The discussion centers around the search for advanced-level physics problem books that resemble earlier, more accessible puzzle books. Participants explore various resources and titles that may provide challenging problems suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in physics.
Participants express a shared interest in finding advanced problem books, but there is no consensus on specific titles or the adequacy of suggested resources. Multiple competing views on what constitutes an appropriate level of difficulty remain.
Some suggestions may depend on individual experiences with problem difficulty and the definitions of "advanced" in the context of physics education.
Students and educators in physics at the undergraduate and graduate levels seeking challenging problem books for study or teaching purposes.
Maybe some of the problems from previous Physics Olympiads would fit that?ergospherical said:The closest I've come across is probably the book of exercises for the Feynman lectures, but these are still nonetheless very textbook-like.
In principle but I’ve gotten through most of these over the years! And I’m specifically looking for questions aimed at a higher age level.berkeman said:Maybe some of the problems from previous Physics Olympiads would fit that?
Other possibilities: "Thinking Like a Physicist"; ""Princeton Problems in Physics".ergospherical said:Do there exist equivalents of these puzzle books aimed at a more advanced level of physics?
Do Klepper and Kolenkow, Purcell problems fit on this list?ergospherical said:Without trying to sound too wistful, back in school there was a good selection of miscellaneous problem books like Professor Povey's perplexing problems, 200 Puzzling physics problems, Irodov, Jaan Kalda and all the olympiad stuff, etc. Do there exist equivalents of these puzzle books aimed at a more advanced level of physics? The closest I've come across is probably the book of exercises for the Feynman lectures, but these are still nonetheless very textbook-like.