but I'll be sure to check out the quantum one.
 

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